Grinder for powering sugar

[Rhyolite]

For anyone who is using powdered sugar for varroa treatment, what grinder do you use if not buying powdered sugar from the shop?

Thank you

 

[Erichalfbee]

Standard kitchen food processor

 

[blackcloud]

Sugar crystals will quickly blunt steel blades.
Why do you want to feed them-most beekeepers want them dead?

 

[user 819]

I use icing sugar for a sugar shake sample other wise don't waste fine sugar as main dusting treatment, It is proved to be highly inefficient in decreasing numbers.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

For anyone who is using powdered sugar for varroa treatment,

I'd be tempted to ask 'why?'

 

[Erichalfbee]

I'd be tempted to ask 'why?'

For a sugar roll, I hope though it seems so much less bother to just buy a pack of icing sugar

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

For a sugar roll, I hope

the OP mentioned varroa control, but like Welscakes sugar sprinkling doesn't belong on either

 

[Goran]

For anyone who is using powdered sugar for varroa treatment, what grinder do you use if not buying powdered sugar from the shop?

Thank you

Not varroa treatment, but really mean machine.. for years it keeps grinding and tons of fondants we made.. ( 1st picture)
https://beekeepingforum.co.uk/threads/feeding-candy.32702/#post-462905

 

[blackcloud]

Welshcakes ,Straight from the hotplate ,Abergavenny Market.Cold sunny morning.
Now you're talking.
She gives the option of no sugar

 

[JBallard2021]

For anyone who is using powdered sugar for varroa treatment, what grinder do you use if not buying powdered sugar from the shop?

Thank you

I just had a class on powdered sugar for varroa treatment. I’d like to hear your success with said treatment as I was roundly abused here for even proposing it before. However, powdered sugar and a hygienic queen are quickly becoming the first line of defence for varroa here in the states.

Best,
Jacqueline

 

[Erichalfbee]

I just had a class on powdered sugar for varroa treatment. I’d like to hear your success with said treatment as I was roundly abused here for even proposing it before. However, powdered sugar and a hygienic queen are quickly becoming the first line of defence for varroa here in the states.

Best,
Jacqueline

Rhyolite hasn’t been here on the forum for over two years. Somebody else might drop in with their experience.

 

[Erichalfbee]

I was roundly abused here for even proposing it before. However, powdered sugar and a hygienic queen are quickly becoming the first line of defence for varroa here in the states.

You were a new beekeeper telling the old lags here who know a thing or two about varroa how to do it.
Things have changed. You have two years under your belt. Tell us how it’s working out for you.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

powdered sugar and a hygienic queen are quickly becoming the first line of defence for varroa here in the states.

probably why they are all wailing about widescale colony collapses and high hive mortality rates

 

[Erichalfbee]

probably why they are all wailing about widescale colony collapses and high hive mortality rates

Maybe for a hobby keeper who can do this once a week and doesn’t care much about the honey it’s fine.
Using Oxalic seems so much kinder on the bees.