From: "deelusbybeekeeper" <deelusbybeekeeper@excelonline.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 15:18:05 -0800
To: <BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: Clean wax for Organic Production?

Hi to all on Biological Beekeeping

Erik wrotes:

> 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.

Reply:

Since as countries, we are all in the same pot, I would assume that might be
antibiotics and PDB Moth Crystalls.

> One thing which is not
> talked about that very much but used earlier is this wax moth crystals I've
> forgot the name of.

Reply:

PDB moth crystalls are a mitacide in its own right used for fumigation to
keep wax moths from reproducing in combs. It is considered a dinosour
chemical from days of old.

It can be water bathed out quite a bit though, as it vaporizes readily under
heat and through hot water bath. But I doubt that you can get it all out,
but most I would imagine.

> But wax from Australia seems to be a good idea.

I am anxiously awaiting to hear here what Trevor has to say from earlier
post on chemicals sprayed on crops.

Regards,

Dee

Dave ended with before (and still good reply)

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

Reply:

And doing cutouts and recycling the free wax obtained hopefully as a new
renewable resource. Also thin sheeted foundation without walls to get bees
to drawout as much new comb as possible to dilute the foundation base by
adding as much new wax as possible!