> Bob, I've asked you a couple of times to provide such encapsulated pollen > for testing, so that we can find out which, if any, pesticides are present > at high levels (I certainly suspect). I did not know the source of these combs. Could have been from the hives of the two beekeepers hives I added last spring. Could have been comb I purchased with bees last spring in Texas. The comb was not from my hives as was wired . I suspect from one of the two beekeepers colonies I purchased. Testing encapsulated comb I can not trace is of little help. I was puzzled by the amount I saw then tossed in the burn barrel. bob bob *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm