From: "deelusbybeekeeper" <deelusbybeekeeper@excelonline.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 15:06:56 -0800
To: <BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: Clean wax for Organic Production?

Hi to all on Biological Beekeeping

I first wrote:

> > This is good! It is free of pesticides/heracides,etc., and only from
> > NON-migratory pollenation work also?

To which Trevor replied:

> No reason to suspect that it would contain pesticides/herbicides.
>
> The commercial beekeepers in Australia are mainly migratory so most wax is
> from migratory beekeepers. Some may do pollination work but wax is
> usually
> not produced on contract pollination as the hive numbers are large for
> pollination purposes and a surplus of honey, and consequently beeswax, is
> not produced.

Reply:

You say the commercial beekeepers in Australia are mainly migratory, and
most wax is from this source above. Then you say they produce honey ( a
surplus!) and consequently beeswax is not produced. I assume here they are
filling combs already drawn and you take before capping then, still green?

Question: Are pesticides applied to the crops? herbicides? Fungicides? Yes
or No? Are any antibiotics used throughout the year? Yes or no? Are combs
stored with PDB? Yes or No?

These are very important questions due to the migration of ALL known
additives into beeswax from honey collected from sprayed, dusted, watered-in
application of various chemicals on plants. This includes migration of
antibiotics also from secondary diseases in a beehive.

So you are telling me no chemicals are applied on crops in Australia, and if
I were to look would find no labels approved on the books from chemical
companies for various crops. Yes/No?

Regards,

Dee