Plan of Attack, GRASP AT STRAWS

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@MatWalter-q3h 3 ай бұрын

New World Screw Worm fly would be an example of how we can and have dealt with insects in the past and how effective we can be. The bottom line is money. I am at a loss as to understand why more effort has not been made down this line.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJOYhJ57p7J9d8k Yes at a glance it seem labor intensive but you just said you are going to treat with some pesticide or another 3 times in six weeks. Let alone what you have already done this year. And you are going to do it all again next year. If a heat treatment was used once in spring and once in late summer we would actually be bringing the numbers down across the entire apiary. The province in fact. How about an entirely new industry that just treats varroa with a traveling heat wagon? This can be done it is just application. FWIW Mr Steppler I doubt you realize the impact you have in the industry, as you are a humble Canadian famer not a greedy politician. I live in BC I never name you I say... "I watch some guy in Manitoba that raises bees" Every person I have said this to has named you. People speak of you like they know you and yet have clearly never met you. What all this means is you have tens of thousands of people that will move in the direction you suggest they go. I know you dont want that responsibility but you get any it any way. Just because you are you and you are doing what you are doing we will follow. The last thing Washington wanted was to lead and thus he was one of the greatest.

@blaineparker8733 3 ай бұрын

Ian, I have found that repeated shaking generally shows an increase in mite numbers in the container, ie your initial monitoring numbers might be even higher than initially documented.

@bj8342 3 ай бұрын

Have you ever considered an Oxalic treatment ( trial ) on selected colonies when you have them inside for the winter? Maybe something for your tech transfer group?

@donotcare330 3 ай бұрын

If you can legally get Apiguard in Canada. Go for it. That stuff HITS like a truck on mites. Gotta have an empty on top, a full face respirator on or it burns your lungs (trust me, its hurt mine i still deal with shortness of breath years later). and a tyvex on your suit. and have someone popping lids into the wind. with your face away from the wind. and out comes the card, syringe and the gel and away you go. Along with someone behind you shutting lids that also is protected.

@carolineTWB 3 ай бұрын

You mentioned oxalic acid treatment in October. Generally in the UK we use OA during a brood less period, generally late November or December. Are you broodless in Canada in October or are you using it differently?

@justinsorenson 3 ай бұрын

When was the last time you used the larger 2.5gal feed pails? Looks like you have gone exclusively to the 1 gallon feed pails?

@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog 3 ай бұрын

Ya I don’t like the leak . We will bill open feed along side for a few weeks to put on the weight and medicate through the psil

@justinsorenson 3 ай бұрын

@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog Agreed. The leak sucks.

@Littlecanadianbeekeeper 3 ай бұрын

You always seem to use apivar year after year both spring and fall. Possible resistance?

@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog 3 ай бұрын

Yes

@lenturtle7954 3 ай бұрын

Those mites added a lot of extra work

@justyn5408 3 ай бұрын

I used api life var last fall seemed to work well kept all my counts at 0 I didn’t see a big effect on the brood if anything it looked better. Not sure why, I’m wintering doubles outside in central Sask. For this year I’m trying out thymovar it sounded easier to use.

@whoeverit9087 3 ай бұрын

Just a question for you to contemplate on. Every spring you put the bees out on your local bulk yards before moving them on to gathering honey yards and in the autumn you bring some back to local yards to treat/feed. Do you find any effect on farm fertiliser program given that some areas have been subject to spring clean-out and winter die off.

@lomavistabeeco 3 ай бұрын

I can’t buy Api Life Var down here in CA. I know thymol works because I used Apiguard in the past. Would love to try Api Life Var just to see. I like that extra step on the flatbed! That’s pretty sweet!

@ericmanteuffel6403 3 ай бұрын

Yes you can. A simple Google search shows Mannlake as a seller and it is on sale

@bj8342 3 ай бұрын

And we can't get Apiguard in Canada or the extended release OA Strips - which are now available in selected states by the look of it.

@jasonhough8361 3 ай бұрын

How are you measuring/ observing the knock down?

@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog 3 ай бұрын

Stickies

@carloscrenz9433 3 ай бұрын

Hola que lindo lindas las colmenas 👏🐝🐝🐝🐝👏

@lindaloo26 3 ай бұрын

Hi Ian, is 4% mite load too high when the brood nest has reduced? You will get those mites when you ox vapour? Bloody mites. I think they are our biggest challenge moving forward. Like many we are using Apivar as our main treatment. I recall the massive knock down in a very short time using apistan/bayvarol over 20 years ago. Now it works but much much slower

@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog 3 ай бұрын

You are right , but with the increased virus loads, even a 4% this time of year is too many

@Matias-b3p 3 ай бұрын

Podrias hacer un canal secundario traducido al español?, saludos desde chile🇨🇱👋

@johnn1a2 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for feedback on apilife, I used through summer on 10 frame nucs for the full 32 day treatment glad to hear it works well. I only have 28 hives so don’t do mite wash. Also used Formic pro just one pad covered on top X 2 , 10 day applications. The temp in summers of late can unexpectedly jump the cover seemed to protect me this yr. Not last yr , did 2 pads at once disastrous results for me. Thanks again for your results with apilife will use again next yr.

@ETsBees 3 ай бұрын

It’s very good practice to check before treatment and after. This allows you to know it worked. If for some reason it did not work it allows you to follow up with a second treatment of some kind

@jamestownsendjrtbees3226 3 ай бұрын

You would think the trio combination should do the job?

@Avi-ow4wo 3 ай бұрын

Ian can you share a link or description for the apilife product?

@RaysBeesandHoney 3 ай бұрын

I googled it and a page came up,with lots of options to buy. I couldnt copy and paste or screen shot it. Sorry

@bryanbergner4134 3 ай бұрын

What is your sample size? I thought you were scooping approximately 1/2 cup of bees (300 bees), correct? If you find 5 mites in that, it’s about 1.67% infestation.

@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog 3 ай бұрын

These quick washes are just 100 plus/minus bees to get a grasp as we go.

@bryanbergner4134 3 ай бұрын

@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog Ahhh ok, got it. Good Luck!