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Bookmark or Share- treating varroa with supers on | Beesource Beekeeping Forums6) Keep on monitoring the mite levels year-round (don't wait for the viral diseases to appear as signals to treat), so you are never faced with an unexpected surge or disease outbreak. You will see it coming and be able to take timely steps to head it off. HTH Enj.
- Feeding spirulina | Beesource Beekeeping ForumsI saw one study where they fed the bees honey mixed with spirulina, and the bees stored green honey which turned out being even more nutritious than regular honey. Probably not a big seller but interesting. There's another study where the bees consumed 10 to 25% less spirulina than real pollen, but were as healthy if not healthier on spirulina.
- Spray Sugar Water instead of Smoke - Beesource Beekeeping Forums(On the occasion that the bees in a hive are nasty and I have to break out the smoker, after two times they get requeened). I use the spray bottle as a fine mist across the tops of the bees when I first open them up. This helps mask any immediate alarm signals from popping the box.
- Honey Butter what is the shelf life and doesFor the "creamed" honey, approximately 6000 years but I'm sure the flavor will gradually degrade. For honey mixed with butter, I don't know. > and does it have to be refrigerated. For the creamed honey, absolutely not. For the honey mixed with butter, it will probably keep better in the refrigerator. I keep my butter at room temperature all the ...
- Mixing ratios for Fumidil-B please? - Beesource Beekeeping ForumsRead the label, it is the law. My OLD label states "380 litres of syruo mixed with this container (454 grams) to treat 100 packages or 50 fall colonies" You do the math.
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