I've had bees for 30 years. This is my first year as a bee keeper. Your videos have been a tremendous help to me. I've heard you give credit to other beekeepers and I have gone to their channels. Not the same. Your presentations are concise and easy to understand. Great channel and I must add the channel has a Great Videographer. Very professional. Thank you both for making this possible.

That is a really Good Idea about putting the second hive cover on top for more protection from the sun.

Thanks for the info. I have not used Apiguard before and I appreciate watching your demonstration.

Kamon, thanks for the info and good advice.

Very good video's . I hope you can keep up the energy to keep doing more videos. I will make sure to share your site at the next bee keepers meeting. Thanks

I've used O/A exclusively for 2 years. It knocked out the mites to a manageable level. This year I switched to Apivar strips. I'm very pleased at the longevity and knock down. I'm always interested in different methods. Looking forward to more of your informative videos. Keep them coming!

Kamon.love your frankness yes some times less is more desirable to perform the resaults we look for i love your humor its refreshing when talking about serious issues of the mites Take care from Michigan

Very interesting. I have never heard of this kind of varoa treatment.

You live in a beautiful place, it is perfectly suitable for beekeeping

thans for another great video

Thanks for the info. Won another subscriber

Old but EXCELLENT vid. Thank you.

Thank you it's informative I really look forward to a video on apis strips I think that's what Mike Palmer uses

Laura is a good cameraman 👍

Hey Kamon, did you do a part 2 to this video? I can’t seem to find it. If not, do you remember what the post treatment mite count was? Thanks

Thanks !!

I used apivar and my mite count was 28/300. So I did OA treatment and used apiguard. My bees are well now. Still using OA vape to keep them down.

I’m very interested in your mite treatment experiments, thanks for sharing! I treat twice a year exclusively with Apivar and have good results. Here’s my concern. Many beeks around here with more hives and experience than me had serious crashes every 4-5 years when they treated exclusively with Apivar. Their opinion, no scientific evidence, is that some of the mites are resistant, propagated, and crashed their colonies. Of course, when the colonies crashed so do the mites. They recommend using at least two different mite treatments. Anyway, to make a long story short, I’m trying to decide what I’ll use for a second treatment.

Great video as always, I plan on using this and bought some. How long after treatment can you put the supers back on? Thanks, and good luck with that hive, hope the girls get a better report next time. Thanks for sharing.

Given the recent discussions on propolis inside the hive, I wonder if spotted bee balm (monarda punctata) planted in our forage area could provide a bit of thymol. Going to plant some this year after the last frost.

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goodjob brothier

1 day and back to the old veil....lol

We've been using OA 3 times in the early spring and fall but during the summer mineral oil and wintergreen twice a month so far so good. Agree that higher loads require harder hitting methods.😎👍

Thanks for the great video. How hot of temperatures can you use that product? Also thanks for the tip about using 2nd lid for shade, sounds like a good idea to me .

kamon great videos what your thoughts on mite away quick strips im in northern ill going to use it in sept ben foging oxalic acid already love to here your thoughts

Mmm looks like mayonnaise. Since it's natural it's organic right lol. I can't say enough good about your channel. You are detailed and very informative. You don't keep things hidden like some channels. You truly are here to share your thoughts and knowledge not to puff yourself up but to reach out a helping hand so we can learn and be prosperous. Thanks again to you, your children and the silent but important wifey camera holder.

So if that stuff works by tracking it through the hive would it make sense to put a smaller portions in four different places around the top so that it gets tracked more evenly through the hive?

bought formic pro but waiting for right temps ,and following guidelines, may try apiguard later,and or OA

Do you ever used Amitraz? I have had great luck with it!

I'm interested in knowing if you've ever tried hopguard

ever hear of Pseudoscorpion? i read in an old book that back in the day bee keepers found and used Pseudoscorpion in their hives to kill mites. the bees do not attack them and they do not attack the bees. reptile keepers are starting to use them in their tanks to control mites and other tiny pests and populations of tiny benifical bugs so we do not have a collaspe.

hey Kamon ,I used oxalic acid vaporizer on 6 frames nucleus and.my bees absconded

How do bees act and move when badly infested with varroa? I have a hive that bees are trembling and shivering on front of hive.

I have a hive that I got as a 3-pound here in Maine. It was totally plastic foundation, coated with a thin layer of wax. To my surprise, they are doing quite well. I am in a valley surrounded by apple orchards, blueberry orchards, raspberry orchards. My first box is totally drawn-out,... My second box it's only five frames drawn-out and there is no sign of the queen wanting to come up and lay as they are putting totally honey in my second box. I have not tested for Varroa mites. Can I just use one of those Tupperware containers with some powdered sugar? And if I do have a high mite count,... will the 2nd deep super honey be edible for humans and after how many days. Already, here in the southern tip of the Mount Washington Valley it id getting into the middle 50's at night. I am feeding sugar water in a remote station about 70' feet from the hive. They are checking it down at an alarmingly fast rate. Goldenrod,I believe is the primary source now. Should I wait til a February thaw to check for mites or check now. Should I wrap my bees in Black paper or styrofoam? I did this years ago and I think they had moisture buildup and froze! At the time I believed they got into some kind of pesticides or herbicides and stored the honey and the cluster got disoriented or fed the bees and Queen the poisoned honey. Thank you. I really like your channel. You cover all the bases.

Do you use one treatment if your hive has three layers (two brood and one super) or do you have to put a treatment in each layer? Did you remove your honey super?

Always read and follow label directions.

When will u update this video with results of apiguard treatment also can u feed the bees when treating

As a first year hobbee keeper, I researched about this subject all winter before getting my hive set up in the spring, and all fingers seemed to point to apiguard. Sure enough I had to use it, and sure enough it did the trick. Haven't seen hide nor hair since (altho I'm sure "they'll be bock"!) It kinda slowed the girls down a bit, but they were rip roarin' before too long. When I have to treat again at some future date, I'm gonna try your suggestion. Thanks!

What’s the shelf life of the pail of Apiguard once opened?

Can you use it with honey supers on ? Or in the spring ?

Brand new to beekeeping... Does this treatment impart any flavor or smell to the honey? Is it applied when the bees aren't storing honey?

Being where the temperatures reach 100° do you find it helps to keep the mite counts down? I have been reading different advice to keep the internal temperatures off the hive up. Not to use additional vents, screened top boards, or screened bottom boards

So can you treat a sickly or small colony?

Apiguard all my bees are out of the hive its 10.30 pm is this good iv fully open entrance and fully open bottom board

I know this is an old video but im wondering if the cooler temps like in the 60s or 70s makes this product easier on the bees than in the 90sor 100s. I recently put it in my hives for the first time

I wonder if anyone has tried using paper towels damp with Listerine as a mite treatment, or would the other ingredients besides thymol kill bees.

ok I know this video is 2 months old, and we are at the end of Sept. my little 3 frame swarm that I got back in April has grown to 2 deeps and 2 meds as of now. I do think I have killed the Queen though the last time I broke down the hive and checked them. They have gotten really mean from then until now as well. But getting back to the topic would it be ok to throw a whole one of these Apiguard packs in tomorrow? P.S. how would I go about getting a Queen from you I live in Va.

Hey I’m using formic pro and it seems my bees run from it I don’t like it should I bee worried

I’m really tossed right now as to whether to use Apiguard or Apivar right now. I’m in Southeastern Ky so pretty much the same weather as you. Is the residue issue the reason you chose Apiguard since Apivar is easier on the bees. We pulled our honey in early June so any honey since then is for their winter feed. We have a 30 hive apiary .

What do you think the pollen is that is coming in this time of year?

I'm using thymol and I make my own treatment using vegetable oil with thymol and paper for beermats. In long therm thymol is much safer for bees, queen bees than dangerous amitraz and residues of amitraz in the wax like DMF and DMPF - this is scientifically proven. I have never use apiguard or amitraz in my apiaries only thymol base medicine that I made. I've got different climate but temperature and dose to hive size is very important, also construction of hive - yours is not very good - low insulation of roof. Thymol have to evaporate properly - this is job for a beekeeper. I'm giving 10 grams of thymol with vege oil per hive. I had no serious problems like you. Also I'm giving thymol and citric acid to 3:2 sugar water. Greetings form Poland. Keep up the good work.

Wow not many spacers/shims available online....wonder why.

How do you feel about Hopgaurd ll

i used Apiguard for years and maintained a 5-10 percent losses annually. When I switched to other forms of mite control I went to 40 - 60 percent losses. It works! This summer I'm going back to Apiguard to get my survival rate back to normal You mention that you're going to three rounds of treatment. My understanding is two treatments is the rule. Why are you doing three treatments?

Ok, it’s organic. But, gluten free?

Kamon what are your thoughts (if any) on the “Mighty Mite” thermal heat system for control of Varroa?? I realize that it is not feasible for a commercial operation like yours, but for a new hobbist like myself, I would like to give it a try???

Hi Kamon, do you honey in the boxes that you're not using OA on this hive?

12 mites? I had a hive this year that had over 33 mites.

So what is result?

If you can’t use Apiguard for a weak hive, what can you use ? What about Oxalic Acid vaporization ?

Hey Kamon why not just use O /A to treat?

I still haven't seen a mite yet, haven't done a test though. Ya I read some info saying the 'natural' products and it was so much more toxic to them. a big difference can't remember exactly. Maybe being new and starting with all new equipment, probably just suppressed for now.

where's part 2

Do Varroa mites kill off whole colonies of wild bees too? Or have they developed a way to deal with them? Or do nematodes create a control measure in the wild?

An 'organic' acid is an acid that has carbon in its formula. Nothing to do with being organic. Ironic but that little word 'organic' gets abused a lot.

No follow up in your catalogue. That basically makes this video pointless. Maybe it's addressed in another video with a completely different title, but there's no video published within a couple months of this one that appears to be a sequel.

Watch OUT guys! This channel is shadowbannig comments. It was about thymol, amitraz and science - don't know why he did that. This is sad, maybe to much ego? :(

But wait, I heard from the "treatment free" beekeepers that if you just ignore varroa, they'll go away. God will sort them out, or evolution will go into hyper drive and the bees will evolve in a few days or weeks to kill them. Right?

I love your videos so much! However, you repeat yourself so much, like 2-4 times, it's taking too much time. I only have time to watch one or 2 of your videos, when I want to watch more. Lol, It's a terrible thing to have people love your channel so much we want to have the time watch them over and over again!

Not very effective u wasted your time ....Go with formic