Don Kuchenmeister, The FatBeeMan demonstrates his method of controlling mites in bee hives using vaporized mineral oil. This is a completely natural way to control mites.
if this method is so effective ( i don't doubt it, it looks like a really good way to control Varroa mites ) why don't many people use it? This is like the first video i've seen to control Varroa so easily and naturally.
Thanks a lot FBM for your nice video. I live in Chile (SouthAmerica), my fogger is traveling from China (here is very expensive and very hard to find)......I have had bees for 12 years........I recomend always , when you going to control varroa, make a mite count before and after threatment in order to be sure what really happens. I use the "alcohol wash" method. Kind regards Felipe Gómez F.
Mr. Gomez, I live at 6800 feet in Wyoming. Assuming you may be up in the clouds too. Are mites any less of an issue at higher elevations? Does it affect when in the year you spray?
Hey Don, hope your fall is going well. I went out and purchased a fogger and some mineral oil to fog my two hives for the first time today. The temperatures are in the 60s here in virginia. Like many beekeepers I want to keep things as natural as possible and hey, maybe the mineral oil will help the bees on their cleansing flight. 🐝
If you inhale the fog, the oil or paraffin will come into your lungs and closed alveoli. The Paraffin does not get out from your lungs easily, and if you use paraffin fog often, then you will have respiratory problems like you smoked 60 cigarettes a day for ten years . If you use the fogmaker, you should always wear a special mask. That told me a professor from the University of Thessaloniki.
I am a new to beekeeping and am VERY interested in how to do so naturally. I avoid chemicals for my family, home and pets as much as possible. Would love more videos on the subject. Thanks!
Don The Fat Bee Man I recently heard your TH-cam channel mentioned at my local Beekeepers meeting so I am new to what you have. Am discovering there are quite a few videos already with natural/organic information. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I have been wondering how successful this method is , as the guy who started mentioning has taken off line all of this comments... is FGMO really working? do you use any other treatments at all?
He absolutely said to spray until the smoke comes up to the top. He showed that as well. He raised the top of every hive he sprayed into. He said a lot of things and spraying until the smoke rises out of the top is one of them.
Tonight we examined a bee that was crawling and my son picked off the mite with tweezers. He got some good footage of the mite under the microscope. He put a toothpick with tea tree oil to the mite and some other organisms immediately jumped off the mite. He thought it was paramecium living off the mite but could it be mite offspring? Anyways, that was the effect he got from the tea tree oil. We are currently feeding the bees with tea tree oil sugar water. I really hope that helps.
+chugbry I did try it and the bees seemed to have winterized ok. They are bringing in pollen already. I haven't actually opened the hive up yet though.
+k2katster: Great, would be good to know the results when you get to open up your hive.. We gotta get a head start over those peaky varroa. I did see also someplace that there's a guy in europe who is using a heating source to heat up hives to 40 degreesC i believe and he is killing off the varroa as the bees can stand above 40 degrees but the varroa cannot. He tried heaters but that didn't work so good so he now tried the sun with solar cells of some type and it seems to be working. will be good to know when someone gets a safe natural means to definitely wipe out varroa.
one of the vid's I saw, the guy said he got his fogger at LOWES, and it had a bottle on it that was much smaller, and could have a lid put on it to save your excess if you use essential oils in it (I would assume it would need to be stored in fridge, or at least a cooler place).. Good Luck, and Happy Beekeeping
I am planning to get into honey bee farming and mites are my biggest worry from what i been learning.. Does this also work on other types of mites/pests for this treatment ??
I have verroa mite in my native irish black bees and I was wondering if this is ok to do when the queen is laying, I spoked the verroa mite on drone cells. Great stuff buddy.
Your videos have taught me so much! Thank you for taking your valuable time to make them. I was wondering, is it ok to use this treatment (FGMO fogging) on hives in the summer (with honey supers on) in the deep south? We are in the upper 90's today. Thank you again!
Got a quick question Don. What is your opinion of using a varroa mite screen on the bottom board? I've been making all my equipment using this 1/8th mesh cloth but I was curious as your experience with it. Thanks!
Hey Don, Thank you for all the information and honesty . I am geared up with oac. questions i have for you please are , what time of year would i start using this?, i am located in central NC and do not want to apply to early. also i know your in the business of bees and just would like to verify that oac is ok to use with supers on when wanting honey? i have also seen where after the three 6 day treatment is complete that some continue to use this method once a month until the first frost would you recommend doing so for both new packages and established hives generating honey or is that practice only for people who sell bees ? or should i do a sugar roll once a month to determine mite counts of all hives and treat any hives with high mite counts only vs the once a month. sorry to be so long winded, trying to be as accurate as possible. Thank you
This looks easy and of course, natural is the only way I would go with my babies. Yes, I'm a newbie. 2 days and I'm a nervous mother. Where can I find this contraption you are using? I'm in Pa.
I like what you're doing. You seem to know what you're doing based on have 300+ hives and it seems to be a more natural way to run things. I learned a lot. Thank you.
How come the oil does not clog the bees intake of oxygen as well? Or is this why you fog when the bees are flying, so the bees can clean themselves off? Just trying to understand how this all works.
Should I begin treating for mites immediately? I'm a beginner. My bee packages and equipment are on the way. Is it a good practice to start treating for bees right away? Thanks!
as I know this mineral oil is toxic for humans and is forbiten in US ...right?Food grade mineral oil (FGMO) applied with an insect fogger was evaluated for varroa mite control in honey bee colonies by comparison to an industry standard, coumaphos strips, and an untreated control group (eight colonies per treatment group). During the six-week test period, the Varroa populations increased in untreated colonies and those treated with FGMO, while those treated with coumaphos strips decreased greatly and, consequently, averaged 96.1 to 99.4% fewer Varroa than the untreated colonies at the end of the test period, by the alcohol wash and sticky board methods, respectively. In addition to providing no control for Varroa, FGMO applied in an insect fogger may pose a fire and/or health hazard to beekeepers and bees.
Thank you for this video. I did not know there was an organic way to treat for these nasty mites. Should I wait untl the fall once I have harvested my honey or should I treat throughout the summer. Is it right to do it every week for a 4 week cycle and then stop?
@fineshooter I've gone through 2 of them in the last three years. I wonder if using Thymol messes them up? I always use Thymol, and they seem to plug up, even though the crystals appear to be completely disolved. If you try to unplug them, they just get worse! I now have the Black Flag Fogger. It seems to work better than the others. What kind do you use Don?
will this work if they have the varroa virus that affects wings? IF not what will? just had my first baby bee come out of the hive that was clearly not ready to hatch and wings were not formed properly
so what if you a little menthol in the mineral oil with a blinder then smoke them. you might run the small hive beetles off too. someone needs to do an experiment and see what effect it has on the bees and beetles....and let me know?
Can mineral oil be used to vaporize in a hive using just a water stirred vaporizer instead of a fogger? I wonder if there's a different way to do this than the fogger machine? I'm not against the fogger but there's issues with using it for some people. But I like the idea of using mineral oil, just want to try a different vaporizing delivery system.
hello Don, here in Bulgaria we use liquid parafin( mineral oil) as you do. I wonder if you know how many grams of timol and oxal acid should be added in 100 ml liquid parafin? Is anybody else from the forum familiar with the answer?
hi Don, am going to give your fogger idea a go as Im against other chemical treatments, but just so Im sure, your saying you can fog whilst bees are still active, ie flying not clustering, but does it also have no effect on the honey, as you say you don't sell honey
I want to start a box do u have any advice or tips? I love Bees....I know how important they are to life.......Also I have allergies and I heard that they can help keep pollen down? Thank you for posting this video. I've been researching about how to care for bees for awhile now.
You are nice man bee guy, indeed you are very knowledgeable , and god bless you for helping beekeeper. I am your student now and you are my mentor, I call you Sir .where do you get the fogger and the oil is what laxative oil ?i like organic method, how about here in Florida we have SHB how do we get rid of them. I novice with 4 hives. Much obliged , please help. Thank you sir.
Hi Don, I'm now back into bee's after a 40 year break and thankfully I came across your video on varroa mite control. Seems a brilliant way to do it, where do I get that vaporiser were using and what's it name, also the mineral oil, what is termed as mineral oil. I live in the UK, so any help on how I find what I need so I can do my hives. Many thanks keep up the great work. Regards, Ian
Hello I am new to bee keeping, I’m in South America working with wild Africanized bees. Supplies are very limited here not even sure I can find the mineral oil let alone that fancy fogger. Looking into alternative ways to handle mites. The nearest supplies here are likely 20 hours away for bee keeping supplies as here if you have a rake and shovel you are considered to have a hardware store(sad but almost true). Are there any other natural methods you might suggest?
Better safe than sorry. I miss the connection between oil coming out my buttocks and oil inhaled. What Are the Dangers of Mineral Oil? Read about the dagers on Livestrong Dott Com It's kinda scary and they aren't opinions. Acute exposure can result in upper respiratory tract irritations, and chronic exposure may cause shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing, or tachypnea, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Don, does the Mineral oil have any effect of the bees during brood rearing times or is this a treatment that is only to be done during the winter? I have noticed varroa for the first time in my hives this spring and one pretty serious infestation due to thousands of drones hatching within the last week that were infested. What are the options for treatment right now? (The bees are loaded with brood and honey supers are on.)
Without observed mite counts this is completely unproven speculation. Plus in order to break the mite cycle you would have to treat every 4 to 5 days for 21 days as the queen lays eggs mixed with capped brood. Don't get sucked in.
The paraffin oil is used as a laxative, but if you breathe it, it will clogs the lungs. A university professor told me that !. Whose opinion is correct, yours or professors? Many things are good and benefit for the entrails, but not for the lungs.
@@2BMaree you have them though and if you breathe mineral oil in its vapour form or oxalic acid evaporated you will be in intensive care fairly quickly and the cure is not known. Oxalic Acid crystallized on your lungs will cause severe breathing difficulties and destroy the lung surface micro biometrics which is essential for healthy lungs. Tar from smoking is also deadly never smoke. The lungs finally deflate and haemorrhage causing the individual to choke to death on blood not pleasant to witness. If you ever treat with a fogger wear a full face mask that is designed for organic acid vapour blocking. Best of all purchase some mite biter queens and let them produce bees that control the mites as no treatment is required.
Hello Don, I have enjoyed watching your videos. My question is can you treat mineral Oil this way with honey suppers on? Is there a mite treatment that can be used with honey on?
What type of organic plants are you using to get rid of varroa mites? Would love to use total organic, non-invasive methods with least amount of components/contraptions owned.
Yes! I use the Burgess better fogger with Oxalic Acid and Grain Alcohol. Works great. 21 day cycle. 7, 7, 7, and the once every 3 weeks. Fog until gas come out the top. You will need to wear protective breathing protection. You should expect to spend 60-80 dollars for the quality mask. Read before purchase. Not all mask are created equal.
Better than a class at Cornell. Thank you.
if this method is so effective ( i don't doubt it, it looks like a really good way to control Varroa mites ) why don't many people use it? This is like the first video i've seen to control Varroa so easily and naturally.
Thanks a lot FBM for your nice video.
I live in Chile (SouthAmerica), my fogger is traveling from China (here is very expensive and very hard to find)......I have had bees for 12 years........I recomend always , when you going to control varroa, make a mite count before and after threatment in order to be sure what really happens. I use the "alcohol wash" method.
Kind regards
Felipe Gómez F.
Mr. Gomez, I live at 6800 feet in Wyoming. Assuming you may be up in the clouds too. Are mites any less of an issue at higher elevations? Does it affect when in the year you spray?
thanks for the natural way of maintaining bees
Hey Don, hope your fall is going well. I went out and purchased a fogger and some mineral oil to fog my two hives for the first time today. The temperatures are in the 60s here in virginia. Like many beekeepers I want to keep things as natural as possible and hey, maybe the mineral oil will help the bees on their cleansing flight. 🐝
Great video! Where do you get one of those machine things?
Tip: My Blackflag Fogger was shooting out hot liquid. I put the nipple on the end in a vise and compressed the orfice, now I get fog.
If you inhale the fog, the oil or paraffin will come into your lungs and closed alveoli. The Paraffin does not get out from your lungs easily, and if you use paraffin fog often, then you will have respiratory problems like you smoked 60 cigarettes a day for ten years .
If you use the fogmaker, you should always wear a special mask.
That told me a professor from the University of Thessaloniki.
I'd like more information on the vaporizer, brand, cost, where you got it!?
I am a new to beekeeping and am VERY interested in how to do so naturally. I avoid chemicals for my family, home and pets as much as possible. Would love more videos on the subject. Thanks!
I try to do more videos
Don The Fat Bee Man I recently heard your TH-cam channel mentioned at my local Beekeepers meeting so I am new to what you have. Am discovering there are quite a few videos already with natural/organic information. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Water is a chemical
I would like to know where you buy the fogger that you used in the video to control mites.
Any luck on finding a fogger? I'm looking for an inexpensive one too
Thank you for sharing this!
How often do you do this and how many losses do you have compared to no treatment at all? Thank you again in advance.
I have been wondering how successful this method is , as the guy who started mentioning has taken off line all of this comments... is FGMO really working? do you use any other treatments at all?
Please people, he misspoke about 15 sec Spray until the fog comes out of the top
He absolutely said to spray until the smoke comes up to the top. He showed that as well. He raised the top of every hive he sprayed into. He said a lot of things and spraying until the smoke rises out of the top is one of them.
Tonight we examined a bee that was crawling and my son picked off the mite with tweezers. He got some good footage of the mite under the microscope. He put a toothpick with tea tree oil to the mite and some other organisms immediately jumped off the mite. He thought it was paramecium living off the mite but could it be mite offspring? Anyways, that was the effect he got from the tea tree oil. We are currently feeding the bees with tea tree oil sugar water. I really hope that helps.
+k2katster Did you try the tea tree oil? and if so how did it work out getting rid of the varroa??????
+chugbry I did try it and the bees seemed to have winterized ok. They are bringing in pollen already. I haven't actually opened the hive up yet though.
+k2katster: Great, would be good to know the results when you get to open up your hive.. We gotta get a head start over those peaky varroa. I did see also someplace that there's a guy in europe who is using a heating source to heat up hives to 40 degreesC i believe and he is killing off the varroa as the bees can stand above 40 degrees but the varroa cannot. He tried heaters but that didn't work so good so he now tried the sun with solar cells of some type and it seems to be working. will be good to know when someone gets a safe natural means to definitely wipe out varroa.
@@k2katster hi . Do you still use tea tree oil ? What's been the best to treat Varroa in your opinion ?
where does one get the sprayer/heater shown in this video?
one of the vid's I saw, the guy said he got his fogger at LOWES, and it had a bottle on it that was much smaller, and could have a lid put on it to save your excess if you use essential oils in it (I would assume it would need to be stored in fridge, or at least a cooler place).. Good Luck, and Happy Beekeeping
I got mine from amazon, also can get them at some hardware stores
Correction to my comment, saw it again, it had a bulbous yellow bottle, but a pint mason jar fit it perfectly...
Glenn Elliott what do you type to search for it?
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I am planning to get into honey bee farming and mites are my biggest worry from what i been learning.. Does this also work on other types of mites/pests for this treatment ??
I have verroa mite in my native irish black bees and I was wondering if this is ok to do when the queen is laying, I spoked the verroa mite on drone cells.
Great stuff buddy.
What are you doing at the moment for varroa treatment ? Cheers from Tipperary
Your videos have taught me so much! Thank you for taking your valuable time to make them. I was wondering, is it ok to use this treatment (FGMO fogging) on hives in the summer (with honey supers on) in the deep south? We are in the upper 90's today. Thank you again!
Where do u get the beehive fogger?
Which is more effective way of treating varroa mites with mineral oil or with oxalic acid? Thanks Don for all your videos! :)
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what is thew name of the tool you're using to heat and spray the oil?
where do I get a fogger?
Got a quick question Don. What is your opinion of using a varroa mite screen on the bottom board? I've been making all my equipment using this 1/8th mesh cloth but I was curious as your experience with it.
Thanks!
Hey Don, Thank you for all the information and honesty . I am geared up with oac. questions i have for you please are , what time of year would i start using this?, i am located in central NC and do not want to apply to early. also i know your in the business of bees and just would like to verify that oac is ok to use with supers on when wanting honey? i have also seen where after the three 6 day treatment is complete that some continue to use this method once a month until the first frost would you recommend doing so for both new packages and established hives generating honey or is that practice only for people who sell bees ? or should i do a sugar roll once a month to determine mite counts of all hives and treat any hives with high mite counts only vs the once a month. sorry to be so long winded, trying to be as accurate as possible. Thank you
GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY THANK YOU
you can find many ways to treat
you can fog when ever bees are flying. with honey on or open brood.
Don
Great video. Is the fogger a Burgess? How does it hold up season to season? Or can you recommend a fogger? reasonably priced.
This looks easy and of course, natural is the only way I would go with my babies. Yes, I'm a newbie. 2 days and I'm a nervous mother. Where can I find this contraption you are using? I'm in Pa.
Love your pink hives!
I like what you're doing. You seem to know what you're doing based on have 300+ hives and it seems to be a more natural way to run things. I learned a lot. Thank you.
Love your videos
How hot is the fog? Do you worry about burning bees?
Thanks for sharing your many years of advice
Gary
thank you for the very helpful tip
How come the oil does not clog the bees intake of oxygen as well? Or is this why you fog when the bees are flying, so the bees can clean themselves off? Just trying to understand how this all works.
What kind of fogger system are you using?? Is it one unit or is the propane tank separate???
Thank you for your answer but there is something that is bothering me i`m not sure about the meaning of tothynol . Does it mean thymol?
Evgeni
By the way Don what was the process that you used to get a queen for your students hive, you said late in the summer?
How expensive is that?
Hello, I'm new at this and trying to find my way around. I was watching your feeding video. Could you use a wick system where the ladder is???
Should I begin treating for mites immediately? I'm a beginner. My bee packages and equipment are on the way. Is it a good practice to start treating for bees right away? Thanks!
very helpful,is the device used very expensive?
I just found you. Where do I get the tool you’re using for the mineral oil?
whats the name of that fogger you are using? never knew such a thing existed.
as I know this mineral oil is toxic for humans and is forbiten in US ...right?Food grade mineral oil (FGMO) applied with an insect fogger was evaluated for varroa mite control in honey bee colonies by comparison to an industry standard, coumaphos strips, and an untreated control group (eight colonies per treatment group). During the six-week test period, the Varroa populations increased in untreated colonies and those treated with FGMO, while those treated with coumaphos strips decreased greatly and, consequently, averaged 96.1 to 99.4% fewer Varroa than the untreated colonies at the end of the test period, by the alcohol wash and sticky board methods, respectively. In addition to providing no control for Varroa, FGMO applied in an insect fogger may pose a fire and/or health hazard to beekeepers and bees.
food grade mineral oil is toxic? if it was toxic it wouldnt be edible.
You can purchase Mineral oil at the drug store and is taken internally as a laxative, don't know about all the other you have said:)
Why not use a flame thrower- did this get Requeen
What is the machine that you are using and where can one buy one? Thank you.
woundering what is the min. temp. that you can fog at it is 20f right now but that is the coldest that it gets here on Vancouver island in Canada
Hi Don, can I add oxalic acid ( dissolved )to the mineral oil to treat?
Tracy Skubal i dk why temperature with oxalic is bad compination
Thank you for this video. I did not know there was an organic way to treat for these nasty mites. Should I wait untl the fall once I have harvested my honey or should I treat throughout the summer. Is it right to do it every week for a 4 week cycle and then stop?
@fineshooter I've gone through 2 of them in the last three years. I wonder if using Thymol messes them up? I always use Thymol, and they seem to plug up, even though the crystals appear to be completely disolved. If you try to unplug them, they just get worse! I now have the Black Flag Fogger. It seems to work better than the others. What kind do you use Don?
will this work if they have the varroa virus that affects wings?
IF not what will? just had my first baby bee come out of the hive that was clearly not ready to hatch and wings were not formed properly
so what if you a little menthol in the mineral oil with a blinder then smoke them. you might run the small hive beetles off too. someone needs to do an experiment and see what effect it has on the bees and beetles....and let me know?
Can mineral oil be used to vaporize in a hive using just a water stirred vaporizer instead of a fogger? I wonder if there's a different way to do this than the fogger machine?
I'm not against the fogger but there's issues with using it for some people.
But I like the idea of using mineral oil, just want to try a different vaporizing delivery system.
Certainly did enjoy that!!
hello Don, here in Bulgaria we use liquid parafin( mineral oil) as you do. I wonder if you know how many grams of timol and oxal acid should be added in 100 ml liquid parafin?
Is anybody else from the forum familiar with the answer?
Great information! Thanks! Where do you get the fogger apparatus?
any hardware store
will mineral oil work as good as oxcilia acid
thanks a lot I'm looking into raising bee cause i make chapstick and stuff. i don't want to use chemicals. this will be helpful
well some people think cheap don't work.
Don
"Yes, the queen."
Bishop
hi Don, am going to give your fogger idea a go as Im against other chemical treatments, but just so Im sure, your saying you can fog whilst bees are still active, ie flying not clustering, but does it also have no effect on the honey, as you say you don't sell honey
Sou do Brasil apicultor o que você coloca pra fazer fumaça
hey Don? whats that fogger called and where can we purchase one?
Can you recommend a fogger? Really like your Video. - Thanks from a City Girl
you can get them from any hardware store or garden center
What is the ratio of mineral oil to water or do you use it straight
I want to start a box do u have any advice or tips? I love Bees....I know how important they are to life.......Also I have allergies and I heard that they can help keep pollen down? Thank you for posting this video. I've been researching about how to care for bees for awhile now.
I use screen bottom boards. Do I have to put solids in before this treatment?
you hold the fogger about 12 inches from the entrences.
Don
You are nice man bee guy, indeed you are very knowledgeable , and god bless you for helping beekeeper. I am your student now and you are my mentor, I call you Sir .where do you get the fogger and the oil is what laxative oil ?i like organic method, how about here in Florida we have SHB how do we get rid of them. I novice with 4 hives. Much obliged , please help. Thank you sir.
Hi Don,
I'm now back into bee's after a 40 year break and thankfully I came across your video on varroa mite control. Seems a brilliant way to do it, where do I get that vaporiser were using and what's it name, also the mineral oil, what is termed as mineral oil.
I live in the UK, so any help on how I find what I need so I can do my hives.
Many thanks keep up the great work.
Regards,
Ian
190 prof corn alcohol works grate also
did that kill the brood ? can we do that treatment at night way not ?
You mentioned fogging every 3 weeks, do you stop a certain time before harvest or will it not affect the honey flavor?
In romania....I use 5-10 % of medicament on parafin oil.
This has been so helpful! Can I drench my bees with h b h and get the same effect?
I believe mineral oil fogging has been discredited as a mite control method.
Do you have to add anything to the mineral oil (like alcohol) to use it in the fogger?
would adding thyme, and wintergreen help?
if I decide to treat this natural way , do I still need to remove honey supers before doing so ?
Hi sir I m not getting mineral oil currently, can I use any other oil please suggest 🙏
Where did you get your vaporizer ? Most everything I see is very expensive. Can you do video how to Install one ? Thank you
Hello I am new to bee keeping, I’m in South America working with wild Africanized bees. Supplies are very limited here not even sure I can find the mineral oil let alone that fancy fogger. Looking into alternative ways to handle mites. The nearest supplies here are likely 20 hours away for bee keeping supplies as here if you have a rake and shovel you are considered to have a hardware store(sad but almost true). Are there any other natural methods you might suggest?
Can you use that fogger when you have your honey supers on thank you love your Channel
Better safe than sorry. I miss the connection between oil coming out my buttocks and oil inhaled.
What Are the Dangers of Mineral Oil?
Read about the dagers on Livestrong Dott Com It's kinda scary and they aren't opinions.
Acute exposure can result in upper respiratory tract irritations, and chronic exposure may cause shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing, or tachypnea, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Do you put straight oil in the fogger?
Don, does the Mineral oil have any effect of the bees during brood rearing times or is this a treatment that is only to be done during the winter? I have noticed varroa for the first time in my hives this spring and one pretty serious infestation due to thousands of drones hatching within the last week that were infested. What are the options for treatment right now? (The bees are loaded with brood and honey supers are on.)
Use this anytime the bees are not in cluster. On a warm day in winter & the bees are flying, you can use it.
Without observed mite counts this is completely unproven speculation. Plus in order to break the mite cycle you would have to treat every 4 to 5 days for 21 days as the queen lays eggs mixed with capped brood. Don't get sucked in.
The paraffin oil is used as a laxative, but if you breathe it, it will clogs the lungs. A university professor told me that !. Whose opinion is correct, yours or professors? Many things are good and benefit for the entrails, but not for the lungs.
Bees don't have lungs
@@2BMaree you have them though and if you breathe mineral oil in its vapour form or oxalic acid evaporated you will be in intensive care fairly quickly and the cure is not known. Oxalic Acid crystallized on your lungs will cause severe breathing difficulties and destroy the lung surface micro biometrics which is essential for healthy lungs. Tar from smoking is also deadly never smoke. The lungs finally deflate and haemorrhage causing the individual to choke to death on blood not pleasant to witness. If you ever treat with a fogger wear a full face mask that is designed for organic acid vapour blocking. Best of all purchase some mite biter queens and let them produce bees that control the mites as no treatment is required.
Hello Don, I have enjoyed watching your videos. My question is can you treat mineral Oil this way with honey suppers on? Is there a mite treatment that can be used with honey on?
yes you can use mineral oil with supers on its just a laxative wont hurt bees or honey
We have organic plants and get rid of varroa mites in less than a two weeks
Brothers Alvarado what type of plants?
Mr James Thanks for Reaching us ..They are Central America Natives we are sending the product to our Beekeepers and also providing Videos
What type of organic plants are you using to get rid of varroa mites? Would love to use total organic, non-invasive methods with least amount of components/contraptions owned.
Hi!! what is tothynol? I can't find in in the internet. Thanks!!
still a good way off mite control?
What is that smokre called
@TheOhioCountryboy
you can get a loew's or home depot,some of my students waited till fall them found them half off.
Don
Can you use the Fogger with Oxalic Acid?
Yes! I use the Burgess better fogger with Oxalic Acid and Grain Alcohol. Works great. 21 day cycle. 7, 7, 7, and the once every 3 weeks. Fog until gas come out the top. You will need to wear protective breathing protection. You should expect to spend 60-80 dollars for the quality mask. Read before purchase. Not all mask are created equal.
Has anyone tried using an insect fogger with formic acid to treat for mites. If so, what mixture would you use?
what tipe of bees do you raise?
+Veniamin Drevenchuk I'm wondering the same thing. Don, you state that you don't raise Italians. What breed of bees do you have?
i rase en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apis_mellifera_cecropia
is it ok to use Johnson's Baby Oil as mineral oil ?
I have a question? can I do this at night.
Thank you.
Can you do this treatment with honey supers on?
Does it ruin your honey?