Varroa Entrance and New Treatments in 2019 for poorly Honey Bees:
A new Entrance called a varroa is being used to cleanse the mite or nits off the English Honey Bee,
the entrances have to be cleaned with cider vinegar, and salt, just needs a pinch of salt. Chemicals are used to cleanse the 'gunk' out of the Entrance.
After the celebrations in Cambridge yesterday. The party will still go on for Bees.
It promises to be a hot summer and theres more parties planned with Vegan Food Stalls round the Strawberry Fair this year on Strawberry Green.
http://strawberry-fair.org.uk
Musicians on the radio have been playing music by Rimsky Korsakov who wrote Flight of the Bumblebee and Felix Mendelsohn's the Bee's Wedding. Amongst other Bee theme Music.
It certainly is good news and theres relief that the English Honey Levels are going to get better.
At last an intelligent way to sort out an argument.
The Bees are getting better. Said Cambridge Professor and Doctor Vic Turner.
The mites actually get pushed out like a thick comb, and whilst they are 'combed' out then the cleaning process when they come back in the hive,
The relief of the honey bee that was tested to see if the treatment works, the bee was limp and dying, the treatment applied and the Bee was buzzing round with a new lease of life. Everyone was delighted with the results.
The bee is still buzzing round good news for everyone.
Honey levels are expected to improve with the good news. Varroa Entrances are the new way forward in Beekeeping.
The Bees look unwell at the moment I urge people to use my treatment for them it's quite peculiar.
It's a spray mixture of White Ace Cider in a plastic Bottle, Water, Vinegar and Salt.
Bees like Salt it cleans them before You spray them with a spray bottle with the mix throw salt not too much over them to corner the mite.
Do not add soap unless it has no lanolin I it's not in the ingredients it is, that's the trouble, if they are caught in spider webbing get them out be gentle.
Use something dull like a tub of salt to get the web off they get in it in hope it ll strangle the mites but it might kill the Bee with shock.
It won't usually, Bees have an amazing propensity to live.
It's a good idea as the mite will perish in the shock of being caught. But the Bee could die In pain, if the Bee stays in the webbing. get it out.
Be very gentle.
When You have got the Bee out the webbing spray gently on the Bee,as you would a little stain out the window, the mite will die of alcohol poisoning.
If it is at night one land in your garden, have a torch literally I the Bee is OK it ll buzz. After the procedure. When it hits nightfall don't go out You may tread on the Bee.
Always Put Flowers round the Garden so Bees and other helpful creatures can sleep comfortably.
In the hive when the bee goes back the dirt of the mite is pushed off by the varroa gate a ruffled entrance and exit for the bee, it appears they haven't used the mix on the varroa gates atm,
If You see a fly in a spiders web save the fly and don't hurt the spider and if you have a bit of chocolate placed ready on the microwave.
Put a bit on the web, not too much, spiders like chocolate.
By Fred Waller
Editor
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