At 03:38 PM 3/27/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Hi All,
>    In regards to the FGMO teatment that I used last year I had several
>questions emailed to me and on the list.
>
>1. Would spraying the front of the hive encourage robbing?
>I would have to say yes, I had used this system only last year and there was
>a excelent flow on most of the time.  I had not thought of the robbing part,
>I know I did have a problem with two of my colonies close to my house after
>I pulled honey supers off. They were starving and needed feeding
>immediately, this area did have 25 other colonies in the area. I am sure
>this is what happened to these colonies they just were over run by robber
>bees, because as soon as I moved them they were just fine.
>
 
Elroy,
 
I applaud your experimentation but I am concerned about your timing.  I
would like to hear from others on this. It appears that you are treating
your hives during honey flow which could lead to FGMO in the honey.  I am
treating in early Spring during brood buildup and in early Fall after the
honey is pulled in order to minimize contamination of "my" honey.
 
Tom - novice with 2 hives in Rockford, IL.