A violin maker and a bass player have each asked us for propolis to treat their instruments. We'd like to know if anyone has had success with the commercial propolis traps made to replace the inner cover (sold by Dadant, Mann Lake and others). Comments in the Bee-L archives from a few beekeepers several years ago indicate that they did not have much luck with them. Are there other, more successful methods of gathering propolis? I imagine it would have to be pretty clean -- not the gunk we scrape off the supers. I can't imagine coming up with the kilo one guy is looking for. MEA McNeil :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::