Wow I just had this conversation with my brother who has bees too, I was thinking of raising them too. He control mite with food-grade mineral oil in a propane fogger: The mineral oil coats both bees and mites, encouraging bees to groom each other, which leads to mites falling off. Powdered sugar: Acts similarly to mineral oil by encouraging grooming, which helps dislodge mites.
Thank you for your comment. This time, the mites on my bees are the kind that enter the bees' tracheae, and they're troublesome mites for which there are few effective treatments. Beekeepers of Japanese honeybees across Japan are at their wits' end.
私の師匠は、蜂蜜は採れる時に取って置け、これが口癖です。
この群も夏の終わりころには元気だったはず。その時に採蜜しておれば５リットルも６リットルも採れたと思います。
私の地方では、８月の採蜜が主流の様です。
１０数年やって来てその意味が解ってきたように思います。
コメントありがとうございます😊
師匠の言葉、重みを感じます。
Wow I just had this conversation with my brother who has bees too, I was thinking of raising them too. He control mite with food-grade mineral oil in a propane fogger: The mineral oil coats both bees and mites, encouraging bees to groom each other, which leads to mites falling off.
Powdered sugar: Acts similarly to mineral oil by encouraging grooming, which helps dislodge mites.
Thank you for your comment. This time, the mites on my bees are the kind that enter the bees' tracheae, and they're troublesome mites for which there are few effective treatments. Beekeepers of Japanese honeybees across Japan are at their wits' end.