>Of course, one issue would be whether or not it was food grade talcum powder. I figured that seeing it is sold for dusting on babies that it has been researched fairly extensively. I also know that it is found in association with asbestos in rock, so wonder about that. Would it migrate into the frames? I doubt it, since it is a solid and quite inert AFAIK. Talcum power comes in a handy disposable bee-blaster which can even be recycled. *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm