>I find it a bit ironic that beekeepers are all up in arms about the
possibility of pesticides harming bees and the issue of inadequate testing
of agrichemicals, when they are the same people who use untested products

I'm in complete agreement with Pete.  However, when we are speaking of
honey, we gotta be careful about using the word "toxin."  Paracelsus made
clear that all things are toxins.  I don't like to use the words "toxins"
and "honey" in the same sentence, due to the potential of tainting the
image of our crop.

On the other hand, I've recently been looking at some analyses of honey,
which often contain the degradation products amitraz.  I'm uncomfortable
with this...

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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