The leaf buds and terminal buds are resinous ----- Original Message ----- From: "randy oliver" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 3:40 PM Subject: Re: [BEE-L] Nosema and Propolis > > >> >I do not understand how the propolis comes from the buds. > > > Trees use antimicrobial resins to protect new leaf buds, and any wounds in > the bark. Bees simply coop the plant defenses. I haven't observed > populus > trees in the fall when bees are gathering propolis, but would GUESS that > it > would be at wounds. > > Randy Oliver > > ******************************************************* > * Search the BEE-L archives at: * > * http://listserv.albany.edu:8080/cgi-bin/wa?S1=bee-l * > ******************************************************* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ******************************************************* * Search the BEE-L archives at: * * http://listserv.albany.edu:8080/cgi-bin/wa?S1=bee-l * *******************************************************