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Sorry
We may not like the use of the word toxic with respect to fumagillin, but
it is classified as being cytotoxic and genotoxic. That why Dr. Cramer was
looking for alternatives, warned against misuse of fumagillin, care by the
applicator.
From many decades of pollution work, we have found that overall
contamination from sources outside the hive tends to be LOWER in terms of
concentration in honey than for other hive components including the bees themselves,
pollen, and wax. That's the good news. However, it is not always the
case, there are some exceptions. I've always thought that somehow the bees are
doing a bit of filtering and altering in the processing which helps
protect the product.
Things put inside the hive, especially when presented as a food (including
grease patties) or in/on something like a shop towel that can disintegrate
are much more likely to appear in the honey. Part of the cost of the
registered and approved miticides is the engineering employed to reduce chances
of contamination, such as the waxy strips that disperse the chemical by
contact but don't tend to shed it into the honey.
Jerry
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