From: Erik Osterlund <honeybee@elgon.se>
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 15:26:41 +0100
To: BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Clean wax for Organic Production?

Hi Dave

Fortunately this is no problem for me as I have a bank enough for myself as
the mite hasn't reach my area yet, is 50 km away, so it's soon here, if not
already but undetected. I was just thinking abour it as a general problem.
If not my wax contains some other stuff of course. One thing which is not
talked about that very much but used earlier is this wax moth crystals I've
forgot the name of. But wax from Australia seems to be a good idea.

Erik

>> So, what's left? Just using starter strips and barely that
>> and letting the bees draw wax for you?

>Yes ....
>Once you have "enough" wax there is no problem in using full sheets. How
>much is enough and what percentage residue is acceptable?
>
>Regards From:- Dave Cushman, G8MZY