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Wed, 4 Sep 1996 01:37:10 GMT |
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>Ted -Are you using Benzaldehyde, or Butyric anhydride (Bee-Go / Honey
>Robber)? I have had mixed results, (my experience is mostly with the
>former), from cleared supers - to bees hardly moving down at all - to
>stupefied bees running all over in chaos. Have you had good results
>consistently, without tainting the aroma of the honey, & what is the most
>effective procedure? I was concerned at the confusion the fumes caused
>sometimes. Any info appreciated -- JWG
For hives in partial shade in early August, using benzaldehyde on shallow
supers:
give the bees in the top super a few puffs of smoke to start them down,
then leave the fume board on for five minutes,
take a super off and put the fume board back on for the next five
minutes.
Tim Sterrett
Westtown, (Southeastern) Pennsylvania, USA
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