I spend a year and a half reading Bee-l through the web (
www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l) before subscribing to the list. On that time,
exactly on june 8th I manage to send a question through Randy O. to the
list.

The post said: A friend in Chile has been experimenting with using bleach
(sodium hypochlorite) in sugar syrup to control nosema.  He would like to
know if anyone else has heard of this.

I still do not know if I have N.Apis or N.Ceranae in my colonies but I am
absolutelly convinced that feeding sodium hipochlorite to the colonies help
to control nosema. Randy: I can´t wait to see the pictures on your site! to
learn to differenciate between the twins!!

If you do not want to use antibiotic on your colonies (like me) or find
fumagilin too expensive, give a try to bleach. You can use it either on the
syrup if feeding or dripple (drenching) in between the frames. If feeding
put 500 ppm, if drippling put 2%. On both cases bleach desactivates very
soon so you need to ensure that as many bees as posible will have its part
of the solution. In that sense it is wiser to dripple (drench it). Repeat
treatment as need minumin 3 weeks!!!

I know D.Adams (subscribed to BEE-L) from USA have been using it with
success, maybe he can explain further his results and method of application.
I also know a friend from argentina have been giving chlorine to his 2000
colonies and also report success (some 80 pound of honey and expecting a
total of 200 pounds). I been giving my colonies chlorine and acetic acid (1
litre per dum of HFCS) and manage to grow from 700 colonies to 2000 colonies
and still colecting honey.

I also know Dr Higes from Spain will make a formal test of chlorine next
northern hemisphere spring. I will love to ear from anyone of you giving it
a try.

saludos



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Juanse Barros J.
APIZUR S.A.
Carrera 695
Gorbea - CHILE
+56-45-271693
08-3613310
http://apiaraucania.blogspot.com/
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