Oxalic Acid Extended Release Varroa Mite Treatment - Randy Oliver
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2024
- Managing Varroa Mite levels in Honey Bee Colonies. We currently do not have adequate tools to effectively control Varroa Mite in Honey Bee Colonies during those times when honey supers are on and our Bees are collecting Honey. The Extended Release Oxalic Acid treatment designed by Randy Oliver is a promising method that could control Varroa Mite levels with Honey Supers on. More work needs to be done, Contact your Local Beekeeping Organizations, Farm Organizations and get them involved.
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Excellent info video, thank you! A tip I heard through the grapevine to speed up the process for mixing…preheat your glycerin to about 130-140 F then mix in the OA. It will cut your prep time in half.
I saw a presentation at NAHBE given by Greg Rogers. He documented improved efficacy in using 1/4 pads in each quadrant when compared to 1/2 pads.
I did not get to go I am a care giver but I did hear it worked for greg can you tell me everything he did Thanks
I will have to look into that. Thanks
I did not get to go can u tell me what Greg did Thanks
Good presentation. Chris Werner puts pads on his colonies just as you demonstrate. He puts them on his colonies as soon as they arrive in Michigan from Florida. He leaves them on until they move them back to Florida in October. There was no mention of whether or not it was "approved". 😉
When did Chris move to Michigan
Thanks for the video, Hello from Kajun Homestead New sub
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Great video very useful information thanks
Hi here is a video too see it will tell you more about oxalic treatment .Ep48 making and using oxalic acid strips ,kiwi wildman nz (once known as a kiwi beeman) let me no you got it
I have a layens horizontal hive. Would I just hang the two pieces from to of frame going down and where the brood is? Capped, uncapped?
in New Zealand they impregnate cardboard strips and hang them over the frames Vertically . Search for New Zealand oxalic acid treatment on UA-cam and you should find a video of how they do it. I'm not sure if the Swedish towels may be too thick to hang vertically as the bees need to walk on the surface to be able to spread the oxalic acid around. Seeing that I would never actually use it because it's illegal in Ontario, Canada. It would be hard for me to give exact treatment or advice.
I am in the South Carolina. Our hives frequently never go completely broodless in the winter. We have frequent days in the 50s and 60s with intermittent freezing weather. Would it be appropriate to use this method in Jan/ Feb/march. Brood nest is usually split between the 2 boxes. Thanks for a precise presentation.
Randy Oliver's research. He suggests that it be used during honey flow when the bees are actively moving up and down through the hive. The bees need to be traveling up and down through the boxes that they step on the pads and disperse the acid around. If they're in cluster, they're not going to do that, so I would assume from what I've read that that might not be an appropriate treatment at that time. There are other things available for use when the bees are in cluster.
A new product is coming on the market shortly that will be legal in many states. Varroxsan Oxalic Acid Strips.
89.99 for 60 strips
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Looked at Varroxsan. Application is 4 strips draped over frames in each brood chamber. Application will be a bit of a pain We will have to see if it comes to Canada and what the price will be when it gets here.
@@Innisfilcreekhoney $89.99 here in the US 60 strips in a package.
That's $6 USD per brood box.
I've heard that pouring a bit of water on the strip towels can refresh the effect. Has anyone tried that? I know it depends on the material. Apparently the PIG ones take to the refresh.
see that is the problem with non regulated treatments. There are a lot of things people do that are not tested.
I can't imagine how that particular method would be a problem. It came up in a discussion with Bob Binnie.
Might dilute the Oxalic? Might entice the bees to drink it for the moisture? Might reduce the long term effectiveness? Might do almost anything. That is why research is important. Always better to fallow the experts instructions and advice.
No water will build up a film preventing the Bees from coming into contact with the OA . . .
Seems like any treatments that stay in the hive over time, eventually lose their effectiveness. Are we setting ourselves up for the mites to build resistance against OA, by using OA as an extended release? OA seems to be the only effective tool we have left. The magnificent thing about it is, it doesn’t stay in the hive long. With extended release OA, are we setting up an environment for the mites to build resistance? Just a concern I have with all the extended release OA talk.
There is no one single treatment I would use. Extended release oxalic acid would be used in conjunction with a full pest management protocol. It would be just one tool to use to mitigate varroa mite. The most important tool a beekeeping can use to control varroa mite is an alcohol wash because that enables you to monitor their levels. So you know if your treatment protocol is working.
Have you tried to refresh the pads with a bit of water?
Not sure if that is necessary? Randy Oliver does not mention doing that. Doing extra, untested things to treatments is not always the best thing to do.
@@MinnesotaBeekeeper we refresh with OADe from a caulking tube . . .
Hi I live in nz we use dry wall shim for oxalic treatment check it out ,At hive word nz beekeeping
Going to check this out can you tell me more thanks
An ongoing treatment on 1 chemical...
Have we learned nothing about how organisms develope resistance to chemicals?
There is no one single treatment I would use. Extended release oxalic acid would be used in conjunction with a full pest management protocol. It would be just one tool to use to mitigate varroa mite. The most important tool a beekeeping can use to control varroa mite is an alcohol wash because that enables you to monitor their levels. So you know if your treatment protocol is working.
Why a 40min video? Could be done in 5/6mins painful
You didn't have time to watch the video, but you had time to type a comment. It always amazes me when someone complains about something for no particular reason other than to complain. Lots of Kevin's and Karen's out there.
I watched the full video, seriously way too long
Outstanding video!!! I watched all 39:55 and loved every minute of it !! Great presentation of Randy’s slow release OA sponges! Thanks! 👍👍
@oneshoo thank you. My goal was not to just re-spew a simple recipe like most people do. My intent was to explain reasons why you could use it and why we should be able to use it and a little bit of a political statement on the red tape of government and how it negatively affects the world.
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And you did so very articulately! I would say that I’m going to try it, but I don’t want the bee police knocking at my door! 🙄🤦♂️