using soot on swarms

[VEG]

any powder fine enough will remove mites from bees its whether or not it is safe to use as it is going to end up in the honey.

 

[plumberman]

As I said in an earlier thread i think it is the sulther in the soot that removes the mites

/Teacher mode on

Sorry, it's sulfur ( or before the Americans took over the periodic table, sulphur)

/Teacher mode off.

 

[gavin]

Bees inhabiting burn out sites could be instinctive behavior , honed over millenia .Dead trees post forest fires are less likely to spontaneously ignite as it takes years for the buid up of the dry kindling to feed such a fire ??

John Wilkinson

Good thinking batman, I like it. They may also be AFB-free sites.

 

[richy]

any powder fine enough will remove mites from bees its whether or not it is safe to use as it is going to end up in the honey.

Some people use icing sugar more sensible than soot I think unless you like sooty honey