In a message dated 96-11-30 12:11:13 EST, you write: > My question is >that there two large chemical plants within 1 mile of his location. >Could the honey become contaminated or am I worrying about nothing. > >Bill Hughes >Bent Holly Honey Farm >Brighton, Tennessee USA The air's polluted most everywhere. Your plant might be the cleanest in the world but I wouldn't want to find out that honey I'm eating comes from there. My bees are in a commercial *organic* garden but who knows what the neighbors are spraying around their houses. Diazinon, malathion, dursban etc. Chemical plants usually produce dioxin, a by-product of chlorine bleach or #3 plastic (pvc). It's worse than ddt. 90% of Dioxin we're exposed to comes from meat and dairy products. It collects in fat. Who knows what's in our honey. If my bees are where I live then it shouldn't make too much difference. Do you know where your vegies are grown? Do you drink tap water? We all buy or use some products that contribute to the polluting of this planet (and ouselves) , and we will until we decide it's not worth it. Harry Sweet N. California