smoker treatment

[the beehive lodge]

whilst using my smoker the other day my thought turned to is there any treatment that can be put in your smoker as it is being used

now i haven't done this nor am i going to but has anyone put any herbal matter into there smoker. Could be the answer to the Varroa problem or even any other ailments

 

[Hivemaker.]

Cardboard partly dipped in creosote.

 

[the beehive lodge]

what did that help with

 

[Hivemaker.]

Acarine.

 

[Silly Bee]

Is creosote still on sale?

 

[nigel434]

Yes, but not from your local diy shop and not in small quantities

 

[victor meldrew]

Tobacco! an old method of detecting Varroa.
A measured amount mind you or you will asphyxiate your bees , I've seen that happen at a teaching apiary!
VM

 

[iand]

Ammonium nitrate !! check out Alan Dick - A beekeepers diary.
Used to put bees to sleep for 5-10 minutes.
For Q intro, bees re-orientate on waking up, it would appear they suffer memory loss.
Only used in very small amounts I think, lol.

 

[Hachi]

Tobacco! an old method of detecting Varroa.
A measured amount mind you or you will asphyxiate your bees , I've seen that happen at a teaching apiary!
VM

Thats interesting how does that work?

Any thoughts on how much a measured amount actually is?

 

[stoneleighhouse]

is there arsenic in creosote?

 

[drstitson]

I use walnut leaves in my smoker (amongst other things) - apparently effective against varroa.

 

[the beehive lodge]

I bet that smells nice