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pookie

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Posted: Fri Aug 28, 09 10:40 am Post subject: Bid4bees
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Cathryn

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Posted: Fri Aug 28, 09 7:33 pm Post subject:
Pah! I met him at the Smallholders Show and suggested he take a look at the forum.

sean
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Posted: Fri Aug 28, 09 7:50 pm Post subject:
He joined in June. Never logged in or posted though. Linky

pookie

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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 09 3:13 pm Post subject:
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sean
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 09 3:20 pm Post subject:
Oh absolutely. I wasn't having a go at him.

pookie

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Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
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Location: Dordogne

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 09 5:35 am Post subject:
Had a look at his site. Thought the varroa vaporizer was interesting - watched the video. Any other beekeepers got any views on this? Tavascarrow? Had the bee inspector last year to do Oxalic acide treatment on my hives. The whole club had the treatment with mixed results. Some older members not keen on the thing and thought it did more harm than good.

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
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Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 09 6:38 am Post subject:
Is he connected with the Bid4Poultry people, do you know? They have cross-links.

Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
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Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 09 9:13 am Post subject:

Lorrainelovesplants wrote:

Had a look at his site. Thought the varroa vaporizer was interesting - watched the video. Any other beekeepers got any views on this? Tavascarrow?

Had the bee inspector last year to do Oxalic acide treatment on my hives. The whole club had the treatment with mixed results. Some older members not keen on the thing and thought it did more harm than good.

I haven't used oxalic acid but from what I've read it's effective but if not used correctly can be harmful to the bees too.
Little worried about the quantities he uses in the video, three heaped spoons of oxalic acid is nearer to 20 grams not 3.5 as stipulated & that quantity will kill a lot of bees.
Also its corrosive to metal hive parts.
But if used correctly at the right time of year it's proven to work.
I think down here in the deep South West we would be better using it Nov/Dec not October as stipulated.
Thornes sell an electrically heated vapourizer which is possibly easier to use but a lot dearer
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Lorrainelovesplants

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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 09 11:29 am Post subject:
Steve - had the same thoughts myself. (By the way your Welsummer cock is doing well - plumped up a bit and looking good with the 4girls) Im starting to feed up now - wondered if i should put varroa strips in before or after (or during) feed. I think previous yrs Ive done during, but am worried Im tainting the stores

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