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to save another thread going off topic i have started this one.
i have read several research papers and i believe that drizzling OA onto the bees in winter has an adverse effect on the bees .
it has been proved that it shortens bee life and can damage the queen shortening her life also.
the only reason it was adopted was because it was safer for the beekeeper than the older sublimation method.
for every research paper that says it doesn't damage the bees there is one that says it does.
the outcome is that it is worth doing because it kills the varroa and the varroa does more damage than the drizzle method to the bees.
repeatedly drizzling OA onto the bees i cannot see is a way to progress for the health of the colony.
i have read several research papers and i believe that drizzling OA onto the bees in winter has an adverse effect on the bees .
it has been proved that it shortens bee life and can damage the queen shortening her life also.
the only reason it was adopted was because it was safer for the beekeeper than the older sublimation method.
for every research paper that says it doesn't damage the bees there is one that says it does.
the outcome is that it is worth doing because it kills the varroa and the varroa does more damage than the drizzle method to the bees.
repeatedly drizzling OA onto the bees i cannot see is a way to progress for the health of the colony.