Cross-reference rhubarb and human/mammalian  toxicity.  It should give you pause before using in a smoker.
 
J.J. Bromenshenk
Bee Alert
Missoula, Mt
 
 
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From: Kristina Williams <[log in to unmask]>
To: BEE-L <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tue, Oct 27, 2015 9:31 pm
Subject: Re: [BEE-L] Rhubarb and bees


Nope. For one thing, you'd never be able to control the dose without
running
chemical tests on each batch of rhubarb.  Read back through posts
to see the
problems associated with dosing both oxalic and formic acid.
For another thing,
what about all the other substances in rhubarb?  Does
anyone know their effects
or even what those substances are are? Last but
not least, don't overlook your
own health. Inhalation is the fastest way to
get anything into your entire
body.  Never put weird stuff in your smoker!
  I often look at the huge rhubarb
plant that grows, despite everything, in
back of my hives and wish I could find
some use for it.  Alas, it's not
even good to eat.
Cheers,
Kristina
Williams
Boulder, CO
Cheers

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