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Post by angelique on Feb 10, 2015 17:37:23 GMT -7
Dusting for mites, treatment in February? I read to use direct contact method. Can I put this in with the sugar or on top of a pollen patty. How much per hive? We caught a small swarm last year and they over wintered nicely. We haven't been beekeeping long so we're not sure. I put fondant in last week when it was warm, can we put some mite treatment on top of the fondant too? Just curious...thanks?  . |
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Post by drew on Feb 15, 2015 18:31:06 GMT -7
Very loaded question.
What kind of treatment?
General speaking treatments should not be in there longer then recommended.
Never really has been a good idea to include them into pollen or grease patties. (contrary to what some old timers say)
The point of a treatment is to get in. Kill what it will kill in a short period of time. Then get it OUT!
If this was a small swarm, may have been a young queen. Yaaaaaa for you. She should do will this summer. Most swarms are pretty "clean" of mites, cause of the fact they don't have brood with them.
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