>
>  1) where in the US would ou find a pesticide free area that would also
> maintain 24 hives over a season


As Charlie says, other than airborne traces, plenty of areas--my own yards
in the Sierra Nevada are far from commercial agriculture.


> , 2) how would you determine that combs are contaminated


By spiking them, and then confirming by GLC-MS.


> , 3)and with what contaminates


Your choice.


> and 4) where would one possibly find comb that are pesticide free?
>

There are sources of clean beeswax.  Rainforest organic wax, African, or
purified.  Ask Juliana where she obtained hers.

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

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