Of course, one issue would be whether or not it was food grade talcum powder. I suppose that most of us do cover the genital area when dusting frames of bees: http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/healthyliving/cancercontroversies/talcum-powder/ G. *********************************************** 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