A forum community dedicated to beekeeping, bee owners and enthusiasts Come join the discussion about breeding, honey production, health, behavior, hives, housing, adopting, care, classifieds, and more! I'm seeing videos now of well known bee experts like bob binnie talking about using scott's grub x for small hive beetle larvae They say it's not harmful to our bees in controlled amounts They are even talk8ng about using it in pollen patties to kill the beetles but not hurt the bees. I would like to know of beekeeper's experiences using oxalic acid vaporization with daily high temperature above 105 f degrees
Or, please share your maximum temperature experience using oav and whether you had any problem with bee kill/damage I don't want to kill my bees I plan to treat for. Well ain't this an interesting tidbit.donovan and paul point out that chelifers historically used to live in hives Only by the introduction of hives made of sawn and therefore smooth wood or later styrofoam hives, any space in the beehive in which chelifers could have retreated or nest disappeared As long as bees were kept in straw baskets or hives made of coarse wood, this was still.
Generally speaking, this is the rule for any sort of puncture injury Whether it be stepping on a nail, bitten by a dog (or chicken, or whatever), stung by an insect, stabbed by a jealous ex, etc Your actual risk of tetanus following a bee sting is fairly low. Bee scams are very common on facebook Lots of fake profiles offer nucs and equipment There's a good group that tracks these scammers and keeps a database of known bee scammers
Before buying bees from anyone, check to make sure they are not on the scammer list. A shed, garage, cellar or bee house are all great ideas, and have been used successfully for hundreds of years The goal is to reduce extreme temperatures, while not letting them get too hot, too wet, no air circulation or navigation problems Bee can't navigate well in a structure so they will need to be screened, completely dark or unobstructed entrance to the outside Steve riley from this year's national honey show just dropped Stephen martin host and maintain varroaresistant.uk and work closely with the growing cohort of tf beekeepers in the uk
