Hello David & All,

David said:
> Bob, you must be mistaken about temik,it's labeled and legal. Here is a 
> typical spray program, that is in this months(july 2008) Citrus Industry 
> magizine, citrusindustry.net.


> jan,feb             Aldicarb (temik)

real nice. Apply a systemic pesticide on orange while the fruit is on the 
tree ready for harvest. Last time the citrus industry was able to keep the 
aldicarb in oranges quiet I have been told.

The FDA can't find the source of our tomato or ground beef problems so why 
would we think they would find aldicarb in oranges and orange juice.


>f you google it you can find the label, of which it says it will not harm 
>bees ,not the I believe it, but here in Florida citrus has more pull than 
>Us bees so they can do things that we (beekeepers) would be fined for ,such 
>as spray against label laws.

It sure would  be a shame if a lab report on aldicarb in orange juice would 
find its way into the media. .


Another solution would be to not produce orange blossom honey. I have heard 
from a few migratory beeks which are dropping moving into orange until the 
temick issue is resolved.

I have heard from beeks which limped out of the orange groves last spring. 
The growers told said beeks that they used temick but the label said temick 
was safe around bees.

bob 

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