Hi All As regards the questions about comb honey and the possibility that it may concentrate contaminants and pollutants: George, I dissagree with your strong views on the subject. Everything can be viewed as a threat or not. The fact that beeswax is 'untouched by human hands' has little relevance. Most poisons are not either - they are made by machines we employ, just like the bees to do jobs we cannot. Wax is a largely non-water soluble mixture of compounds. As such it is an excellent solvent for things with similar traits that may end up in honey by accident. These would include DDT, fluvalinate, many other organophos poisons and some really horrible environmental contaminants. It is up to us to recognize that these pose a threat and to look at ways of reducing the threat - eg stimulating wax production periodically with sugar so as to prevent pools of super wax from stagnating. Channelling some wax out of the bee industry into other uses, like candle making (eg wax from brood areas treat with miticides) and using capping wax for foundation. Conducting random tests on super wax and so on. In the long run accepting the possibility that there may be a problem is a good strategy. Fixing the problem before it becomes a disaster is an excellent one. Keep well Garth Garth Cambray Camdini Apiaries Grahamstown Apis mellifera capensis Eastern Cape Prov. South Africa Time = Honey After careful consideration, I have decided that if I am ever a V.I.P the I. may not stand for important. (rather influential, ignorant, idiotic, intelectual, illadvised etc)