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Date: | Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:15:34 EDT |
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Beekeepers made it very clear at the national meetings that they did not
want to hear from me that the most frequent and highest levels of
contaminants in U.S. wax and pollen, across the board, tend to be miticides.
For those who argue that commercial beekeepers don't use fluvalinate and
coumaphos, the breakdown products of these plus some unique contaminants from
the breakdown of the 'substitute' chemicals being used (e.g., Amitraz) are
routinely showing up. Unfortunately, we've no data on the risk, if any,
posed by these breakdown materials.
Beekeepers and bee researchers alike have failed to come up with effective
ways of controlling mites without the use of chemicals. We're all to
blame.
I've been told that Burt's Bees now buys wax for its products from Africa.
And, the Turks are selling wax certified to be pesticide free (they send
samples to a German lab for confirmation).
Best wax I've seen in years was in beehives in Chile from beekeeper who do
not use the hard miticides. Pretty, white, and bees thriving. Didn't get
any samples to test, but I'll bet that the miticides levels were low or
non-existent.
Jerry
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