On Wednesday, January 6, 2016 12:30 PM, Adam Ritchie <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
. Should I be treating the "leakier" hives longer, or is there a safe
average dose?
Still reading the report, but a quick answer and thought, First To Adams point, yes ! Just adjust based on number of bees/ hive size and leakage. The report verifies and confirms what I said, that useing vapors the dosage is not nearly as critical as one may suspect the key for me has been makeing sure the bees get into a good cloud of it. past tha seems to be unimportant.
The second most glaring point to me is the concept of dribbiling and spraying bees in the cold?? Am I out on a limb here suspecting the "abuse" of the cluster and opeining the hive may have been a bigger factor in mortality than the method?? I havd made it a point not to dribble as its too darn cold and hard on the bees to open the hive like that during that period of the year??
Charles
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