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Tony Bloor <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 25 Jul 2004 06:33:14 +0100
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Hi Milt

I notice Thornes (GB) have stopped selling PDB crystals.  There's a
small paragraph in this year's catalogue:

"recent research has shown this product poses a contamination risk to
beeswax and honey.  PDB is readily soluble in beeswax and is toxic to
bees in high concentrations".

That being said I can't say I've noticed any marked adverse affect in my
bees over the years (used in the traditional fashion for over wintering
my empty supers and a good airing in the Spring).

I did go overboard with a box of wax that was to be melted down as a
colony of moths had set up residence.  I can still smell the PDB in the
wax 'ingots' months later.

Thornes are now selling Sulphur strips as an alternative to PDB.

If I was you I'd use the honey for the bees and forget about human
consumption.

Regards

Tony Bloor

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