Save Your Bees! Alcohol Wash Technique for Battling Varroa Mites

[@gene-sloca]

Thank you for the video and your time doing so.

[@gallowaylights]

Let me guess... You use a cement mixer in the field to do mite tests commercially? 😂

[@Hive5Bees]

Not a bad idea 😂

[@NevadaBeeMan-nq3po]

You got a few mites in this picture!! Can you talk on how you make your splits also can you talk about how you introduce cells for greatest acceptance? … I have problems with them tearing down my cells

[@Hive5Bees]

I should have clarified those aren’t my mites lol out of 12 samples/colonies only 5 mites… and 4 of those were from one colony Look into plastic cell protectors to protect the cells

[@NevadaBeeMan-nq3po]

@@Hive5Bees I have the cell protectors And they will go eat the end out before it hatches

[@scotttaini8306]

Is there a big enough spring flow to harvest honey?

[@Hive5Bees]

Yes

[@standstill4407]

Powdered sugar is not good or accurate test?

[@standstill4407]

I placed a question not a request for a line or unlike

[@Hive5Bees]

It’s an option but not as accurate since your depending on the bees grooming behavior to dislodge mites

[@vetsis3billionddola]

Your technique is low. Learn my beekeeping techniques