wow, you have just described all the good reasons for testing something out before telling people it's a good to go and truly effective treatment as I have been saying here.
At no time did I ever mention putting it on hives producing honey. I don't produce honey for sale or otherwise. I don't work hives for the purpose of increasing honey production.
Thanks for assuming no one but you understands the scientific method. Apparently only corporate or university backed (read corporate) researchers can be "scientists". No wait, beekeepers have been making scientific discoveries for hundreds of years without university labs and corporate money. Yes, Average, honest and curious people can be scientists too.
One last time, I, myself, in my bees yards, on my bees, am and will be testing my ideas and hypotheses using the scientific method. Heaven forbid I should want to discuss this process with other beekeepers.
If you would like to ask me questions about what I am doing, please do. if you want to make a helpful suggestion to add to the discussion, please do.
if you want to be contrary or argumentative or make assumptions about people, It's really not necessary. thanks anyway.