grease patties

[tony350i]

hi,
can i use salt wheels crush up and put them in my grease patties,
the ingredients is salt,white mineral oil as in the wheels you put in the pet rabbit Hutch ,

Tony

[power napper]

Just being inquisitive here Tony350i , why would you want to do that? I don't have any idea why is the reason I ask.

[tony350i]

hello power napper

so i under stand that mineral salt mixed in the patties can help knock down the v mites, more so when there is no brood,
but i might have got it wrong that is why i'm asking,

Tony

[Michael Bush]

I've heard of people putting the mineral salt in the patties. I have not heard of it doing anything to the Varroa.

[Ishi]

The directions call for pink salt

[louis1st]

have a look at this web page:


http://rnoel.50megs.com/2000/part2.htm

[Robert Brenchley]

I can well imagine the wintergreen knocking down mites (I seem to remember that it's been tried before) but I don't see what effect the salt would have on them.