----- Original Message ----- From: "Lloyd Spear" <[log in to unmask]> > The difficulty with essential oils is that sometimes they work and sometimes > they don't. They do if you use them properly - apart from some oxalic acid drip in the first couple of years, I have used only thymol since finding varroa in 1997. Winter losses have not increased and average crop (from 100+ colonies) has actually improved slightly. > This is understandable once one considers that each essential > oil contains dozens of chemicals Dozens??? How many dozen in thymol? > treating with essential oils (only) is a good way to ensure that your bees will > slowly die from Varroa damage. This just not so and ignore the considerable amount of evidence available (links from our website). Peter Edwards [log in to unmask] www.stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk/ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::