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I disagree with Ernies comments regarding Bee-Go. Is if foul? YES!! Does
it work? YES.
I have tried the blower routine on 12 colonies. I was always bringing too
many bees back home on the supers. Last year I tried Bee-Go for the first
time. I easily cleared the supers. I found that placing the fume board on
one hive, applying 1-2 teaspoons of Bee-Go, and leaving in place for about
3 minutes, cleared the top super about 100%, and the second super about
80%. When I was ready to remove the top super from the first hive, I
simply placed the fume board onto the top super of the adjacent hive. Then
I carried the first cleared super to my truck. If the second super was
cleared, I took it to the truck too. By that time, the second hive was
ready for super removal. I then placed the fume board either back onto the
first hive (if I had 3 or more supers), or onto a third hive. I was able
to remove 25 supers in less than 30 minutes.
As far as what to do with a smelly fume board, just burn it or throw it
away. Instead of buying a fume board, I nailed together (4) 3/4" square
sticks into a frame about the size of a super. Then I stretched a piece of
black felt across it. It cost me about $1. It was easier to pitch it than
find a place where it wouldn't stink up everything. This summer, in an
emergency, I used an old dish towel that I kept as a rag in my tool bucket.
It was a little bit smaller than a super, but it worked great. I left it
hanging from a bush in the yard, so I can use it again if necessary. This
fall it will go into the garbage.
Remember, Bee-Go only works when the temperature is in the upper 70's, or
higher.
Steve Newcomb
Elyria, OH
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