H. Sweet wrote
>even a propolis trap ( kind of like a plastic q. excluder ) that you
>put under the top board. The bees pack it with propolis, you take
>it out and put it in your freezer until hard, then twist it a little to
>break off the propolis.
 
Some time ago I reported a company in Quebec who were interested in buying
propolis offering $125 Cdn per Kilogram. For our Southern cousins that
translates to $40 US per pound. Has to be clean!!!
        The cheapest propolis trap I have used, regular window screen
(fibreglass) drop it on top of the frames for a few days and watch it fill
up!! Freeze it, then crack it off.
        The address for those who would like it,
                                Laboratoire Nabi Inc
                                Trikhos enr
                                 634 Cure Boivin
                                Boisbriand, QC
                                J7G 2A7
                                Canada
                                1 800 463 6224
 
 
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