Landi Simone It sound like you might have overdosed your hives using the oxalic acid dribble method. You say you used 50 ml per hive, when in fact it should be 5 ml per full frame of bees and only 2.5ml of a partial frame. Obviously i don't know how populated your hives where, but I would be surprised if you had 10 full frames of bees during winter? But I might be mistaken. The other common mistake is to use a 1:1 sugar solution instead of the weaker 2:1 at the stronger solution encourages the bees to ingest the acid which will result in a high mortality rate The dribble method is the most common method used to control mites during winter here in the UK and has been used successfully for years. It is usually applied around late December as this tends to be the period of lowest sealed brood. Thank you Parks Talley for another very interesting video
When they Abscond from Treatment,it's usually because treatment is too late and colony is out of balance, and treatment is tipping point..OA will Abscond them too don't think it won't IF their too outta balance and in bad shape,not usually big hives,but be careful with nucs.. good video
Actually they "Absconded" because Varroa had em too far out of BALANCE and OA or Formic put em over the edge... Ankle Biters are a joke verse Varroa, just saying..they really are, although I love Landi and her Videos and she's a really Good Teacher For Sure
Yes. Absolutely. Another great lecture. I'm seriously thinking of starting with a top bar. Kenyan. Looks like it is a bit easier to maintain. Also, have you ever heard of something called a bee gym?
Your late summer mite bombs are not uncommon to me. Many local beekeepers just don't treat. I had to throw out comb due to viral infections. It's now shown virus lives in comb without the mites. It's important to control this by cycling old comb.
@@badassbees3680 I think Bee Bob was listening to a video with someone giving their opinion. I just watched another video today where they studied it and saw no problems.
Landi Simone It sound like you might have overdosed your hives using the oxalic acid dribble method. You say you used 50 ml per hive, when in fact it should be 5 ml per full frame of bees and only 2.5ml of a partial frame. Obviously i don't know how populated your hives where, but I would be surprised if you had 10 full frames of bees during winter? But I might be mistaken.
The other common mistake is to use a 1:1 sugar solution instead of the weaker 2:1 at the stronger solution encourages the bees to ingest the acid which will result in a high mortality rate
The dribble method is the most common method used to control mites during winter here in the UK and has been used successfully for years. It is usually applied around late December as this tends to be the period of lowest sealed brood.
Thank you Parks Talley for another very interesting video
Duncan Heather I don't remember. Top bar hive. I would agree, I probably overdosed. :(
@4 minutes in she talks about absconding.
Is it her opinion that absconding is more about disease than anything else?
When they Abscond from Treatment,it's usually because treatment is too late and colony is out of balance, and treatment is tipping point..OA will Abscond them too don't think it won't IF their too outta balance and in bad shape,not usually big hives,but be careful with nucs.. good video
Actually they "Absconded" because Varroa had em too far out of BALANCE and OA or Formic put em over the edge... Ankle Biters are a joke verse Varroa, just saying..they really are, although I love Landi and her Videos and she's a really Good Teacher For Sure
Awesome! I have top bar hives, no matter this works for everyone!
Yes. Absolutely. Another great lecture. I'm seriously thinking of starting with a top bar. Kenyan. Looks like it is a bit easier to maintain. Also, have you ever heard of something called a bee gym?
Your late summer mite bombs are not uncommon to me. Many local beekeepers just don't treat. I had to throw out comb due to viral infections. It's now shown virus lives in comb without the mites. It's important to control this by cycling old comb.
Bee Bob do you know where I can read about the Viruses staying in the comb,I'd like to read it sounds interesting, thanks
@@badassbees3680 I think Bee Bob was listening to a video with someone giving their opinion. I just watched another video today where they studied it and saw no problems.
@@russellkoopman3004 I DEFINITELY AGREE
@@russellkoopman3004 What videos was it? Can you provide a link to it, would like to watch it.
@@marcinmatelski5465 All I remember off the top of my head it was from a Honey bee convention - I think.