>I am not a fan of bee repellents. In my 45 years I've used bee blowers (which I like when they're working properly), but my main harvest method has been triangular escape boards. Unfortunately they're very labor-intensive and this year my hired help have all found other things to do. So for the first time ever I've resorted to Bee Go.

Aaron here in Australia we stopped using bee repellents many years ago because of the residues left in the honey by those repellents.  It was  affecting our exports of honey to many countries.  If our honey is found with these residues it is condemned.

We now use escape boards or blowers.  Yes as you write escape board can be labour intensive but I know of an amateur beekeeper who has a device to make it easy to put on the escape boards.  I will see if I can get some photos and post.

Trevor Weatherhead
Australia
 

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