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Mihaly Ligmond writes:
> I am a new user and have a couple of (probably stupid) questions for anyone
> who cares to answer. First is the Varroa a tracheal mite or not? Also has
No. It is a mite, but it's an external parasite of honeybees and lives
by consuming their haemolymph (blood). A Varroa is about 1.5mm x 1mm.
Tracheal mites are very tiny and live inside the breathing tubes
(trachea) of the bees.
> anyone ever heard of lead contamination in propolis?
Yes. It seems to be something of a problem, at least where propolis is
classed as a foodstuff. The levels of contamination I have heard are
around the 10-20ppm mark and, against expectations, _don't_ appear to be
due to the level of local road traffic (not yet anyway).
If I was consuming propolis in food quantities that concentration would
worry me. In the quantities one typically consumes propolis, I
*personaly* think the problem is seriously overstated.
Regards,
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Gordon Scott [log in to unmask] 100332,3310 on CompuServe
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Beekeeper, Kendo Sandan, sometime sailor.
Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG22 5HP, UK
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