>
>
>  Give some bees a quick swill in rubbing alcohol (once it is back on store
> shelves...) and report back. I can't imagine the bees survive, but I'd be
> interested in knowing what you find!

I've performed this test thousands of times.  With a 1-minute immersion,
zero survive.  A queen (the only bees I've attempted to resuscitate) is
toast after only a few seconds.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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