AMEN, Brother
 
 
Fred
 
According to Aaron Morris:
>
> Regarding the flurry over the MISuse of Mavrik, David Trickett posted:
> >
> > ...  I don't see what everyone is so worried about
> > however...  After all, there are hordes of lab techs out there
> > monitoring the purity of wax and honey... right?
> >
>
> That is PRECISELY! the concern.  If/when one of the hordes of lab
> technicians blats to the media that they discovered traces of pesticide
> in what is perceived by the public to be a pure and wholesome food, we
> beekeepers will be hard pressed to give honey away, let alone sell it
> at an acceptable profit!!!  The only way to prevent that dismal day is
> to use available products conscientiously, following the label directions
> and keeping potential contaminates out of our hives!!!  When it comes to
> using Mavrik or leaving Apistan strips in year round, follow the advice
> of Bob Dole, "Just don't do it!"  All it will take is one story out of
> Mississippi or Maryland about residues showing up in honey, and
> beekeepers EVERYWHERE will pay the price for the few beekeepers who are
> trying to cut corners by using pesticides produced for uses other than
> mite control in bee hives.  We'll all pay for the "frugality" of a few.
> Please, for the sake of MY profits and the sake of our industry as a
> whole, play by the rules!!!
>
> Aaron Morris - thinking I'll hear it for this one....
>