CHRS: IBMPC 2 CODEPAGE: 437 MSGID: 240:244/116 2a32e806 REPLY: 240:44/0 e845c901 PID: FDAPX/w 1.12a UnReg(202) BL> Received: from Nora.PCUG.CO.UK by helen.pcug.co.uk id BL> aa10616; BL> 6 Feb 98 15:06 GMT BL> Received: from uacsc2.albany.edu [169.226.1.21] BL> by nora.pcug.co.uk with smtp (Exim 1.71 #9) BL> id 0y0pKi-0005ku-00; Fri, 6 Feb 1998 15:04:49 +0000 BL> Received: from CNSIBM.ALBANY.EDU by CNSIBM.ALBANY.EDU (IBM VM BL> SMTP V2R4) BL> with BSMTP id 2334; Fri, 06 Feb 98 10:01:46 EST BL> Received: from CNSIBM.ALBANY.EDU (NJE origin BL> LISTSERV@ALBNYVM1) by CNSIBM.ALBANY.EDU (LMail V1.2c/1.8c) BL> with BSMTP id 7252; Fri, 6 Feb 1998 09:59:18 -0500 Received: BL> from CNSIBM.ALBANY.EDU by CNSIBM.ALBANY.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP BL> release BL> 1.8c) with spool id 4474 for BL> [log in to unmask]; Fri, 6 Feb 1998 BL> 09:59:09 -0500 BL> Received: from ALBNYVM1 (NJE origin SMTPIN1@ALBNYVM1) by BL> CNSIBM.ALBANY.EDU BL> (LMail V1.2c/1.8c) with BSMTP id 7244; Fri, 6 Feb BL> 1998 09:59:08 -0500 BL> Received: from mailmtx.acnet.net (170.76.16.10) by BL> CNSIBM.ALBANY.EDU (IBM VM BL> SMTP V2R4) with TCP; Fri, 06 Feb 98 09:59:07 EST BL> Received: from default (ppp18-ver.acnet.net [167.114.24.216]) BL> by BL> mailmtx.acnet.net (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA06888 for BL> From: Teresa Garcma <[log in to unmask]> BL> Subject: irradiation of hives BL> To: [log in to unmask] BL> Robert, BL> Could you please explain a little bit more about this BL> irradiation technique? With what do you irradiate? Is it not BL> dangerous for the person who does it? Is it done "All over" BL> Australia"? and please, just out of curiosity, what part of BL> Australia are you from? Hallo, just to say irradiation with Cobalt 60 was available in Britain for beehives and was said to be 100% effective. Beekeepers here were rather too tight fisted to pay the relatively high price asked by the Irradiators. The irradiators found better pickings at the supermarket suppliers by irradiating fresh vegetables instead. This was ten or fifteen years ago, we never hear of it now or see any advertising. I guess it still is available but irradiation is a touchy subject. Not good for the supermarket image. from the Garden of England peter hutton --- * Origin: Kent Beekeeper Beenet Point (240:244/116)