On Tue, 20 May 1997, Bill Truesdell wrote: > I once used corrugated cardboard until I learned that some is treated > with chemicals harmful to bees, so I now use pine needles- the fuel used > by every winner in the summer smoker contest at our Maine State > Beekeeper's Annual Picnic for the past four years. The smoke is "cool" > and lasts long. Are egg cartons likely to contain anything harmful? They are good for starting the fire, and I often continue to add more of the same as well as grass and leaves on top for cool smoke. Rob Robert C.L. Watson [log in to unmask] pipe organ technician organist - choirmaster early woodwind player hobby beekeeper homebrewer tenor