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Can i lobby to have the chemicals rotated every 2 years and a kit set for testing when to burn the wax.
What do you think about fogging with mineral oil?
greetings from Australia.
We have given up on eliminating Varoa mites and now the country is a buzz with joining the rest of the world and living with them. Makes a change from killing thousands of hives and exclusion zones etc.
The new word around the bee people is Integrated Pest Management. : trying to use all the lessons from around the world.
Oxalic acid seems to be down the approval list somehow. Partly because it is supposed to be a more dangerous chemical for the bee keeper to use correctly.
Could you tell me just how you guys prep yourselves.??? Is it the full on approach of gas mask, chem overalls etc or just a bit of common sense including avoiding as much as possible the smoke? Also, is Formic acid a hassle like OA?
I have been Keeping an eye on my bees and all was good tell I put Apiguard on them on Sept 7. Queen's stop laying for about 3 weeks. lost one hive last week. I have been feeding them sugar water on a main feeder about 100 feet from the hives. 2 hives are over loaded and doing great, but 8 are not doing good. do you have any suggestions?
can you help me i am a new beekeeper and im very desperate, i tried yesterday this treatment an today i see 200 Bee dead or caroling on the ground , the temperature is right here in Ohio i don’t know what to do
Great review and presentation . Thx
Hi Kamon, I've never treated my bees but am considering this spring and need your input. I have MAQS. What do you think about treating now? I'm in central Alabama and the high temps for the next week are between 66 and 81. My queen is just now starting to lay but still not overloaded. I only have 1 deep box going right now, with sugar syrup added about every 5 days.
Could I treat for mites now in February
7:52 …and he chucks it. too funny good sir. thanks again for all the great information you keep bring to us.
How's your attitude on the OA vapor after your interview with the Florida honey bee researcher recently Kamon?
UoG claims thymol in powder sugar in a tray is very effective. Wish I had more info on their research.
I could not agree with you more. I personally use formic pro in the spring. Oxalic Acid Vap in the summer during brood breaks. Apivar in the fall followed up by another round of Oxalic Acid in late fall early winter. I have very good winter survival rates I believe is due to this routine.
A month ago a neighbor sprayed a big colony of bees mistaking it for wasp now the colony of bees dropped drastically over the month but this past week there are about 20 bees you can see around the entrance of a utility pole and coming and going. Is this s sign this bees colony is serving being sprayed 2 times within 2 days a month ago. If so what can I do to help the colony if it is able to survive get back on track?
Dear Kamon Thank you for your time making your very educating vids….. I saw you hate varroa nearly as much as me! I though it fun to say what a fantastic out come re the use of 1 to 1 oxalic acid and glycerine strips.
Fantastic = 50 + mite drop a day to none after 5 weeks…. Ok I did replace two after seeing them quite dry and one quite chewed.
The wicked old mites are dead. As of 02 June 2022. The Buckfast colony is now coming on strong and is now a joy to watch them.
Thanks for all the information you put out.
What is your take on mineral oil fogging for mites?
High I have a few hives that have loads of bees could I put them through winter with 3 deep boxes or should I force them down to double deeps ?
Cyanide and Anthrax are also 100% All Natural…
Thank you Kamon, you help me so much!!!! Crazy cat man!
Hi Kamon, can you please also include a link to purchase them?
Always follow the label!