From: "Lucinda Sewell" <lucindajohn@sewellhome.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 14:16:05 -0000
To: <BiologicalBeekeeping@egroups.com>
Subject: Re: Natural antibiotic

Sorry All,

I've been trying to resist this...but I just can't!!!!!

----- Original Message -----
From: Erik Osterlund <honeybee@elgon.se>
To: <BiologicalBeekeeping@egroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 4:22 PM
Subject: [BioBee] Natural antibiotic

> Dear forum friends
>
> My eyes caught this info I got last autumn and I made the reflection upon
> it that this bacteria normally exists as a part of a microecologial system
> in the beehive, its microflora they call it. But what happens when you use
> drugs in the hive, Isn't it verylikely you also wipe out this good
bacteria?

SNIPSNIPSNIP
Erik

NATURAL CURE FOR HONEYBEE DISEASES FO/09/3972
By Paul Shepherd, LPS Special Correspondent
http://www.london.press.net

So if I follow the story correctly
http://www.cf.ac.uk/uwc/biosci/staff/index.html
These scientists in Wales have 'discovered' microflora which occurs
naturally in beehives and is an effective antibiotic for the colony. So they
patented it, and Vita are gonna produce it and sell it to us...TO PUT BACK
in the beehive???
:-):-):-)

I'm sure their intentions are honourable, and obviously support any work for
honeybee welfare.

Funny old world...
John Sewell