🔵Dangerous Mite Levels! August work = Springtime '23 Honey!!!
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Here is the follow up Video Results from the Apiguard treatments th-cam.com/video/Xn3cnDtMBmc/w-d-xo.html
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$1.84 for the pen $13.99 for shipping kamon didn’t pay that what am I missing
Australia! Oh no! 😲 Best wishes and speedy radifications !!! 🇺🇸
Thanks Kamon! Fingers crossed it looks like we may be on top of it for now. :)
I hope so! I want varroaless bees when I visit some day!
@@kamonreynolds Hive Alive Down Under 2023
Thanks for sharing interesting beekeeping content 👍
Thanks for the video like always
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Love Apiguard for "Zero" Mites ! 👍
Alas in the UK, they get us in the Kerching (£€$) Department... We can't buy Buckets and self dose... its sold in individual Tray Units ! Costs a lot more £££... 👀
But it's still worth it, re getting rid of Varroa Mites, in this time of raising pending Winter Bees.
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Happy Beekeeping 2022
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WOW no tubs????
Happy Beekeeping!
Thanks !!
Found one downside to treating with Thymol.
Honey flow slowed /stopped a couple weeks ago so I pulled the supers and treated with Thymol.
I used a 3.5 Inch shim to give the bees some room to access.
In the two weeks between treatments the flow kicked back on and the bees filled that whole cavity with burr comb.
What a mess!!!
Thanks for your wishes for us in Australia Kamon. The authorities are going hard on it and seem to have it contained at present. Fingers crossed.
Good videos
Love seeing the horizontal hive development! Apiguard is my August treatment tool of choice, too, and the bucket and syringe make it easy to adjust the dosage for different hive needs. I once use a medium box as a spacer for Apiguard treatment and regretted it, because it held the smell of Apiguard for over a year, and I didn't want to use it as a honey super for a long time.
We are having a note infestation in our yard that is attacking our cats and then us. Any thoughts about these products for general yard use. They're aren't the red mites, but small mites that dig in the cats ears. Thanks.
Sorry Carol I really don't know anything about those kind of mites and pests! I hope you find a solution though!
Great video kamon, 3 , 33 Cc doses have been what were doing as well, this wk will be our last treatment, we also added a 1.5" of close cell Styrofoam on top of migratory tops, sure seems to help with the mid to upper 80s
You are so right! My bee yard smells like thymol! Question. Do you know how much nectar it takes to make 1 lb of honey? Thanks.
Not really. SO many variables some nectar like clover has a very high sugar content and doesn't take as much to condense down. This would be a good Bob Binnie question!
Kamon, Hope you and you sweet family are all doing well. Have you heard of Apitablet for Varroa?
Thanks!
Thanks Merlin!
Hey Kamon, what are the temperatures where you are and how often are you treating? The PDF put out by Apiguard says if your temperatures are above 77 degrees to use 2 doses of 25 grams one week apart for a deep box and 3 doses for a heavy infestation. I see you are using 33 grams for three cycles which may be a good idea if you are splitting the difference between 25 to 50 grams. Thanks for providing us with your videos! My question is, should I use 25g, 33g, or 50g? Our temperatures here are still in the 90 degree range.
How bad would the mites have been without that brood break from requeening? Thanks for sharing Kamon!!!
Who knows but I can tell you what the mite population is fixin to be!!
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Quick question.. @Kamon I was watching your Winter prep video… you were making Sugar Bricks- it was March- WHY did you take OFF the HiveAlive and SWITCH to the Sugar Brick … they were eating the Hive Alive good? I’m confused 🤪🤪🤪- thanks!
I was thinking that given you are not sampling the average bee your stats are actually high. Nurse bees have 2% but what percent of the hive are the nurse bees? It would indicate that a hive at an actual 1% at this time of year may still be on its way out. cheers
Maybe so but the mites will double in 21 days and the next generation is what they are doing the damage too not really the old bees.
I agree the wash is imperfect but I would rather err on the side of caution as we find much greater success with keeping mites very low and not allowing the viruses the mites carry to become a factor! Thanks for the conversation and for watching!
First year I haven't treated in Aug feeling kinda weird about it .. going to trust the science.. just not seeing much in my washes one here and there.. most are zeros using full cups.. so I've decided pull couple frames of brood that will lower the counts and I'll just treat the nucs I make up. Apivar took them out last spring and I'm breeding to my most mite resistance colony's can't hurt
Kamen, I really enjoy your videos. somehow I missed where you get the bulk Apivar treatments for your bees. I like using a multipronged approach with treatments. Could you provide the link please I would greatly appreciate it.Thanks.
Hi Todd! I got my Apiguard from Dadant this year www.dadant.com/catalog/bee-care/pest-control-treatments/medications/m01481-apiguard-3kg-tub
Kamon, Thanks for the videos. I have used Apiguard for the second year. I also feed with the treatment on. But, they seem to entomb a great deal of it with a strange looking propolis, I believe to be made with some of the Apiguard. I am in South Carolina, and just finished my 3rd round of the 33ml. Have you seen this? I wonder if it is because of the feeding? Thanks
Some hives will propolize the cards and the apiguard heavily. I haven't noticed this causing an issue as long as the gel is removed
Kamon, can you use the thymol that is not apiguard the same way? What about thyme essentially oil? Thanks.
Do you ever have any residual Listerine taste or smell in your spring honey the next season?
Hey Standollar, I never have not even a little
have you had any issues with syringe getting clogged somewhat with clumps in the tub even though you stirred it? thought about trimming the nozzle to give it a larger whole.
When it gets older bigger crystals can occur. Trimming the nozzle back is likely your best bet
just did the gel application on my hives this evening, 50 ml per hive. I got 5 colonies. Question; I placed mine on top deep super, is that bad? That one had mostly honey. Should I placed them on a bottom one instead, that's where all the brood is at. I noticed they all are fully packed with honey on top box.
Should be fine where it is at they will haul it down thru!
@@kamonreynolds thanks Kamon. I had honey suppers on, that i left after a honey extraction last month for them to clean up...well, they filled them up with honey, but not fully capped. I couldn't wait any longer..they need their medicine. thanks for your tips.. I'm learning a lot. Used OA last year thanks to you..all hives survived a nj winter
I had a wash with 28!!!!
Kill those mites
time to budget for the purchase of new bees next spring. Goner...
@@wishicouldspel Depends on where he is from. In the south he may have time to knock them down before the winter bees are formed. I would use Formic Pro or Apivar and maybe hit them with some OA just to help out. But you maybe right, it will be touch and go.
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That isn’t true. If the mite load is corrected ASAP, then there’s a good chance that they’ll recover just fine - especially if given healthy bees from other colonies
@@wishicouldspel What if the colony is plentiful and the colony is treated?
Hello Mr.Reynolds!
I have one question: Do you give the three times of 33ml Apiguard in three weeks steps?
I dont understand this part.
Thank you, best regards
Hi Blackbox! The treatments are a 7 days apart. 33, 33, and 34 grams each applied 7 days apart.
@@kamonreynolds Thank you very much, best regards :)
Using the dawn does it matter if you use the blue dawn ultra or the purple colored altra?
Pretty sure the color doesn't matter as long as it is dawn ultra! Thanks for the comment Jimmy!
Kamon, Are you concerned about breathing the apiguard or getting on you skin??
I don't worry about the smell. Thankfully it is safe to breathe and I like the smell in small doses. When we are doing alot of apiguard we wear gloves. If it gets on your skin it can slightly burn you bit it isn't real bad. Still best to wear gloves!!
Kamon. You sure about that "mode of action" comment stated at 9:30 mark?
Based that on conjecture, anecdotal, or actual research and testing?
I read the instructions which is based on vita beehealth's research. Sure it off gasses as well, but great distribution via touch makes this product work much better and it makes sense.
I’m in Ky and wanted to do a
Mite test and if the results is high on the count do a boric acid treatment my question to you is do you think it is too late in the year or too cold I seen the video that said you preferred to be 50° no lower than 45° to do the treatment the temperatures have been in the lower 40 of the nights but I’m not sure on how many treatments then how many day’s in between each treatment and if November is too late to do The treatments if you could help me with some of the questions I would greatly appreciate it@@kamonreynolds
Kamon, what is the specific pen name. There are a ton of pens in the link. Thanks
MPD -15 is what you want!
Could you please drop a link for the feeder:)
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@@kamonreynolds legend! sorry I just needed to refresh my page I was too early XD
Great videos! Why do you use dawn instead of rubbing alcohol?
The dawn is cheaper and works as good as or better! We use 1 tablespoon of dawn to a gallon of water. Thanks Jim!
@@kamonreynolds Thanks! I'll try it tomorrow.
I just bought my first six hives so this might be a stupid question but why not just treat without killing bees? Does treating harm the bees if they have no mites?
Some are fairly disruptive but most don't kill bees. The main problem is that it is not common to get 90% kill every time with a treatment. If you get 80% kill with a 1% infestation... your good. What if you have a 4-5% infestation? It will knock them back but the mite load will still be too high and since we don't know we will lose that colony and as it crashes the rest of our hives will rob the resources out and pick up the mites and viruses. Potentially causing a domino effect.
I think you can treat without checking but that probably means you need to over treat to be sure.
I have decided that to my operation it is worth it to sacrifice bees just as bees sacrifice bees, drones, and queens whenever they fill it necessary. It took me about 16 years to get to that point!
Anyways happy beekeeping and thanks for the comment Brad!
Great videos. Question I just did a 7 day treatment with mite away quick strips. I did a sugar roll and had the same number before the treatment. When should I do another treatment. I heard from beefit to not do it so soon. But she is great but new I am newer. So what do you suggest I should treat again. Hey thanks in advance.
I do mite washes periodically throughout the year and I have been blessed with no mites for the last 3 years I absolutely fought mites the first 2 years I had bees but with oav and apiguard and different bees cause my original colonies didn't make it I have been very fortunate
I did my bees the other day and had 33 mites with 250 bees. Ive been vaporizing with oxalic every three days since doing the test.
Would you please comment again here on this post once your done with OA and doing another alcohol test?!? Thanks!!!
I did that last yr, every 3 days for 5 treatments. Brought my count down to 0. Good luck.
5:45 I thought Kamon said, "In August, a queen can lay 900,000 bees a day!" Upon reflection, I had merely heard a verbal trick......
do you swell up at all when you get stung i still swell up bad. Got stung 3 days ago and my entire calf swelled up down into my ankle and my foot. I swell up really really bad. Sometimes i get stung and its hardly anything but other times its a large amount of swelling.
That used to happen to me. It sometimes still happens to Laurel. Thankfully over time the itching went away and 99% of the swelling did too
@@kamonreynolds How long because im 2 years into my own apiary and i get stung atleast once a week and still swell up like crazy. I see keepers work without gloves which id never do. Getting stung on the hands is the absolute worst for me. Id rather be stung anywhere else on my body than my hands. Im just wondering how typical my reaction is. I asked 3 different doctors who clearly arent honey bee experts but they said everyone swells up. I keep letting myself get stung hoping to build a resistance but if it never happens i was gonna stop
It took me 3 years to become immune .
I quit beekeeping for 25 years and recently bought a pet hive im still immune