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Ode -Tom so what’s your preferd method of treatment I have been using oxalic acid most of the mite strip treatments seem to be hit and miss.
beekeeper84 I am not sure what you have in your area, but check restaurant supply businesses. They usually have or can get things in larger bulk. Makes it easier if you are distilling and less evidence to dispose of. LOL
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Jonathon yeah it still is happening there’s alot of studies being conducted on various aspects of it including plants that are treated with neonicotinoids to the current state of agriculture using more and more pesticides there’s even been a few studies showing herbicides causing issues with bees by upsetting the gut flora. The most recent study is poor queen rearing and genetics and the last that I heard on it they were attempting to import drone sperm from Europe to attempt to raise better queens. Colony collapse is probably the number 2 cause of lost colonies number 1 being mites. The issue that I’m running into is I can’t get sugar to make bee feed cause everyone is panick buying it and when I go to buy it I usually get 300 to 400 pounds of sugar and then I look like I’m panick buying but it’s for the bees lol. The last time I went into town they told me I wasn’t allowed more than I 25lbs bag.
beekeeper84 check with any candy making companies you might have near. They store liquid sugar and have to clean their silos. Most of the time the pump the waste down the drain. Brown and Haley here took the waste and gave to beekeepers to feed their bee’s saving the bee’s plus reducing disposal costs.
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