Hello LIst:

Aaron Morris said:

<<I do not recall the specifics, but propolis is definitely a hive product ,
not merely plant resins transferred back to the hive>>

Also:  BTW....What a great list this is...thanks Aaron

Has anyone considered that bees in the almonds and in other vast
mono/ag operations may have little resources for collecting sap and
resins from trees other than the almond or the plant that they are on?

I understand  that the bees prefer the conifer family of trees for the
raw resource and upwards of 70% of the some samples tested showed the
conifer was the source of raw product.....  This very thread has
indicated and suggests that the bees continue varnishing the inside as
well as the entrances as an ongoing 24hr, 365 operation.

If the bees are on a mono diet of almond pollen & nectar, and without
a good raw resource available to harvest and manufacture a good
quality propolis.  And if this is an ongoing 24/7 varnishing operation
then could this scenario allow pathogens etc. to gain better footholds
into the colony?

just thinking out loud

jimmy odom
charlotte NC.




On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Chris Slade <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> In a message dated 12/02/2010 12:24:24 GMT Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
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> I will  put a very tentative toe in the water and suggest that, in addition
> to added  protection from parasites/disease,
>
>
> It also protects against predators.  Mine frequently reduce entrance  holes
> to a single beeway with a screen of propolis especially in the wasp  season.
>
> Chris
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