How To Kill Varroa Mites With Oxalic Acid

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8 ай бұрын

Varroa Mites Don't Stand A Chance
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@CaptainKaneko 8 ай бұрын

Hi, just wondering how many hives can you dose with a fully charged battery? Would I need a second or third battery at hand? Thanks for the video.

@mustrumridcully3853 6 ай бұрын

Just been using my new one. Yes, as advertised, it is brilliant. However some things arent clear enough. It will empty a 2Ah battery just bringing it up to temperature. I had to pick up a couple of 5 Ah ones to cope. CLEAN IT PROPERLY, several washes are needed if you use Apibioxal - otherwise you can smell burned sugar which is the residue stuck to the inside - and it will start to block the nozzle. It is a serious investment - but no faff compared to ALL the other methods. Worth getting 2 plungers if you have nucs and bigger hives. Also need the nuc nozzles. In the Uk this isnt £375 - with the addons it's around £420. With a couple of 5Ah compatible batteries it's £470 +/-. You are paying for performance.

@FrederickDunn 8 ай бұрын

Hello, Black Mountain Honey! This showed up in my feed this morning, and I'm so glad it did. I agree with you 100% that the InstantVap is the most effective delivery system to date for OA. I also like the caps you're using as some of the Api-bioxal is too dry to hold its position in the metered delivery plunger. At 06:15 I'm so glad you covered the cleaning method as it's very important in my opinion. I wish you all the best, and I'm happy to know you're tackling those varroa better than before.

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

Hey Fred. Good to hear from you! I'm a little late on this one but I wanted to get a year of use under my belt before I sang its praises. Noticing the positive impact its having on my bees already. Plan to try summer caging and treatment in late summer next year 😀 Hopefully catch up at the Expo in January 🐝

@Joeybailey1978 8 ай бұрын

I would love to try one but at the moment don’t have enough hives to justify the purchase

@jonclemons1421 8 ай бұрын

Very nice vaporizer. When is the drawing?

@sjorsverbeek3935 8 ай бұрын

Here from the Netherlands, like the instavap. Like to paticipate with the drawing. I now have the Sublimox. Maybe a great tip for you: summer treathmant 5 times every 4th day after honey harvesting with the vaporisor kills more than 90% of the mites and it is harmless for the bees and easy for the beekeeper!! Let me know if or when you try this out! I am doing it now for a lot of years

@joecreaser8885 7 ай бұрын

Laurence, have you announced the winner for this yet??

@BlackMountainHoney 7 ай бұрын

Not yet. Draw takes place today!

@joecreaser8885 7 ай бұрын

@@BlackMountainHoney does that also mean another live stream later then?

@paulwilliams4031 8 ай бұрын

hi i'm in ireland where can i get a instantvap

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

Not sure if Duncan sends to Ireland

@cliveartus2117 8 ай бұрын

I use the oxalic fogger that sublimates the ox/ethanol mix which works fine. Cheers for the video though if mine breaks I’ll probably replace it with this one now.

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

Double check the research on that one Clive. My understanding is the Ethanol/OA foggers arent actually that effective (if at all). Do you get a decent drop after doing them?

@cliveartus2117 8 ай бұрын

I seem to have a good number the first application then on the second a week later maybe 1 or 2 but I do use the varroa med treatment over the summer so the numbers aren’t that high going into winter but I always treat now after losing 3 hives one winter😢.

@goblindreams 8 ай бұрын

Looks great. We are currently planning our treatments for future years, and this has just jumped to the top

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

You will not be disappointed :)

@goblindreams 8 ай бұрын

@@BlackMountainHoney can I ask: Are you using this instead of apivar? or as well as? Thanks

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

@@goblindreams We use both. Apivar from August to Oct. Apibioxal in Nov/Dec. 1 treatment

@andrewplatt1718 8 ай бұрын

Could this be used for inspections with a different oil like the Apisolis?

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

Interesting. Not thought of that. Probably not but would be cool to have a play and see! I dont want to break mine though LOL

@tedoneil7464 8 ай бұрын

Nice bit of kit this; I know someone bought one recently and highly highly recommended it. The instavap is on top of the Christmas list and that is followed by the endless list of bee keeping equipment I want and have convinced myself I also need 😅

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

haha! It's definitely worth it but that list is endless isn't it 😀

@tedoneil7464 8 ай бұрын

@@BlackMountainHoney Is there a beekeeper rehab facility 😅

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

haha! If you find it, I'll be the one in the corner shaking nervously

@tedoneil7464 8 ай бұрын

@@BlackMountainHoney There are two kinds of people the bee keepers and the normies 😂

@DocMartin54 8 ай бұрын

Is it possible to treat for varroa exclusively with oxalic acid instead of combining with mitocides particularly in view of the apparent risk of resistance

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

Yes. Many do. Just repeat at 5 day intervals as many times as necessary

@DocMartin54 8 ай бұрын

And monitor mite drop after each treatment until mite drop is minimal and constant?

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

@@DocMartin54 yes

@southernseakayaks7238 8 ай бұрын

Do you close the mesh floor with the inspection board before vaping Laurence?

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

yes. if possible close the mesh floors before sublimation

@southernseakayaks7238 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, I have just ordered mine this evening…can’t wait!

@thesixbees 8 ай бұрын

I am seriously considering buying this. Is it 1g per hive? Top video again.

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. It varies. If outside the UK, use between 2-4g of OA depending on size. 2g for nucs 4g for double brood 3g for single brood

@SKWDiesel1 8 ай бұрын

A very nice piece of kit... if only it was £200.

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

Would be nice but well worth the ££

@won2winit 8 ай бұрын

Remember, Remember the 5th of November. Varroa, sublimation and drop

@IanUK. 8 ай бұрын

Looks great, maybe Santa will bring me one for Christmas 🎄

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

I would be so happy to open one of these on Xmas morning :)

@peterbrask327 8 ай бұрын

Had one for 6 months now, im still happy with it.

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

Good to hear :)

@rajeshrajangam2005 8 ай бұрын

Bro I have a doubt, what is the difference between apis cerena indica and apis mellifera foundation sheet

@lex114100 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the competition, I think I figures out how to enter. The information is great Thank-you

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

Good luck!

@bluelab5019 8 ай бұрын

Its got to be better than the gas vap. I must have gone through half a dozen bloody torches. It burned the ignition on every single one.

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

Yeah the gasvap is a good idea but let down by its reliability

@justinthacker3144 8 ай бұрын

Saw one on display at the National Honey show, looks great :)

@joeadams8706 8 ай бұрын

Looks like the ideal bit of kit 🎉

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

It really is quite brilliant 👏 👌

@paulfairbrass4424 8 ай бұрын

It's a great system, i saw griff teating it out with a guy from the company. I was surprised how fast it was.

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

Yes. It's surprisingly fast 🐝

@robtalliss 8 ай бұрын

Shame I bought one a couple of weeks ago!

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

Well worth the investment, Rob!

@marktolson3988 8 ай бұрын

"I was gonna go to feed, but then I got high, I was gonna make them bleed 🩸, but then I got high, and now I cannot breathe, because I got high, because I got high, because I got high" Great vid as always!

@JensThomasNepper 8 ай бұрын

Where to buy this instant wap, I live in Denmark.

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

hi. Instantvap.eu

@ekipadrugari3862 8 ай бұрын

I think OA always evaporates. Special conditions are needed for the transition to formic acid

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

I cant argue. I am no chemist :) That's good news if the case

@chiefychops 8 ай бұрын

They look amazing. On my list to save up for😊

@mickhoyle4064 8 ай бұрын

Great bit of kit however, don't forget that nozzle gets blooming hot so watch were you're pocking it. 🤣

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

ha! Definitely right. More than hot enough to melt the poly hives. Whoops

@BeekeeperBen 8 ай бұрын

I would love one of these :D

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

They are ace!

@sinisterhipp0 8 ай бұрын

Thing is we don’t know the reliability of this product either 😂 please do an update next year.

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

Lesson learned ;) This one is 13 months old. In its second season with me :)

@sinisterhipp0 8 ай бұрын

Ah! great. Ian Steppler only got his this year, so you way in front of him.@@BlackMountainHoney

@blacksheen1 8 ай бұрын

Hi Can I use this treatment after using Apivar in my colonies? Thanks Adam

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

You certainly can

@blacksheen1 8 ай бұрын

Thanks. 👍

@sh9downonme71 8 ай бұрын

If you only have a single plunger how long do you have to wait until the plunger is cool enough to reload it . I doubt you'll be shipping it across the pond but I figured it's worth a try

@BlackMountainHoney 8 ай бұрын

lorrob bees do sell them in the US There is no cool down time. Can do it immediately

@paulwilliams4031 8 ай бұрын

hi how do you use your instantvap on the floors that you shown on your video with the landing board were the bees claim up the back, i use them floors on all my hives, i use a sponge to close off half the landing board. thanks paul