Hi All
 
I have just had a chat with a Prof here who was saying that there is
some interest in the herbal use of a plant called st Johns wort as a
sort of herbal prozac. Apparently it is the flowers of this plant
that are being used.
 
So this makes me think: Has anybody had experience with their bees
working st Johns wort and was there any noticeable change in hive
characteristics?
 
If it mimics Prozac I would think that the flower must have a
chemical which regulates serotonin levels in some way - this would
theoretically work on a bee brain as most of the proteins in a bee
neuron would probably be roughly the same. Hence it could make bees
more aggressive, or more passive, just as can happen with prozac!!
 
Just a thought.
 
Keep well
 
Garth
 
Garth Cambray           Camdini Apiaries
Grahamstown             Apis mellifera capensis
Eastern Cape Prov.
South Africa
 
Time = Honey
 
After careful consideration, I have decided that if I am ever a V.I.P
the I. may not stand for important.
(rather influential, ignorant, idiotic, intelectual, illadvised etc)