Varroa

[castanea]

Advice Needed
Hi when i bought the Nuc in June the man said it had been treated.I will need to treat for winter i would like some advice please. The bee shops in france sell only the organic product Beehive.What i would like to know is it effective, or should i use the products api strips or tymol. Any advice would be much appreciated.
thanks
sandra

 

[ail901]

You can buy varroa treatment at the pharmacy, I use Apivar

Do you have varroa in the hive?

 

[Greggorio]

Pharmacies sell you all sorts of crap over here or will order it in for you. I need to grab a few French habitants to find best places to get things over here. Which websites etc.

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[ail901]

Pharmacies sell you all sorts of crap over here or will order it in for you. I need to grab a few French habitants to find best places to get things over here. Which websites etc.

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I didn't realise Apivar was that bad, learn something everyday

 

[Greggorio]

Sorry thats just a turn of phrase meaning stuff. Pharmacies sell all sorts of stuff over here. I get things for my turkeys that are not allowed to be sold for them. The pharmacies just pretend its for pigeons.

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[B+.]

Advice Needed

Something information for you to consider http://aristabeeresearch.org/varroa/

 

[castanea]

Hi thanks for the response
Right now i don't have varroa, I'm thinking ahead for winter before i close the hive. I was told apivar etc you had to visit the vet who in turn would give me a prescription for the chemist. Regards the organic product varroa stick i was wondering does it do as it says or is he just trying to sell the product as he cant sell apivar. Also what would you guys recommend?

 

[OursonAnglaise]

I have ordered my treatment online from ICKO

http://www.icko-apiculture.com/en/c...55/s/moderateur-ambiance-thymol/category/127/

Also when I registered my hive (as you are supposed to do by law in France...hope you've done yours!) they sent me a form to buy from the departement administration them at a reduced price, so you could do that. They are encouraging people to make sure that they treat their bees.

 

[Finman]

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I can not link with my smart phone, but there is a reasearch about Amiratz in the year 2013 in internet.

After 6-8 weeks treatment reducing mite population was under 24%.

The more brood, the less efficacy.

 

[castanea]

HI
Thanks for your reply have you tried this product? I read up on this product lots of people commented that the bees were outside the hive in a very confused state, some even said the bees had abandoned the hive altogether!!.There is another product they sell Moderateur d'ambiance a la Gaultherie do you know anything about it? The colony is thriving pollen still coming in i would hate to put the girls at risk.