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Drone Bee
- Joined
- Oct 19, 2009
- Messages
- 1,287
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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?
Very stupid idea...You make more harm to your bees than that miserable varroa.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.
They are your bees. Do what you want. I have not problems with my bees.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?
Sugar dusting was developed in Helsinki University Finland and you Admin have surely seen that it does not work and it is hobby level job.Finman are you in the "sugar dusting does not work" camp?
That surely will take over a month. Is there time to do that between the temperature getting high enough for it to be effective, two Apiguard treatments, time for Thymol to clear from hives, before putting on supers?I use Apiguard
Does that mean the mid-winter trickle?Our spring treatment in Finland is recommended: WHEN THE MAIN TREATMENT DID NOT WORKED
Does anyone else use Formic acid in spring? How long does it take?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
Spring means here May if we look the day temp demand.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.