does any one know much about the with vineger vaperizer that is in the bee culture called the cyclone ???? looking ing to getting one if it does what it says it can
In Malcolm Sanford's "Apis Newsletter", one of
the editions issued in 2004 said:
"Two beekeeping entities are being sued
for publishing material that is claimed
to hurt the sales of the vinegar machine
marketed to control mites. It was demonstrated
on May 11, 2003 St. Meinrad Archabbey,
St. Meinrad, Indiana 47577"
While I do not know if this was the machine
advertised in Bee Culture, I know of no other
such machine readily available in the USA.
Now the interesting thing about this is that
even though I grabbed the snippet and tossed
it into the gaping maw of the supercollider
when I read it, filing it as as an "interesting
tidbit", I now cannot find that snippet in any of
the archived editions of the Apis newsletter at
Curiouser and curiouser.
I checked with the Indiana State Beekeepers
association at the time, but they said that
they were not being sued, had no idea who
had a meeting on that date at that location,
and pointed out that the claimed meeting
location was "nearly in Kentucky".
So, perhaps the entire report was spurious.
Perhaps the two parties settled out of court,
and asked Malcolm to delete the mention of the
lawsuit from his archives.
Perhaps a suit was merely threatened, but
I've asked Malcolm to explain (if he can
do so without risking being sued himself).
Anyway, if you can find out who met on that
date at that location, you may find some
interesting observations on the efficacy of
vinegar (acetic acid).
Some other interesting viewpoints can be
but be aware that this is from Bee-L, a forum
self-anointed as "Informed Discussion of
Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology", a description
that becomes increasingly inaccurate the more you
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