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IPA (isopropyl alcohol) AKA 2-propanol or propan-2-ol.

I think that the website you have quoted is inaccurate or misleading. The thermodynamic terms exothermic and endothermic refer to the enthalpy change of a process (physical or chemical). Processes with a positive enthalpy change are endothermic and those with a negative enthalpy change are...

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Actually there are several licensed OA treatments: https://nationalbeeunit.com/downloadDocument.cfm?id=1059

Phillipe is claiming that the Blenheim bees exhibit VSH now - "they smell varroa infested cells, uncap them and remove the larvae". He omitted to say how this has been seen in bees nesting in ancient oak trees, however.

I fed the garden mini-nuc. Only one left - two others have succumbed. Not starved just dwindled. Probably varroa as they aren't treated.

In my youth we used to apply a very thin film of neat washing up liquid to the inside surface of motorcycle crash helmet visors which stopped them steaming up for a while.

Good point.

The price is interesting. It looks like a 12 oz jar, but neither the text nor pictures of the label show the quantity for £16.50. I presume it says "Honey" on the out-of-shot part of the label otherwise I think not using it is contrary to the honey regs...

Some worrying trends: Could this be a side effect of the covid pandemic? eg beekeepers not visiting colonies so often as they used to or whatever.

I've had tinnitus a lot longer than I've kept bees.

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I have it in both ears. It varies in volume quite a bit from day to day. It used to be a background high pitched hiss that was easily ignored but this has been augmented over the years with a high pitched whine and a lower pitched noise like chains being dragged over a hard surface - the...

I've looked out for them all year in the local Lidl and on their website but not seen any.