At 01:08 AM 2/7/98 +0200, you wrote:
>Hi Randy
 
>I did not said that propolis is a perfect antibiotic, obvious there are
>some little creatures which can survive it , especialy if the hive is
>not wealthy (Strong )enough to produce the desired propolis.
>Fortunately these diseases are not transmisible. But not this is the
>point. What I intented to say is that the interior of the lived hive
>is cleaner that our hands , air from our house or even our mouths
>because propolis kill a lot of unwanted guests.
 
How can you explain the healthy honeybees that are reared in areas of the
world that have NO propolis at all and the fact that bees will gather and
use paint off any old Out House to use in the same way as they do propolis,
and many other not so nice or clean things??
 
I am not sure about anything but do know that propolis is a substance that
is consumed in the beehive as hives moved out of areas with heavy propolis
to the point the frames can not be moved without damage in one season will
have none when moved to areas that have no trees or plants that produce the
stickey stuff. Here they will substitute wax for propiolis and will rob it
off foundation or just about anything else in the summer.
 
ttul, the OLd Drone