> Did anybody from the "List" used myrtle oil (Nelkenoel in German)
> instead of the classical smoking which may deteriorate the honey's quality?
How come are you writing that "nelkenoel" is myrtle oil? Although related, these
are different oils: nelkenoel (clove oil) originates from Szygium aromaticum and
myrtle oil from Myrtus communis. You can study various spice plants and their
names in different languages at:
http://www-ang.kfunigraz.ac.at/~katzer/engl/index.html
There is an article on using a device for evaporating "nelkenoel" in Deutsches
Bienen Journal 5 (1997): 361. The manufacturer is given as:
KUNESA Scherer GmbH &Co KG
Trierer Str. 40
66700 Weiskirchen
Fax (06876) 70619