Essential Oils vs Varroa mite Part 2

Подписаться 4,2 тыс.

Просмотров 1,9 тыс.

50% 1

Some links lead to Amazon.com, of which I am an affiliate and monetize.
BeeNativeHoney.com for high-quality honey!
*Pest & Disease Management eGuide- know what to do against the three most common pests of the honey bee colony (Wax moth, Small hive beetle and Varroa):
Get your copy here and download today!
www.beenativeh...
The Intuitive Beekeeper: Beyond Master Beekeeping, written by me:
www.beenativeh...
I use HiveAlive products year round to give my bees the best chances at thriving:
usa.hivealiveb...?sca_ref=5475458.g9BkK6JFQP
*Get the best pair of Beekeeping Gloves on the Market (not kidding).
Apis Tactical Gloves: Use code: THEHIVEDOCTOR10 to get 10% off!!
apis-tactical....
Blythewood Bee Company, get just about anything you need:
blythewoodbeec...

Опубликовано:

21 окт 2024

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист

Посмотреть позже

Комментарии : 42

@dongreaux4714 6 дней назад

I like the oils rather than other methods will be using this method. Thanks for your experiment

@thehivedoctor13 6 дней назад

You bet! If you do, I recommend something less potent. The bees avoided the areas where the pads were.

@dongreaux4714 6 дней назад

I think it's the peppermint, also try thyme oil by majestic. Did some research and this oil kills veroa mites use one drop with coconut oil and soak the mixture up with cheese cloth squares and squeeze all the oil out put on frames

@thehivedoctor13 4 дня назад

@dongreaux4714 Oh heck yeah! That’s good to know, thanks!

@R_Brickner 8 дней назад

So you are trying to find a mite treatment that has extended release and kills mite over a long period versus the 2 day killing achieved using vaporization, dribble, or spraying. Randy Oliver pioneered this in the U.S. back in 2016 with his trials then and trials to date using the oxalic acid/glycerin mix in various media, the least expensive and longest lasting (56 days) using the Maximizer pads. I can't imagine opening the hive weekly to change out a mite treatment. DB

@thehivedoctor13 6 дней назад

Hey, no that’s not what I’m trying actually. I am a huge proponent for OAV. But I found myself not being able to do it when needed so I was experimenting with another method not to replace OAV but work until I could vaporize again.

@captbriansbees 9 дней назад

I’ve done 2 alcohol washes since I started. This was my second year. The NY bee inspector did the 1st and I did one myself. I stopped because I can see mites and now with my screen bottom boards, I can count them easily. I literally will do my last OA treatment today. Probably one of the last days we will see temps in the 70’s here on Long Island.

@thehivedoctor13 8 дней назад

Oh nice! We have a cold front for a few days and then 70’s again but for how long 🤷‍♂️

@wesleybryant7839 9 дней назад

Awesome video. I can relate, I have a similar management practice. No need knows everything we have to constantly learn.

@thehivedoctor13 8 дней назад

Nice! I like your style…always learning more. 🐝🐝

@BaileyCurtis 8 дней назад

You’re a legend mate. Thank you 🤝

@thehivedoctor13 8 дней назад

Ha😅 thanks for the encouragement!

@irietpeshkess 3 дня назад

What are top boxes on the two deep frames ? Are they feeders ? Thanks for the great video

@thehivedoctor13 3 дня назад

Thank you! They are calling Quilting Boxes and are used for maintaining colony warmth during the cold months.

@beemandjl 8 дней назад

I got my Mckesson wound care pads in from Amazon today. I got the 2x3 pads. I put them in water, and they hold the liquid. I want to add some glycerin to the oils to make them last a little longer, even though they are oils themselves. I may hold them so they will not dry out as quickly.

@thehivedoctor13 6 дней назад

You have definitely thought this through well. I hope yours work well. Mine were overly potent.

@danplatt861 9 дней назад

You know that I am a BIG FAN of your content and I am very much aligned with your philosophy and beekeeping practices. Once you have this method dialed in, I will give this a try in my little apiary. Side question: do you have a video on why you have holes in your boxes and the reason for their location? Thanks Jonathan!

@thehivedoctor13 8 дней назад

Hey Dan, I greatly appreciate you in case you didn’t know. I like your approach too, wait for me to dial it in and then hit the gas pedal! While I don’t have enough warm weather remaining this year to properly test this method until it’s just right, I plan on doing so in three spring. I don’t have a video, that I recall, that explains why I have the holes in my boxes but will gladly make one, thanks for asking!🐝

@heavymechanic2 8 дней назад

I saw a Russian lady in SC using thyme oil and swears it works. I need to try this treatment as I really hate the commercial stuff due to the cost.

@thehivedoctor13 7 дней назад

Yes, when I do this again I will definitely be including thyme oil. However my delivery method will need to be less potent, the bees avoided the area where the pads were.

@djinanesoft5608 8 часов назад

Why don't use tongue depressor in the bottom of the frame it's better then coton I think. ‏

@jefferyevans7299 3 дня назад

How would you apply this to Layens Hive? Thank you

@thehivedoctor13 3 дня назад

Ooh good question! I would most likely go with a longer strip, the kind they use for the Varroxsan strips. I would remove a couple of frames, shift them aside, install the strip, slide the frames back into place carefully and voila!

@user-go9hb4td8j 9 дней назад

Hi Jonathan, I have watched both of your essential oil videos. I was hoping to see some varroa drop results. So far, you haven't shown any. I agree with your alcohol/soap liquid comments.

@thehivedoctor13 8 дней назад

Hey, that’s awesome and I appreciate that you watched them both. I did not show any mite drop results yet. I would like to but our weather is getting cold this week. Perhaps when we hit another warm spell I can follow up with that!

@R_Brickner 8 дней назад

@@thehivedoctor13 Any legitimate trial requires both a trial and control group, and more than a couple of hives in each group. The hives should have been sampled before applying a new treatment to establish a baseline to start from. DB

@thehivedoctor13 7 дней назад

@R_Brickner Hey, I hear you. Personally, I’m not interested in that depth of research 😅, I am already quite aware of the effects of mites and don’t need the comparison.

@user-go9hb4td8j 7 дней назад

Thank you for the reply.

@jeanirwin9539 9 дней назад

Ever considered shop towels cut into small strips, etc.

@thehivedoctor13 8 дней назад

Honestly I think the shop towels would work better as long as they weren’t over-saturated.

@BeeCoolHunnyBunny 9 дней назад

Hi there Hive Doctor, just out of interest did you consider Thyme oil? and if so what were your reasons not to include it in your mix?, thanks for the vids btw!

@thehivedoctor13 8 дней назад

Great question! So I would consider using thymol for sure. The only reason I didn’t was because I was using a recipe from a guy in Florida and that’s what he used.

@BeeCoolHunnyBunny 8 дней назад

@@thehivedoctor13 , got it, best to start with what's been tried and tested, and work from there. I have thought about making up home brew thymol but am a bit cautious as the over the counter version seems to cause issues within the colony much like formic acid, I do however use very small amounts of Thyme and Tea Tree oil in sugar syrup feed, like a homemade hive alive, I also boil up the water for the feed with Birch Polypores, as experimented with by Paul Stamets, which apparently helps them fight off viruses, but this is feed and not a mite treatment so a very different game, I'm eagerly awaiting your thoughts and conclusions on the treatment. so best of luck with that!

@francinekeane9900 8 дней назад

what about wintergreen oil

@thehivedoctor13 7 дней назад

Idk, I would need to look into that 🤔

@aweka64 8 дней назад

Or a combo of Oregano and Thym ?

@thehivedoctor13 8 дней назад

Yeah, I think as I fine tune this method, I will ultimately use these oils: Thyme, Oregano, Peppermint and Tea Tree. This combo, in my opinion, would be great for battling Varroa, SHB and potentially the viruses spread by Varroa.

@aweka64 8 дней назад

What about Thym oil ?

@dongreaux4714 6 дней назад

@aweka64 that's what I will use one drop mixed with coconut oil, use cheese cloth cut in squares.

@thehivedoctor13 4 дня назад

@dongreaux4714 That’s interesting 🤔, why cheesecloth?

@dongreaux4714 4 дня назад

@aweka64 use cheesecloth because the bees won't get stuck and it absorbed the oil and you can squeeze out excess oil

@thehivedoctor13 4 дня назад

@dongreaux4714 I like it. Thank you for explaining that.