On Mon, 19 May 1997, Greg Hankins wrote:
 
> >2. 70.8% of beeswax samples from outside of Germany contain detectible
> >levels of fluvalinate (compared to 13.2 % of German samples).
>
> Hate to ask a dumb question, but why the difference? Do German beekeepers
> not use Apistan?
>
> (BTW, I read someplace that the German for "beekeeper" is "bienenvater" --
> "bee-father!" I really like that.)
>
 Hi Greg and All,
 
  Do we still have someone on the list in Germany that can explain why
they have less residue. It is a good question Greg. I like the bee-father
also. I may use Bienenvater when I sell honey at the farmers markets.
 
 Best regards
 Roy