From: "deelusbybeekeeper" <deelusbybeekeeper@excelonline.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2001 17:09:14 -0800
To: <BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: What comes out of dark comb.

Clay wrote on my reply to Chris:
> I'd be afraid! Unless I knew it came from a dope free hive. The thoughts of
> check mite + residue and the like are frightening.

Reply:
This is quite true you thinking of this Clay. Propolis does have a higher
affinity for absorbtion of chemicals then beeswax. You'd have to be truly
biological to use the propolis without fear!

Then please note, for those on Biobee here trying to get off the various
treatments of chemicals, acids, essential oils (which can be quite toxic
also) and drugs, propolis is the old "Balm of Gilead' of the bible that
cures much and has been documented since way back in the 1970s, to be still
actively fighting bacteria, viruses, fungi, etc when the following medicines
play out:

penicillin, ampicillin, meticillin, streptomycin, chloramphenicol,
terramycin, erythrocyn, myacyn, sulphathiazole

So only for you on biobee not using the various treatments, start saving
your propolis for family usage in the future when our societies drugs pay
out, as already too much news is to the public, of pharmacy drugs not
working or causing serious side effects and I'm afraid we all might all wish
we had stashes put awary.

To this end running clean beehives could turn out to be a serious endeavor
well worth pursuing.

Regards,

Dee