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Date: | Tue, 4 Jun 1996 11:15:18 EDT |
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So, last night I'm assembling what seemed like a bazillion
frames, by hand, using a small tack hammer. After bending
more frame nails than I can count I got to thinking that I
would bend a lot fewer nails if they were lubricated. So i
went to the pantry for some spray vegetable oil (product
name PAM) and sprayed my nails, after which they just slid
into the wood like a hot knife through butter.
The drudgery of assembling frames let my mind wander, and I
got to wondering how the first person who put Crisco (solid
vegetable shortening) in a hive came up with the idea. What
was (s)he thinking? Did (s)he just get back from warehouse
shopping with a ton of Crisco in a shopping bag, and lacking
a better place, decide to store it in a beehive only to
serendipitously discover a beneficial effect in the war
against tracheal mites? Who thought this one up and how did
they get the idea?
And blissfully hammering away at my now PAMmed nails I
couldn't help but wonder if PAM might be an effective treat-
ment for tracheal mites! It certainly helped my nailing, it
makes my eggs slide off the griddle, and it's not too far
removed from the Crisco patties or vegetable oil soaked pa-
per towels that have been discussed on this list. And it
would be far more convenient! I imagined showing up with a
can of PAM and quickly spraying my bees and never worrying
about tracheal mites again!!! Please note, no mead was in-
volved in this thought process ;)
So anyway, any PAM guinea pigs out there? The main ingredi-
ent is cannola oil with other natural ingredients (natural
butter flavoring?). Anyone care to speculate? Wandering
minds want to know....
Aaron Morris - I think, therefore I bee!
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