LOL @ Eddy... I did that for YEARS.. wait, still doing it, because I buy the 99.5% pure OA from Amazon....
I am interested in the towel method posted earlier at Randy Oliver's site. I am surprised it actually works... bees rub agains the towel in passing and transfer the crystals... not as many of them "Ingesting" the OA syrup to cause them harm like the dribble method... and yet... it still takes quite a while to get it to work... so thats a downside...
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The other shortcoming is that it takes at least 6 weeks to realize the full effect of the treatment. This is a treatment best used proactively, rather than after mite counts have already climbed to high. Don’t expect this treatment to quickly take care of high varroa infestations late in the season.
So.... since I have the vaporizors, I will keep on bleaching my frames....
As Tec mentioned.. there is no one to check or enforce that you MUST use the labeled OA... I bought some of it.. then I just refilled the bottle with the purer/cleaner amazon stuff... Then I talked to Andy Joseph about it, and he said the same thing Tec said... So I stopped pretending and NOW I treat my hives in just a few moments each with the purer 99.5% pure amazon OA for the sole purpose of killing mites.
it made me think of the electrician that insepcted my wiring on my new house.. told me I had to put in Ground fault breakers.. I told him I did, but they didn't work.. I installed one, and showed him.. it was for my ceiling fans.. turned it on.. it blew... he tested and tested... yeah it all looks okay... It has to be becauyse they are just CHEAP ceiling fans.
I said okay, will you put htat in writing?
He asked why
I told him, those are 400 dollar ceiling fans, i want your letter to take to the company when I return them.... he scratched his head and said... You know, you only get inspected ONCE.....