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Randy olivers 5% glycerin oxalic acid dribble recipe

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Rady mentioned once that the 5%glycerin in oxalic solution for dribble will prohibit worker from ingesting the solution for low mortality, can someone provide the recipe thanks
 
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Thanks Man but that's not the 5% glycerin recipe thats around 40% if u google for it at scientificbeekeeping.com you see google direct u to (A 5% glycerin to water ratio results in good distribution of OA to the bees and is less bothersome to the bees than a stronger concentration)
Currently I can't access scientificbeekeeping.com, something wrong with the site
 
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The percentage is based on total weight. Add the water weight to total.

If you do the math with total weight you'll note the 3.2% OA mixture doesn't quite add up to amount of dihydrate used. Randy accounts for the OA crystals that are commonly available. Taking off the two water molecules in crystal form the actual OA weight is 0.7 of amount used.