Thymol treatment- have I had a good idea?

[jenkinsbrynmair]

any suggestions with what to use old blue tubs for?

Wate not want not in these austerity days - store your surplus honey in them!

 

[Headnavigator]

and that's from someone who loves the smell of thymol - more than happy to cook it up indoors.

You can tell a happy beekeeper this time of year from the residual perfume of thymol. I've found that the bees associate it with their annual dose of thymolised syrup and come looking for me when I'm cooking up the oil mix.

Incidentally no varroa drop this year; like many I was wondering whether or not to treat. The thymolised syrup answered that for me as it brought about an immediate drop when there had been no visible sign before.

 

[BeeJayBee]

You can tell a happy beekeeper this time of year from the residual perfume of thymol. I've found that the bees associate it with their annual dose of thymolised syrup and come looking for me when I'm cooking up the oil mix.

Wow! Your bees live for a long time!

 

[Headnavigator]

Wow! Your bees live for a long time!

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Thymolised syrup early Sept, Thymol treatment late Sept.

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[BeeJayBee]

Ah, I thought you meant they would remember last year's treatment.

 

[Finman]

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Thymolised syrup early Sept, Thymol treatment late Sept.

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Thymolised syrup does not affect on varroa. That is sure. It is for nosema.

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[drstitson]

i understood that post to mean that thymolated syrup given (a bit early IMHO) at which point a few varroa dropped (vs nil naturally previously), spurring the poster to put on a proper treatment after feeding complete.

 

[Headnavigator]

i understood that post to mean that thymolated syrup given (a bit early IMHO) at which point a few varroa dropped (vs nil naturally previously), spurring the poster to put on a proper treatment after feeding complete.

Right on, Doc, thanks. And yes, it was more like mid-Sept, my mental calendar is a bit vague!