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Bob, thanks for the response on the quantity of liquid nitrogen per
frame and the precautionary tips. After sending my message, I found
Dick and Jane instructions on the web for "Testing Honey Bee Colonies
for Hygienic Behavior" using liquid
nitrogen.
http://www.extension.org/pages/Testing_Honey_Bee_Colonies_for_Hygienic_Behavior
I have a healthy respect for toxic and/or hazardous chemical, as I'm
a graduate entomologist with a minor in chemistry, a certified pest
control operator and developed the US Army hazardous waste storage
and disposal program. While on active duty, I evaluated hazardous
waste and pest management programs at many Army installations.
I have a line of survivor bees which were a cut-out from a tree in
2000 and they have never been treated any chemical. Except for an
unusual wet or dry Spring and early Summer, each colony will produce
an average of 150 pounds of honey. The bees are gentle requiring
little smoke to work them. Of the 10 colonies, I very seldom lose a
colony or have to requeen them. In the past two years, one colony
became queenless, perhaps a virgin queen failed to return from a
mating flight, and one colony chimneyed up through the two honey
super to the top, freezing to death head-first in cells with frames
of honey on both sides. At the present time, I have 10 colonies of
this line of bees, each with about 100 pounds of honey
stores. Hopefully, they will all make it through the Winter and Spring.
I want to test this line of bees to determine how hygienic they are;
as, they continue to survive varroa and other pests and diseases
without any treatments.
Jim Young
McAlester, OK
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