Garth wrote:
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Tell me what happens if you use an ostrich feather as a bee brush?? <snip>
 
No ostriches around here but we have a surfeit of turkeys that are rounded
up once a year. A local beekeeper (now deceased) of 80+ years declared to me
that a turkey feather was an ideal bee brush - "the bees don't mind at all".
However I prefer my bee brush - I carry a plastic tool carry case filled
with water and dip the brush between each frame - the carry case is more
visible and I can leave it on top of the hive instead of hunting for the bee
brush.
 
Betty McAdam
 
 
 
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