Maysoon Shukur wrote:
>
> for some of us that are new bee keepers, can you please share this method
> with us.

I will if you promise to be kind to the next commercial beekeeper you
meet trying to survive in a tough beekeeping business.
 First i don't know how to reduce the amounts down for a couple hives.
Mabe your group or club could go together. We have put the finnished
product in the freezer for later.

1. roll of blue shop towels cut in half with center cardboard tube
removed.

2. a couple pounds of canola oil from grocery store and pound of menthol
from bee supply dealer.

3. Find a three lb. coffee can ,or similarly shaped container,and dump
in the canola oil and menthol crystals.

4. heat till dissolved. I do outside on barbecue grill.
Now ,grab a half roll of those shop towels and immerse it in the liquid.
If all of  the solution doesn't get absorbed right away ,turn the roll
end over end (with tongs and carefully as hot but only needs to be
desolved not any where near boiling or even smoking. Also the grease can
ignite from grill so don't spill any. Keep water handy to put out if
need be.(In other words use common sense!)Immediately drain and put in
zip loc bags and seal up.

5. place on top of frames of the brood nest. ( I repeat in ten days.
Most have allready bee removed by the bees.)

Bob Harrison U.S.A.