Overall mite shake results and decision.

[@bluewingfarms2208]

Thanks for taking the time to do these experiments and sharing the results!
It is very helpful for other Beekeepers trying to figure out what works and what doesn't.
I was hoping the Apistan was usable again. Darn it.🐝

[@philbeeman]

Darn it indeed.

[@Avi-ow4wo]

Good luck Phil get those buggers

[@graemediesel2936]

Thanks for taking the time to share what you find with us.

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Good video
Keep us posted

[@adamkerschenheiter]

I treat without testing and after seeing your video (and Canadian beekeeper) I’m going to do some washes. Thanks

[@philbeeman]

Your bees will thank you.

[@charlesoneill466]

Love to watch your videos.

[@philbeeman]

Glad you like them!

[@Warren76317]

Thanks for sharing.

[@justinsorenson]

Interesting. 🤔

[@Manuherikiabeekeeping]

Thanks for posting 👍 this is useful to see what people are getting mite count wise and🤦you just reminded me, I did some spring splits and forgot to go back and put strips in them after I moved them🤦 and now it's dark 😂 guess I know what my first job is in the morning 😬🤦 thanks for posting from southern New Zealand 👋😃

[@philbeeman]

I worked bees in NZ near Gore in 1988. Beautiful country.

[@Manuherikiabeekeeping]

@@philbeeman I'm in central Otago 👋👍

[@PutEmInTheBox]

I have gotten away from synthetic miticides, but one year I contributed to a randy Oliver study where hive were dosed with apivar and apistan at the same time. Three strips of each by the end of the trial. Those came through winter strong.

[@MerrittHoney]

Thanks for posting! Is varroxan available to you? My understanding is that an OAE treatment performs poorly as a knockdown but does help slow proliferation.

[@philbeeman]

Not available in Canada.

[@redpyro911]

Where are you located? It's a terrible summer for mites here in California.

[@philbeeman]

Manitoba, Canada.

[@marekbily8677]

Godd decision

[@reneefarber7806]

how is this shaker called? where to get it?

[@philbeeman]

It’s lent to me. It’s expensive lab equipment like a research university would have.

[@soupvis2616]

So sometimes the percentage is higher if thraeted than if not treated ???

[@philbeeman]

If the treatment didn’t work.

[@philbeeman]

@@soupvis2616 these samples come from different hives. As folks who follow me may know. The untreated hives have a different history than the main production hives. What those hives tell me is that 2% establishes a floor for what untreated hives might look like. A treated hive that has two percent now may have experienced a reduction of mite load but it isn’t low enough.

[@philbeeman]

@@soupvis2616 if you want logic check out my critical thinking lecture videos.