Gentle Treatments vs Hard Treatments - Nuc Follow Along Ep. 12 - 8/26/24

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[jeannecourter]

Thanks Kamon and Laurel - it is very helpful to watch a "blow by blow" hive inspection with your commentary - I've been keeping bees for 13 years, but always learning. Thanks for your teaching heart!

[grgrl]

Loved having you at the Louisiana Conference!! Thank you for answering all my questions 😛

[Backyardfuzzybee]

Thnx for the video kamon, you’re the best.

[framcesmoore]

Not to long it was great. It has been bad here as well. Been feeding my bees since July I Hope u and Laurel have a Blessed week

[CastleHives]

With the Queen Right Dial, you can use the middle and mark the T, for treatment, and then put a date. This makes record keeping easy. A QRD on every hive is an easy way to simplify records.

[Rhamsy]

This past year I had some formic pro that expired in May, so I used it as a late spring swarm suppressor and mite treatment. Bees have been doing great and had low numbers most of the year. Those early spring treatments prevent so much damage to the bees.

[dcsblessedbees]

It's that time of year, my girls are getting an OAV today in fact.
WoW that is a lot of strips, I would have thought they would do better on packaging, thanks for giving us a look at the new product. It is real nice to see new organic products on the market, More Choice is Better.
Blessed Days, Kamon and Family...

[varkgirl]

I have only seen ONE hive beetle since I started using these traps you recommended!

[benjamindejonge]

We just must live with it, they don’t go away.

[lynnerousseau]

And...not available in CA...- ugh! I'll be at the Expo... for this!

[MatWalter-qh]

Stop worrying about how long a video is. It takes time to get an education and if you rush you could leave out something that is important. I am new to this beekeeping thing but what I have learned so far is it can be subtle.
I for one REALLY appreciate the time and detail you put into you videos. This is the only industry I know of where an armature can get advice from a professional and the pro actually tells the truth. Bee keepers by nature are nurturing and it makes the entire industry different. You may love your cows but you dont "nurture" them, you care yes but it is different.

[aaronparis]

I like to use OA only I don’t mind putting work in but I have great success using it

[GeorgeCMcRae]

Had a bad episode this summer with OA sponges. I highly recommend exercising care especially if it's hot outside. Anywhere in the upper 90s to 100s it will kill your hive.

[apveening]

Was that queen cell at 14:52 charged?

EDIT: You reported a dry cup at 16:02.

[LeeKeeBumm-tmke]

So what would you use on a high mite load going into Fall?

[tedjackson]

What is the shelve life of the strips after you open them? they come 60 to a pack, what do you do with the extras?

[markkarstad]

Would not OA sponges cut into thinner strips and gung like these do much the same?

[Frankiewuebbling]

Where can you buy some of this treatment?

[jamesnolan]

I would be curious about long term storage of the leftover product. How would you store it? How long can it be stored and still be effective?

[researcherAmateur]

It was about time for someone to make what seems like good strips.
Kamon, after years of testing all kinds of combinations, to me it seems that the strips work the best (faster varroa drop) if l put two right above the entrance. Looks like most of the bees goes up when they enter. The strips end up being between brood and the vertical stick of the frame touching it. I noticed that I need just those two for a broodless or close to it hive