Thanks for the informative replies, microwaving at low doses doesnt kill
AFB-end of story..

As for the effectiveness of  stmulative feeding..my search of the archives
didnt produce anything of a decisive nature- In my opinion anyhow.

One other thing... I have begun to wrap on gallon plastic jugs with about 5
revolutions of electric fence wire, then wrapping this with duct tape.
Stiffens so that they dont collapse while feeding(inverted  on top of hive.)
Works with some other one gallon containers also-oyster containers etc.
Maybe this will be of use to somebody else

(You know the Good Lord in his infinite wisdom alllowed several years after
the civil war to pass before duct tape was invented-he knew once he gave us 
good ol
boys a roll o wire and some duct tape there would be no limits to what we 
would do:)

John Horton

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