Formic Pro Mite Treatment

Hey all,

Well with the upsetting results from the OAV treatments, I decided to use Formic Pro as a next step for treating against Mites. It has been 10 days since the last OAV treatment, so safe to put the Formic Pro pads on. I have used Formic Pro in the past as a Mite Treatment.

When you use Formic Pro:
1: RESEARCH THE PRODUCT AND HOW TO USE. There are excellent videos from the manufacturer.
2: Proper ventilation.
3: Protect yourself.
4: No Entrance Reducers.

Video Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
0:23 - Plan
1:35 - Formic Pro Details
4:42 - Bee Castle Formic Pro Install
7:31 - Bee Box Formic Pro Install
9:18 - Installing Formic Pro on the Rest
10:24 - Outro
11:39 - Member Thank You

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#Beekeeping #OhioBeekeeping #Beekeeper #OhioBeekeeper #HoneyBees #CastleHives #HiveInspection #formicpro #mitetreatment #varroa #varroadestructor

Equipment Used to Film:
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[rodneymiddleton]

Can't wait to see the results!!! Thanks Brian!!!!

[paulbunyan]

My experience has been that two strips per hive at the same time kills way too many bees, causes queen death or supercedure. I live in Northern Michigan and have followed the directions (especially the temp requirements). I now only use one strip per hive at one time. Pain in the buttocks, but doesn’t kill the bees or the queen. I check for mites when done and follow up with oxalic acid vapor as needed.

[WheelersPrinting]

Running 2 deep hives with lower AND upper entrances. I understand that bottom entrance needs to be fully open. What about the upper entrance? Closed or open? Thanks

[theohiohousewife]

Picked up a work bag at Menards. So smart. Thanks for the tip

[mattsara]

I hope you get the same results I did.

[erossi]

Can you feed the bees while you treat with the FP

[YogiHollowFarm]

Hope the Formic pro works to battle the mites. So sensitive to temperature.

[pmmllc]

I treated my hive with Formic Pro about 2 hrs ago. I just checked the hive. Normally there are bees going in and out of the hive. I just checked it and only saw a couple going in and out. Normally there are groups of bees outside the entrance and there are none. Should I be concerned?

[daisyshoney]

You placed the brood super on top of the honey super. I hope the Queen was sleeping. Well done video.

[angelsday]

Awsome nature love those tiny thing added boosting our health.

[ArielleViking]

Hoping that this formic acid will get rid of those mites. 💯❤👍

[larrytornetta]

What do you think of another treatment after 30 days? What do you think of those plastic hive bodies?

[horizontalbees]

Brian I hope your hives turn out okay with the Formic Pro.

[maryranch]

Good video Brian...hope this works for you. Let us know how things are...take care and God bless 💞👍

[FreeRangeArtFarm]

That happened with one of my colonies. They had 8 mites and went up to 13 after I treated. However, the rest of my hives were at 1 or zero mites... I added apivar strips to the bad colony and am putting them through another round of OAV, then we will do another count. Ugh! I hate mites!

[BlanchardsBees]

Now I'm rethinking my game plan with OAV but I have no money for anything else😰

[ToBeeOrNotToBeHoney]

Strange, I posted a comment but it appears to be removed.

[BESHYSBEES]

I didn’t have any mites “zero” when I did my shakes 😂 but I’ve had beetle problems lately

[lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Was signed in to my other account... just got the notification