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Skriven 2008-07-04 23:49:00 av JOAN MACDIARMID (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av DAVE DRUM
Ärende: Bee Moves
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 Hi, Dave,

 GJ> I have heard that a tiny mite has spread around many bee hives in USA,
 GJ> killing bees and causing worries for agriculturists who value the bees
 GJ> more for their crop fertilising services than for the honey, so an
 GJ> uninfected swarm could be in demand.  So far Australia has been free of
 GJ> this mite, so Quarantine inspectors are particularly strict on honey or
 GJ> anything to do with bees.

 DD> You Ozzies know something, then, which has been puzzling and
 DD> frustrating apiarists for several years. AFAIK there has been no
 DD> proximate cause found for the Colony Collapse Syndrome which is laying
 DD> waste to bee populations in North America and Europe.

 No, Glen knows a PART of our bee problem. The varroa mites
 have been a problem for quite a few years, but the Colony
 Collapse Syndrome seems to have started (or been noticed)
 only about 3 years ago. I doubt the varroa mites are the
 cause of that. They might have contributed to it by
 weakening the hive populations so the unknown new (toxin/
 virus/bacterium?) had suddenly devastating effect.

 I fear, though, that mites and the unknown factor are
 just as likely to be infesting the wild hives as the
 domesticated ones. I certainly hope Australia's
 quarantine holds up. If our local bees do die out,
 they might be able to provide uncontaminated stock.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

      Title: Honey Pound Cake
 Categories: Cakes, Desserts
      Yield: 8 Servings

    1/2 c  Butter or margarine
    3/4 c  Mild flavored honey
      3    Eggs
    1/2 t  Vanilla
      2 c  All-purpose flour, unsifted
  2 1/2 t  Baking powder
    3/4 t  Salt
      1 t  Soda
    1/2 c  Milk

    Beat butter until creamy. Gradually add honey in fine stream,
  beating until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until well blended.
  Stir together flour, baking powder, salt and soda. Alternately add
  flour mixture and milk to honey mixture, blending well after each
  addition. Pour batter into greased and floured 8-inch square pan and
  bake at 350 F for about 45 minutes. Cool in pan about 10 minutes and
  then turn out of pan onto rack. Wrap airtight and store at room
  temperature overnight or up to 8 days.

  From old newspaper clipping, source unknown.
  Tried this once, not bad as I recall. Joan MacDiarmid.

MMMMM

 Joan
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