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Have you tried oxalic acid treatment instead of apiguard/apivar? Way more effective and cheaper for me. Also there's a strong argument its more 'natural' Overa
by droopyEyelids 3y ago
Have you tried oxalic acid treatment instead of apiguard/apivar? Way more effective and cheaper for me. Also there's a strong argument its more 'natural'
Overall I agree with your points completely. Honeybees are not native to North America and we're doing animal husbandry and farming on what's basically an invasive species. There is no such thing as doing it "naturally"
- lostlogin 3y agoHow are you giving the Oa? I’ve done it with paper strips - they aren’t ideal over winter as they hold moisture at a damp time, but I did have quite good results.
- droopyEyelids 3y agoI built a vaporizing device from a diesel engine glow plug, some scrap aluminum, and an old car battery. Did some practice runs to time how long i needed to apply current to get to vaporization temperature Then i do three sessions 5 days apart (to account for varroa lifecycle) starting mid september
- cryptonector 3y agoI hope you wear a respirator.
- droopyEyelids 3y agoI did for the first few years but with the hive sealed up, and a breeze where you stand upwind, im not sure its super important