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Steven Albritton <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 8 Aug 1997 10:13:21 -0500
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Dr. Polett of the LSU Extension Service decided it was the fumes from the
Diazon.  The Diazon was poured into mounds and put up under the hives in
large quanties.  The weather was hot and extremely dry.  He believes that in
the process of Venting the hives the fumes were sucked in.  The hives in the
direct sun suffered the worse.  The night I found the problem I raked the
diazon away and washed down the area around the hives.  Once this was done
thing seem to have stablized.
 
They are going to inspect the hives, but have decided that the hives
themselves are not contaminated.  I've lost one hive and four more are a
wait and see.  The hives in the shade are back working with greatly reduced
populations.  I'll let you know more after they inspect.
 
 
 
At 08:43 AM 8/8/97 -0400, you wrote:
>In a message dated 97-08-04 02:55:38 EDT, [log in to unmask] (steven
>albritton) writes:
>
><<  I have just ben wiped out.  I started with two hives last year and built
>up
> to 16.  Last week my landlord put out diazion granuales and by tuesday I
> believe I will be completely wiped out.  My next problem is how to clean up
> and can I save the drawn comb?  I also assume the Honey in the supers should
> be distroyed? >>
>
>   Bees normally would not contact a granule in or on the soil, because they
>would be working on flowers. Are you sure you are looking at the right
>culprit? I have never heard of a kill of this nature, and sure would like
>more information.
>
>   Is the bait in the granules sugar based?  If this is so, perhaps bees
>could be attracted in a time of nectar dearth.
>
>   Where were the granules placed? What is the bait that is used as part of
>the formulation? Look at the label for the granules, and study both the
>formlation, and the bee protection directions. Was it used in violation of
>the bee directions?
>
>   Have you looked at other pesticide use in the neighborhood. I would look
>hard at any pesticide that contaminated flowers that bees were working.
>
>   The honey has a natural protective mechanism. The bees who carry and
>process honey will die if the nectar is poisoned, which removes the
>contaminated part. The honey that was made earlier is capped and should be
>okay. I would not worry about honey.
>
>   I would be extremely careful of consuming any pollen from bees that show
>any sign of poisoning. The protective mechanism does not work with pollen, as
>it is brought in in external form in the pollen packets on the bees' legs,
>and the forager who picks it up may not die.
>
>[log in to unmask]      Dave Green  Hemingway, SC USA
>
>
Steven Albritton
LDS Communications, Sports America, Chauvin Honey Farms
Monroe, Louisiana

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