>> I wonder what method they use to separate >>the propolis. I have been keeping my cover scrapings and any big lumps of >>pure propolis separate as I find it a wonderful cure for sore throat. The >>beekeeper from Surinam who visited me used propolis mats under his covers >>and sold propolis to a Dutch pharmaceutical company for $15 a pound. Their >>beekeeper's coop also makes a tincture of propolis (15%) that they market >>locally. When the runny noses and sore throats started last fall I started the habit of breaking a chunk of propolis off whenever working hives and chewing it. I believe it has helped prevent me from getting colds this year. Sort of a bee-made pill! God Bless, Kelley Rosenlund [log in to unmask] Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A., Phone:352-378-7510 200 hives, almost 2 years in beekeeping. 8 frame deeps,shallows.