In a message dated 9/28/98 12:02:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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<< Scott wrote:
I have noticed a strong vinegar like smell surrounding my hives. The
odor is so strong, that it can be noticed up to 100 feet away.
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We ought to collect a list of descriptions of this smell.
My wife says the odor wafting from the hives smells like old
sneakers.
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The vinegar smell sounds like fermentation to me. Faith Andrews Bedford