kazmcc
Queen Bee
- Joined
- Jul 9, 2010
- Messages
- 3,147
- Reaction score
- 3
- Location
- Longsight, Manchester, UK
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- None, although I have my eye on one ( Just don't tell Dusty ;) )
I treated our colony for varroa tonight with thymol. I have been a little apprehensive about it as I have been told they don't like it, and after my naughty bee experience a few days ago, didn't think I could stomach it. I thought our mentor was going to do it and I would watch, but when he arrived and told me I was doing it, I will admit to feeling a little bit sick lol 
I must need my head feeling, being scared of bees, yet trying to become a bee keeper
they handled it well though, and I've been told to re do it in a fortnight. I'm quite pleased with myself now. We watched for a while, the smell was over powering, I felt a bit bad about doing it. I understand that sometimes the bees will hang out of the entrance during treatment, but how long after putting in the strips would they do that? I stayed for about an hour, and although one or two seemed to come out, gasp clean air then go back in, there was no evidence of a mass exodus. I will have another look tomorrow ( by having a look, I mean from the outside....I understand they must not be disturbed during treatment )
I must need my head feeling, being scared of bees, yet trying to become a bee keeper
they handled it well though, and I've been told to re do it in a fortnight. I'm quite pleased with myself now. We watched for a while, the smell was over powering, I felt a bit bad about doing it. I understand that sometimes the bees will hang out of the entrance during treatment, but how long after putting in the strips would they do that? I stayed for about an hour, and although one or two seemed to come out, gasp clean air then go back in, there was no evidence of a mass exodus. I will have another look tomorrow ( by having a look, I mean from the outside....I understand they must not be disturbed during treatment )
