>Now that the season is over for most of us can people who have used FGMO
and
>nothing else please report on how effective it has been?
 
 
Although my results are highly unscientific, I have put mineral oil on all
of my
colonies since spring.  I started by putting a bead on the top bars of the
brood
area, but found that the syringe kept getting "stuck" and this would cause
blobs
of mineral oil to come out, which wasn't the prescribed method by Dr.
Rodriguez.
So I figured the inner cover would be a good place to spread the mineral oil
since so many bees hang around there.  So since then at most visits to the
bee yards, I treat all colonies in this manner.  I did an "ether roll" on
one before
I put in the Apistan strips, and I only saw about 3 mites out of 1/3 of a
Mason
jar of bees....about 300 or so.  Also, I have seen very few deformed bees
lately.
Seems to be working, but again, not scientific.
 
Regards,
 
Ian Watson   [log in to unmask]
real estate agent    baritone    gardener
beekeeper---> 11 colonies