On Tue, 20 May 1997, Bill Truesdell wrote:
 
> I once used corrugated cardboard until I learned that some is treated
> with chemicals harmful to bees, so I now use pine needles- the fuel used
> by every winner in the summer smoker contest at our Maine State
> Beekeeper's Annual Picnic  for the past four years. The smoke is "cool"
> and lasts long.
 
Are egg cartons likely to contain anything harmful?  They are good for
starting the fire, and I often continue to add more of the same as well as
grass and leaves on top for cool smoke.
 
Rob
 
 
Robert C.L. Watson
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