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I'm still going! and still have drops of over 100 mites 24 hours after the vape. I switched to using a Sublimox now and the next treatment will be the 4th (spaced by 5 days). This is after 5 treatments using a gas~Vap. So up to 9 and still not fall in mite count. Should I switch to MAQS...

Just done my last inspections before shutdown (after finishing OA vaping treatment) and one of my nucs has a lot of EQCs and the marked queen is nowhere to be seen (and no eggs). Is this nuc now lost? Seems late to hope that the EQ will mate successfully? Instead, should I try and requeen (if...

I will have my next count tomorrow and will post here, thanks. This is my 5th treatment...can I keep going? Or will it harm the bees?

These are strong colonies, brood boxes full of bees and plenty of brood. Not counted the number of frames of brood though. I can do that tomorrow. Is there a general rule of thumb?

Yep, it is under. Still got significant drop :( 5th treatment now...kind of wish I had stuck with MAQS... What would be an acceptable 24 hour drop at his stage of the season?

Do you do the mite drop count after vaping OA you out the plastic board underneath straight after vaping? To also catch the mites that immediately drop and leave there for 24 hours?

Dear all I’ve completed 4 treatments of vapourised OA spaced 5 days apart and I’m still seeing a significant mite drop (20-30 per colony). Should I carry on treating with OA until the mite drop falls? Or switch to MAQS strips? As always, thanks. LD

I’ve seen 2.5g of OA vaporised per colony and also 1.5g per colony, The GasVap measure is for 1.5g… Does anyone have a definite be answer?! Best regards LD

One of the reasons I thought the super was bets on the borrow was so fondant could be placed on the crown board directly above the brood box and not directly above the super.

Ah, Ok. But you would put a qx below a brood box if the super was on the bottom though?

Why no qx? If super above?

What are the pros and cons for each way?

Hello all I’m sure this has been discussed many times but what is the consensus? Last winter I had tried the super below the brood box overwinter and it seemed to work well. thanks LD

Thanks all

Hello I want to combine bees from a queenless nuc with bees in a National hive with a super on top using newspaper. So my question is, am I best adding the extra brood box with the incoming bees above or below the super. Thanks for the advice. LD

It also means I don’t need to mess around out a crown board between the brood box and super to get all the bees down..

It is a super we leave on over winter for the bees. Not a super we harvest the honey from.

Thanks for this. If I want to leave a super on, do I need to double the amount of OA that I vapourise?

So, just to be clear. At this time of year vapourising OA is an acceptable treatment, it doesn’t need to be MAQS/Formic Acid? Just a treatment of some kind, going into Autumn? Thanks

OK, 3/4 times between now and the end of the year? Or do you mean, one treatment straight after another?As I mentioned, I usually sublimate in Dec/Jan. best LD