>-----Original Message-----
>From: Allen Dick <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: FMGO and Beeswax
 
 
><snip>
>In higher
>percentages, FMGO might affect the strength of the wax and the temperature
>of melting, resulting in combs that sag and hives that collapse internally
>under ambient temperatures that bees and hives normally withstand without
>problems.
 
 
Hi Allen and all
 
That's a good point, but wouldn't the oil only get into the foundation?  Once
the bees build the comb over it, the new wax being pure, that should make
up for any weakness caused by the oil.
 
Just a thought...:)
 
Ian Watson    [log in to unmask]
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