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- Location
- Newport, South Wales
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- >6
Does anyone do a Spring treatment? If so, what is it and when do you do it? Formic?
This Spring i am going to do a shook swarm on some hives to give them a fresh start.
Not done one before, so looking forward to it and seeing how the Bees get on afterward.
You are entitled to your opinion Finman, however there are some who would dissagree with you.
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Finman are you saying a shook swarm is a waste of time because in Finland you dont have enough time to recover due to the short harvest time?
Finman are you in the "sugar dusting does not work" camp?
I use Apiguard
Our spring treatment in Finland is recommended: WHEN THE MAIN TREATMENT DID NOT WORKED
1) The second trickling after cleansing flight with OA (yes, you see right)
2) thymol gasifying when day temp is over 15C
3) formic acid gasifying when day temp is over 15C
Does that mean the mid-winter trickle?
Does anyone else use Formic acid in spring? How long does it take?
Spring means here May if we look the day temp demand.