I went to buy some vegetable shortening yesterday to make up some
grease patties.
In the process, I read the list of ingredients. One brand (Sunspun)
had -- in addition to Hydrogenated vegetable oil --
dimethylpolysiloxane, and another (National Bicot) had sorbitan
tristearate. They did not have Crisco at the outlets I visited.
I assume these minor constituents are preservatives and are consided
harmeless to people (and Andy's cat). But what about mites and bees?
Maybe these are the active ingredients in the mite suppression??
Regards
Allen
W. Allen Dick, Beekeeper VE6CFK
RR#1, Swalwell, Alberta Canada T0M 1Y0
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