Essential oils in feeds

[Neil]

Dose anyone know the ratios for tea tree and pepper mint oil in a 1:1 ( 1kg sugar 1 liter water) feed? usually get 3kg sugar an 3 liter water in the feeders I use.

 

[peteinwilts]

Although some of the more experienced may dive in and advise, I do not know why you would to.

anything that messes with the queens pheromones is not great IMHO.

 

[Neil]

Heard its good for treating varroa and nosema.

 

[Finman]

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At least it does not affect on varroa. There is no varroa medicine which works via food.

Thymol works in syrup but I have not seen tea oil or pepper mint.

It is idea to give medicine in autumn for nosema but not in spring.

 

[yeogi75]

i think it is something fat bee man is doing you tube

 

[Hivemaker.]

I use tea tree and peppermint, the main ingredients of HBH is lemon grass & spearmint oil.

Been several threads on here about feeding EO's, here are a couple for now.

http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=8454&highlight=feeding+essential+oils

http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4983&highlight=feeding+essential+oils

 

[Finman]

That is very new to me.

Using Essential Oils for Honey Bee Mite Control
Jim Amrine, Bob Noel, Harry Mallow, Terry Stasny, Robert Skidmore
(Last Updated: December 30, 1996)
West Virginia University

There are many recommendations in different countries how to handle varroa, and I have not seen those tricks.

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[Neil]

Cheers all.