S Sutty Drone Bee BeeKeeping Supporter Joined Mar 11, 2021 Messages 1,771 Reaction score 1,182 Location Glossop, North Derbyshire Hive Type National Number of Hives 4 to 12! Jul 19, 2022 #1 Anyone seen this idea of heating a while colony to kill varroa?
OP S Sutty Drone Bee BeeKeeping Supporter Joined Mar 11, 2021 Messages 1,771 Reaction score 1,182 Location Glossop, North Derbyshire Hive Type National Number of Hives 4 to 12! Jul 19, 2022 #2 There's a previous video of him shaking a hive into the mesh drum frame by frame.
Erichalfbee Super Moderator Staff member Moderator BeeKeeping Supporter Joined Jul 23, 2009 Messages 34,779 Reaction score 15,229 Location Ceredigion Hive Type 14x12 Number of Hives 13 Jul 19, 2022 #3 He could have shaken them out into the sunshine the last few days.
O OXFORDBEE Field Bee *** Beekeeping Sponsor Joined Nov 10, 2008 Messages 759 Reaction score 39 Location Oxfordshire Hive Type Commercial Number of Hives More than 1, numbers seem to go up and down. Jul 19, 2022 #4 I think there was some Russian research about putting bees in warm tumble dryers to get rid of mites.
I think there was some Russian research about putting bees in warm tumble dryers to get rid of mites.
Ian123 Queen Bee *** Joined Jun 20, 2018 Messages 6,357 Reaction score 4,783 Location surrey Hive Type None Jul 19, 2022 #5 The research is old and funnily enough has not caught on! The fact every beekeeper would need to be armed with a microwaveeetumble drier may limit its success oh yes and a generator. Forget it there’s no practical use….
The research is old and funnily enough has not caught on! The fact every beekeeper would need to be armed with a microwaveeetumble drier may limit its success oh yes and a generator. Forget it there’s no practical use….