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Subject:
Fogging Mineral Oil
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Edward A Craft Jr <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 11 Jul 1997 03:54:17 -0400
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   Keeping 800 hives leaves no time to put oil on top bars. I decided
that I needed to come up with something else.
 
  I went to Builders Square bought a $50 Burgess Portable
Propane Fogger. They use them to fog insecticide. I filled it with
mineral oil (food grade of course), pulled the trigger and like
magic I had Mineral Oil fog. I don't know yet how it will work in my
hives. I will set some aside soon for testing.
 
  I still don't know if oil will be effective as fog. Also I don't
know how long this machine, which was made for insecticide, will continue
to make MO fog. I can only hope that the fog doesn't kill my bees.
I'll find out soon.
Ed Craft
14887 Oldham Dr
Orlando, FL 32826

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