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- Ceracell Mite Test amzn.to/3JUwbMX Free shipping has sold out already. Until restocked they have a shipping fee.
Randy Oliver recommends 1 tablespoon of Dawn Ultra with 1 gallon of water for mite washes. It works great for us!
Varroa Easy Check amzn.to/3dwJE1r -------------- Dawn Ultra Liquid amzn.to/3SHjPM2
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Ceracell Mite Test amzn.to/3JUwbMX Free shipping has sold out already. Until restocked they have a shipping fee.
Randy Oliver recommends 1 tablespoon of Dawn Ultra with 1 gallon of water for mite washes. It works great for us!
Varroa Easy Check amzn.to/3dwJE1r -------------- Dawn Ultra Liquid amzn.to/3SHjPM2
See more from Randy Oliver at ScientificBeekeeping.com
Hi from central Otago southern New Zealand 👋 This was funny, I saw the container and thought that looks like a ceracell checker from here😂
Got good eyes! Thanks for stopping in!
Thanks for the I tip, the easy check lid was bothering me I had a hard time putting it on right. I bought the Ceracell Mite Test and it works great. Also the" Dawn Wash" works very well.
Had my easy check leak on several occasions.
Will try and get a new Cerracell. Good tips as always. Sharing is caring!! 😆🙌🐝
The Easy Check is a 700ml sistema klip it container that comes with the strainer (if you can find it). LocknLock sells a similar one. It's a pickling jar. I bought this Sistema one 10 years ago to hold yeast and have used the strainer for years for berries.
The Lock n Lock 1.9 liter rectangular box is great for holding and soaking swedish sponges cut in half to do Randy Oliver's OAE process, you can do up 600g of OA & glycerin in it, I used an old fashioned tater masher to make sure all my sponges got soaked, compress and release several times while the liquid is still hot, then flip the Lock n Lock box over, letting sponges relax for a few minutes, then repeat the process, when your done all the liquid should be in the sponges let stand for 24 hours, then take them out a lay out on a board to dry, then use or store em back in the Lock n Lock box till needed. have fun with you bees
I've been using the easy mite check tool ever since I started beekeeping, and I switch to Dawn Ultra soap as a mite release agent as soon as I saw Randy Oliver's research. I had great success with those tools and would recommend them to anyone :)
Does the soap mixture kill the bees? Quickly?
@@doctortcbkk2027 yes it just as fast as alcohol. the bees don't slowly drown.
The Ceracell mite test bottle having a gasket on the lid sold me. Blythewood Bee company is where I bought it from last year.
I just might have to order one from them.
GREAT JOB, Kamon! Your boots on the ground, straight talk is exactly what our industry needs more of.
Thanks for the product review. I'll get one coming.
Thanks Vanderpool Farms! I want to see this industry healthy and thriving!
I like that new Ceracell shaker cup.
Our second year of using Dawn. We are very pleased with the results.
Thanks Kamon for the interesting and valued content. Great share.
Thanks for saying so!
Windshield washer antifreeze works very well
Thank You!
Thanks !!
Nice! Thanks for the recommendation!
I don't check, I just treat everything in my bee yard, I'm not selling fall honey so I treaded using Randy's OAE process @ 3 times the rate on swedish sponges.
Thanks for the tips. I like that Ceracell Mite Test kit - I'm not a fan of the leaking either. You can also put 4-5 tablespoons of Dawn Ultra in a gallon pump sprayer if you need some wasp or insect killer. Works great and much safer that the spray can.
Good stuff Kamon. Have been using the Dawn Ultra as well.
I agree on the leakage on the earlier. I used it for the first time yesterday and yes, it leaks. Wishe I'd known of the other before now.
Sorry we didn't get the video out sooner! I just found out about it a month ago myself!
I am going to try the Dawn method
Thanks for the tips!
Thanks for a great informative video. Just used the easy check and yes it leaks. Gotta try the dawn now, never heard of using that before.
The easy check gives me good accurate counts I just don't like the leaking but we still use them!
Used the Easy Check today. Leaked worse than a seive!! Will be asking fo a refund.
Going to buy the Sistema produced product you also showed. It is New Zealand made and I live in NZ😎
Nice new products!!
I’ve compared Dawn Ultra to Alcohol and had reverse results. Next check I’ll use a bucket and scoop from the same Bees. That ceracell looks sturdy.
My easy check does not leak. And I like the space between the basket and the bottom for the mites to fall into
I ordered one of those ceracell mite test bottle. Thanks for the heads up. My other one gives me a shower
Same! I have been hoping for one with a seal for years!
I have been watching more an more bee keeper s switching to the soap bath. It makes good logical sense that’s a slippery soap would wash the mites off the bees better than a dry Alcohol
I've watched keepers use a jar and a screen, made in USA 🙂 tell them to start making stuff in the USA and maybe I'll buy.
Have a question for you. Of the different types of bee's which type makes the largest queens?
Not sure I would guess carnies but I have never weighed or measured a queen so your guess is as good as mine!
Thank you Kamon - I did an alcohol wash roughly 3 weeks ago on one hive with a result of 2 mites, Saturday I tested a different hive within 5 feet of the previous hive with Dawn and am looking at like 20+ mites... Truly that big a difference in a hive that close or a faulty test?
Planning to treat all my hives with OA every 3 days for 2 weeks then follow up with Api-gaurd, and test again and hope I'm not too late!
Yes that can happen I washed 3s, 1s, and zeros and had a hive with a 33 in the same yard. Got to get those mite loads down so they won't reinfect the rest!
How about diluting the dawn with alcohol? Double whammy?
Hey Kamon, Have you got any info on how HopGuard works?
The Dawn is nice but I still need alcohol to clean the propolis off my hands.
I have the Easy Check Verroa. Mine doesn't leak at all. You must have gotten a bad one. I will be trying the Dawn dish soap next time.
Wow the two I have both leak but perhaps I am unlucky!
@@kamonreynolds no your not.. I have had two in a row and both of mine leak
Hi Kamon, good review. Does the diluted Dawn Ultra kill the bees ?, have not seen any comment on whether it does or not
It does, very quickly
Is dawn ultra just washing up liquid?
Have you used the sugar shake method and how does it work.?
I have it is not near as accurate and you nearly kill the bees beating them to death in the jar. Tests have shown it severely shortens their lifespan so I just euthanize them quickly
I watched a video..central Maryland beekeepers assoc...where he mixed oxalic acid for 1 hive. I've seen not to mix for less then 5. Guess he's been doing this for years w success. I only have 1 dbl deep hive. What's your opinion on the small ratio of ing. please?
Im doing one hive, anyone tested mixing dose for just one wash to be effective? Not a gallon.
I just use the rest for dish washing
I like the easy check it's worked great for me and it doesn't leak if it's used right and I have never had a mite get stuck in the basket. I don't think your giving them a good review. 🤨
The Easy check does work and worked good enough for me for years but it isn't as good as this one. There are tons of beekeepers on here , amazon, facebook and others who constantly have leak problems with the easy check. Very common problem. I have 3 of them. They all leak. I have seen the rare mite get stuck in the holes before. Everyone has their opinion, mine is based on a lot of experience and a lot of pro beekeepers with the same experience.
I disagree with your opinion on my review.
Hi Kamon, is there something specific to the Dawn detergent that makes it better than other brands or will any concentrated detergent do the job?
I’m asking because I’ve not seen that brand on the shelf in the UK.
I think it is just how concentrated it is. I have no doubt there are comparable dish liquids under different names. But they have been tested so maybe you should find a UK one and let me know!
@@kamonreynolds that was my hunch too.
I’ll try a couple of UK brands alongside an alcohol wash and see how they stack up.
My wife has just run search on the Dawn product and it is available from Amazon but the price is a little tasty over here 😖
The marketing jargon claims that it is good for killing fleas so it may contain some active ingredient.
Have you ever tried just water?
And next to that you can make cheese with it
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When you find a hive with very low mite counts, do you select that queen for breeding new queens and growing lots of drones? I think that might help develop mite resistant bees in this country.