"All the bee supply houses think replacing comb is a great idea! With honey
prices up replacing comb might be a excellent investment for the beekeeper."

What do they tell us beekeepers about the concentration of fluvalinate and
coumaphous in the foundation?  Do they know?  Early this year I had occasion
to have some tests made of wax sold for brood foundation and the
contamination levels were very high.  A friend shared a copy of the lab
results with the USDA folks and they said "what else is new"....they are
well aware of the general level of residuals.

BTW, similar tests ran on comb honey foundation (presumably made only from
capping wax) showed almost no level of residuals.


Lloyd
Lloyd Spear, Owner Ross Rounds, Inc.
Manufacturers of Ross Rounds Comb
Honey Equipment, Sundance Pollen Traps
and Custom Printer of Sundance Labels.

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