Powder Sugar Treatment, Test 1

I have made a screen applicator (window screen attached to a Imrie Shim) and use a show polishing brush to sweep the sugar through the screen. The application is made BELOW any supers but above brood area. I do not break apart the brood area but apply above the entire brood area.

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Education

Tags:

• Bee
• Mite
• Varroa
• Destructor
• Sugar
• Treatment
• Carriage
• House
• Farm
• Beekeeping
• Keeper
• SWOBA
• South
• Western
• Ohio

[CarriageHouseFarm]

NO other treatment as of yet. My goal is to use survivor stock and breeding cycles (splits) to deal with mites.

We'll see how that works.

[tradernorton05]

@GOP4USA

Varroa mites are a pest that attach themselves to the bees.

By coating the bees with powdered sugar, it causes varroa mites to lose their grip and fall off.

[GOP4USA]

What does the powder sugar do?

[magprob]

That looks like a good way to distribute the powdered sugar while sifting it at the same time. Good job BEEK.

[armanflint]

Sweet!

[fotohogger]

I am going to build a screen today. Great idea & looks like an old shoe brush or scrub brush will work. Do you ever use any other medicine at the same time? (Terramycin?)

[AGRIxBOY]

nice !!