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Re: BEE-L Digest - 26 Sep 1998 to 27 Sep 1998
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Faith Andrews Bedford <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 28 Sep 1998 15:39:09 EDT
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In a message dated 9/28/98 12:02:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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<< Scott wrote:
 I have noticed a strong vinegar  like smell surrounding my hives.  The
 odor is so strong, that it can be noticed up to 100 feet away.
 *********************
     We ought to collect a list of descriptions of this smell.
     My wife says the odor wafting from the hives smells like old
 sneakers.
  >>
 
The vinegar smell sounds like fermentation to me.  Faith Andrews Bedford

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