Varroa Mite Treatment Using Apivar
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- Discussion on Summer Varroa mite treatment. When to apply, how to apply, and why. Discussion includes the importance of timing the treatment for healthy winter bees. Also includes using the treatment in hives other than standard 10 frame deeps.
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Thanks for the comment about moving the lid to close the top entrance.
You’re welcome
Good video. Thanks
Thank you!
I have a hive that I recently requeened. It doesn’t have much of a brood nest at the moment, should I wait until the new queen has time to build it up to put in the apivar?
I would go ahead. Less brood means less mites hiding behind capped cells and therefore a better kill.
Here in central Arkansas the temps are still in the high 90s. At the beginning of August . Would apivar still be save to use?
Yes, you can use apivar with high temps. We are above 90 here in NC too.
I also have supers on but was planning on feeding that back to the bees since this is my first year. Would it be ok to leave this on for that situation?
As long as the honey is not going to be consumed, I don’t see a problem with it. There could probably be an argument made about the residue in the wax if the supers were going to be used for surplus next year, but I believe that residual would be extremely minimal if any.
On their website they say use chemical resistant gloves because touching them with your bare skin can be fatal in other words they can kill you. The biggest beekeeping supplier in England Thornes TH-cam video showing how to use the strips and put them in the Hive and they're wearing no gloves. I like using the strips they work really well but I've had Queen's disappear days after putting them in.
I am aware of the need for gloves. I spoke of that in the video. I didn’t wear them for the video because I use my phone to control the camera and gloves don’t work. I made a brief exception and returned to normal operations after making the video, which includes gloves. Thanks for the response.
Who makes your veil? or Where did you get it from?
That’s a clear-vue. There are two versions of that style: zip-in and tie-down. Several bee supply places carry them. I think that one came from Rossman.
@@DysonApiaries thank you for sharing. Appreciate your videos you explain in a way that is straight forward and understandable.
Let me know stuff you think would help!
@@DysonApiaries Content ideas-
Playlist -Month in the life of a beekeeper -what you think you should accomplish month by month- goals you set for each month in your apiary
Split size and way to split in the spring and summer
Feeding routine thru the year- what to focus on for splits and what to focus on for production hives
How to draw comb
How to build equipment
How to set up hives for honey
How to set up hives to split- how often can you split if you don't want honey but what to grow your apiary
How to extract honey
Just some thoughts....
Thanks again
Thanks for the suggestions. I’ll add to my list!
I use murder sause sause
Sorry I use murder sause for hive nettles
What is that?
Thermal mite treatment destroyes all the mites without injuring a single bee!
I’ve not tried that method in my operation.
Don’t make a video if you don’t follow the label . Always wear nitrate gloves
Don’t make a Vidio if your not following the label. Always where gloves.
I am very much aware of the label requirements and as I mentioned in the video, you should wear gloves. I find it hard to operate the camera remotely with my phone with gloves on so I made a brief exception for the video. Thanks for your response.