Application of Mite-Away Quick Strips
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- This video is simply the procedure of applying one form of acaracide, MAQS. I have had experience in the past of using different kinds of acaracides...Coumaphos (Checkmite +), Fluvalinate (Apistan) and I have used various forms of Thymol. For me the trade-offs weren't worth it in the end so I have changed to an all natural Formic Acid Acaracide only. In fact, I will never use any of the aforementioned treatments again, nor any of the harsh, or hard chemicals on my bees and would encourage you to do the same. However, Formic Acid is organic acid produced by ants, but used as an acaracide or varroacide by beekeepers for control of the Varroa Mite. It is considered a "soft" treatment because it disperses completely and is not absorbed by beeswax, and complete dissipation is achieved.
I will follow up with a video discussing other forms of treatment, other varroacides, IPM treatments, etc.
Keith, I really appreciate the videos you've put together and have certainly learned some good information. I also know its time consuming to prepare these videos, but I would love to see some updates on your apiaries, hear of anything you've learned or methodologies you've reconsidered. How are the hives doing this spring? I lost about 40% this winter and but I'm gearing up to add 15 more hives to my apiaries in April. Keep us all posted and thanks for everything.
Blake Hoffman this is a great video and any comments from “onelove” about wearing a respirator is crazy talk.. here is a link to NOD the maker of mite away strips, and the instructions show exactly how the father and son made this video are exactly how NOD recommends using the strips. nodglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/US-M-PL-003.pdf
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Hi, I have a question... In the application part of the video, you used a strip between the boxes and a strip on top of the upper box. Then in the removal part, you removed just one strip, from the top of the upper box, and closed up the hive for the winter. Do you find, then, that a single strip on the upper box of a double deep will do the job? (I would rather not pry apart my two deep boxes if it's not necessary.) Thanks!
The effects significantly decrease after three days, so if I use two strips, after three days I will remove the one in between the two hive bodies and put them back in place, something I didn't show in the video, if I recall. If the hives are very large, populous hives you will definitely need two strips for the therapeutic dose. However, if most of the bees are in the top hive body, and most of the brood I find that using one strip on top does the job pretty well (drops the mite drop rate to near zero whenever I have tested it).
Wosiewose great info, and thanks for posting, i especially like the fact you are getting the kids involved in bee keeping, Unlike onelove which had such negative comments, so unlike the regular bee keeping community i know, but don’t belong too, he can’t see this link which proves all his claims of the strip application needing a respirator are wrong, nodglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/US-M-PL-003.pdf
Hi, Great channel!! I don't recall which of your videos it was that you mentioned using drone foundation as a part of an overall IPM plan, but since this video is dealing with varroa mites I figure this would be as good a place as any to ask about that. I am very much a proponent of IPM and I think the drone foundation method is brilliant. However, what I don't have is information on the practical application of the drone frames, as in, where in the brood chamber should I locate the frame and if I have multiple brood boxes on each hive is it necessary to have additional frames in the other boxes? Keep the videos coming brother, good info that's well presented isn't in great supply. You're making great contributions with this.
Hi Jeffery:
Sorry about the long response time, I have been extremely busy lately. Usually the drone frame is located on the outside of the brood nest, so it would be frame 1 or 10. In mid-summer most experts recommend a brood frame in each hive body. Once the entire frame is capped, pull it, freeze it for 24 hours and then put it back in (use something there in the meantime). When the bees figure out that the drones are all dead they will clean out the frame for you and then start all over again. Hope this helps.
Hi, does it get really cold in winter where you live, and if so, do you insulate your hives at all? Thanks friend.
Have you ever used apivar. What are your thoughts if you have?
Hi Bill:
I have used Apivar and find that it is effective and convenient, but not as effective as MAQS just because it takes longer for the treatment. Last time I checked it was slightly more expensive as well, though this may not be true anymore. Another alternative is Oxalic Acid vapor which is less convenient than Apivar or MAQS but can be given in colder temperatures and without opening the hives. Oxalic does require three treatments spaced about 18 days apart or so, however. Hope this helps and thanks for watching!
Have you ever used oxalic acid to treat your hives for mites control? They say this is a natural treatment??
I have never used it. I have it and will be using it around the 1st of September. It is a natural treatment, one that does not build up in the comb and is easy to apply, though it takes two minutes to apply it and you have to do that three times about three weeks apart since it does not kill mites living in the capped cells. Also, as I understand it mites aren't immediately killed, so it is best to take a 72 hour mite drop sample before application, count the mites and then put the inspection screen back in. Use your Oxalic Acid and then wait 72 hours...compare it to the mite drop before the miticide was applied to check for efficacy. By the way, the only way I recommend using it is as a vapor, or sublimation. Keep watching the channel and I will have some more info in about a month. Right now I am really wrapped up at work!
Do you see any die off with this medication?
+Daniel Estile Hi Daniel, that is a good question and I wish I had addressed it in the video. With miticides, there are two kinds of die-offs; short term and long term. If you follow the manufacturer's guidelines, the short term and long term answer is no. However, if you apply the MAQS during weather that is very warm (above 90 degrees) or where there is not adequate ventilation (the guidelines are to open the entrance fully, close off a ventilated bottom board if need be and offset the hive bodies an inch or so) then you will observe bees crawling out of the hive (most likely to die). However, if you observe the precautions described above there is little to no die-off, either short term or long term. With Formic Acid (or other acids, like Oxalic) there is no pick-up of the miticide into the beeswax (lipid). With harsh chemicals like Apistan (Fluvalinate) or Checkmite+ (Coumaphos) there is 0 short term die-off, but after only a few years of treating the beeswax absorbs enough of the chemicals to make toxic honey comb and you can lose an entire hive if you don't rotate comb (have them pull fresh foundation or foundation-less frames). So, there is a huge long term effect, that most likely starts with the first application to weaken the honey bees immune system or other adverse effects. Keep in mind that the U.S. just approved Oxalic Acid for mite treatments (EU did it years ago) and when used as a vapor no adverse effects (short or long term) were observed, nor is it absorbed into the beeswax. MAQS kills phoretic mites and developing or breeding mites (those inside the capped cells) so after one week of treatment you are done. Oxalic Acid vaporization kills only phoretic mites, so recommended treatments are three treatments about five days apart, though treatment is somewhat non-invasive (you don't have to go into the hive). Hope this helps!
+Honey Bee Honey thanks! I just put it on based on the recommended specs and added ventilation by staggering the super to add a space for air to flow from the from the bottom (not blocked) through the brood box. I also propped the top open a bit for air to flow through. Not sure if that makes sense how I'm describing it. There is significant bearding out front. I've read that after three days you can square everything back up again, then wait the last four days to remove the leftovers.
+Daniel Estile If i understand correctly, it should work fine. And it's true that the largest dosage is the first three days. Let me know if it works for you!
+Honey Bee Honey Update: They hated it the first day and a half and major bearding.. A little die off, and found dead larvae outside and under the hive (screened bottom). By the third day they seemed like they are back to normal. I'm going to open it tomorrow to remove the leftover medication and look for the queen. Thanks!
Do you move the second brood box for the ventilation even if you have a screened bottom board?
you do not use formic acid pads that way you are suppose to put both pads on one brood box not separate them between two brood boxes
The guy has a pretty good looking place there with all them bees. Why not keep the negative comments to ur self and maybe you make a video on how you do yours so we can watch and not necessarily do it ur way
Elite Edi exactly, most everyone I read comments from in the bee community, which i am not a member but have bees, are polite and understanding there is more than one way to keep bees. By the looks of how many hives this guy has, the fact he has his kids involved, i am going to side with him, also, I downloaded the instructions that state the way this guy in the video did the strips is spot on... I wonder why all the negative commenters don’t post links to their videos on how they are applying their mite away strips.. nodglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/US-M-PL-003.pdf
yymichael mcelroy so the guy is making a video with his kid using the instructions he has, and yet you can’t see it in you to think for half a second, or maybe you need a few before commenting. Here is a copy of the instructions that do not say to apply the mite away strips the way you stated, but how the guy in the video did it.. nodglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/US-M-PL-003.pdf
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