So who has fogged there bees and it worked?
I seen the fat bee guy youtube using mineral oil does this work?
I seen the fat bee guy youtube using mineral oil does this work?
Well if ya collect bees in a jar as if going to do an alcohal wash but instead fog the jar and see if any mites fall of the bees and see if it kills any bees., I will endeavor to do so which obviously leads to the necessity to collect mites, ideas .
I think he wants a bunch of live mites in a jar and then fogg those mides and see if they die. Anyway that's how I under stood the postOne should be able to do a test. Do a mite count with alcohol wash or icing sugar. Pick a hive with a >3% mite count.
I know I agreeSimply because it may be referred to as "food grade" does not change the fact that mineral oil is manufactured from crude oil. Mineral oil may be useful to beekeepers, but it does not qualify for a reasonable definition of "organic."
Well after 2 years if ya had healthy bees in productive hives that made a bunch of honey and no signs of mite damage, it just mite have been some benefit. Here’s your sign ( that’s a joke)I've been here long enough to recall the FGMO fourm. They were some of the most contentious posts that I've ever witnessed. I did buy the fogger and used it for two seasons, I'm really not sure if it provided any benefit. .
Yes it was and if the animal was smart he would “run off”The debates and attacks kind of reminded me of the animal that walked upon the fire ant nest...very painful to witness. .
No we don't. Just ask 10 beekeepers or better yet just ask 2.It was about fogging we all know what treatment free means.
OK, I was wrong. Apparently there is at least one person that believes mineral oil derived from crude oil is organic. Does your car run on organic gasoline as well?For Radarsidetrack, I guess compost is about as organic as crude oil, Think about organic chemistry all about carbon and hydrogen.
If you are marketing honey, the word "organic", in this sense, has nothing to to with organic chemistry.Organic chemistry is a subdiscipline within chemistry involving thescientific study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation (by synthesis or by other means) of carbon-based compounds, hydrocarbons, and their derivatives.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_chemistry
So would it be fair to say that your experience (based I assume on reduced mite drops)has shown a fogging lasts approximately 4 days and if so what did you estimate the residual mite numbers in the hive per 100 bees would be at after 5 or 6 consecutive foggings?When I did fog, however, I would do so as often as every 4 days depending on the mite drops.
In the video fatbeeman says “ if you fog once a week you ain’t going to have any mites” but ya only need to do it once every 3 weeks to break the mite/ brood cycle. Not sure if he uses sbb when I did a lot of the fog came out the bottom.If you are getting significant mite drop after a fogging, why do it every four days unless the hive was totally overrun with mites and on the verge of collapse to start with.
Sooooooooo did ya really have to post the whole thing I missed the FGMO entry.Apparently we acept Mineral oil as organic.