The future is already here in a more persistent application of oxalic by mixing with glycerin and soaking in cellulose(cardboard) strips, it works!
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The future is already here in a more persistent application of oxalic by mixing with glycerin and soaking in cellulose(cardboard) strips, it works!
https://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/sh...ad.php?t=38743
I thought I'd have a bash at this. It does seem to work although it is NOT an instant or rapid cure. One hive i had at the start of spring 2017 was very week covering only about 2x cricket size ball of bees and dropping loads of mites. Nothing to loose so had a bash at the towel thing, at first not much seemed to happen but the mite drop was steady, after about 4 weeks the small (~2- 3 inch diameter) brood size increased, a month later the (small) population began to rise with mites still dropping. By mid may it was covering ~3 frames with low mite drop. By late july a super was added and got about 10 lbs honey and hardly any mite drop. On seeing some success, more hives were treated with same at mid august and I am now very pleased with the results obtained. I have continuously monitored varroa floors and levels are acceptable. I definitely feel this method does work and could be applied as a "continuous" treatment given that there is no contamination of harvested honey
Seeing as oxalic levels in honey from colonies repeatedly treated with ox trickle (where there is a likelihood of some ingestion ) aren't elevated then I can't see an issue with the ox/gly which they're simply discarding out of the way.
Is there not an issue here with the legality of "home made" oxalic treatments?
PH
mbc ... where's the data for that? The only work I'm aware of (New Zealand?) measured OA levels in honey the spring following a winter trickle.
I'd love to see the evidence of what everyone wants to see.
Not sure about the original data but I read it on Randy Oliver 's website,,,,,so it must be true.
http://scientificbeekeeping.com/oxal...towel-updates/
So everyone is lying on their records?
PH