Randy > It's not about the bees caring, it's the fact that the calcium in hard
water reacts with oxalic acid to cause it to precipitate into mite-harmless
calcium oxalate.
Would it help to use PH papers to get a measurement of a mixture's efficacy?
Bill Hesbach
Cheshire CT
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