I can hardly believe that any of the commercial honey in the U.S. is completely free of unapproved antibiotics.  Many beekeepers have already found terramyacin isn't working anymore.  I only heard this second hand but the inspector in my state recommended the use of Tylosin for several thousand hives in my area.  And I know of several beekeepers that have been using this and many unapproved miticides for several years now without getting fined or caught.  It's not something I would do, but what is there to stop others from doing it.  Supposedly testing the honey works, and occasionally someone is caught, but some of these things are hard to detect.

Josh Jaros



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