Author Topic: Lemon Grass Oil (Read 14412 times)

LazyBkpr · « **on:** December 08, 2013, 08:08:19 pm »

I can ORDER lemon Grass Oil.. but I can buy Pure lemon extract at local stores.. whats the difference? Do the bees care?

the pure lemon extract is actually not so "PURE"... Alcohol 84% Water, and Oil of Lemon..
Usually use purchased swarm trap lure and lemon grass oil at the entrance.. Just wondering if the pure lemon extract could work as a replacement for the lemongrass oil?? Anyone tried it?

blueblood · « **Reply #1 on:** December 08, 2013, 08:19:11 pm »

I would suppose the main difference lemon grass oil is pressed from plant material. Lemon extract is juice from the fruit. While Lemon is pretty dern strong, I would think it's zest would be even stronger. But, both would diminish much quicker than lemon grass oil. That stuff is potent! I don't of any studies or experiments using lemon extract. I would say it's just as easy and prudent to order a nice, affordable bottle online. I bought mine on Amazon last year and have been happy with it:
http://http://www.amazon.com/Lemongrass-100-Pure-Essential-4oz/dp/B001TY1W4O/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

G3farms · « **Reply #2 on:** December 08, 2013, 08:32:32 pm »

Never tried it, do carry the oil around and a baggie of Q-tips. Look around the health food stores or bakery shops, a small bottle will last a couple of years.

We were catching a swarm a couple of years ago and there was a lemon slice in the road that had been run over and some of the bees kept migrating towards it.

Some take old queens that they have pinched and drop them into a small bottle of alcohol to get the pheromones, dip in a Q-tip to spread it.

We did a cut out once and my buddy had a queen catcher clip that a queen had been in a couple of days before, you guessed it bees came running for it. Pheromones are powerful and must last for some time.

Zulu · « **Reply #3 on:** December 08, 2013, 08:36:57 pm »

Totally two different plants and as already said the extracts are from different parts of the plants as well.

Lemon grass is just that- a fleshy grass almost like small bamboo, the base of the stalks are swollen and used for cooking , and the oil is extracted from that part.

jmblakeney · « **Reply #4 on:** December 08, 2013, 11:11:03 pm »

That wouldn't be the video we done with the funny outtake would it, G3?

G3farms · « **Reply #5 on:** December 08, 2013, 11:14:10 pm »

Yeah it would, the milk house cut out............post that up!!

Was that me and you with the lemon slice in the road also?

jmblakeney · « **Reply #6 on:** December 08, 2013, 11:26:24 pm »

I ran a swarm call at west towne mall where a swarm landed in the parking lot on a lemon slice. I was there within 30 mins of getting the call. Once I got there they said we just ran over them with the truck. There they are. Can you get them? I said nope, ain't got no use for a pile of flat bees!
I'm on my phone and can't figure out how to embed the you tube link. It's still up, under older dairy bldg cut out if you wanna post it. What u are talking about is around the 7:30 min mark.

G3farms · « **Reply #7 on:** December 08, 2013, 11:29:13 pm »

I don't think we are fully compatible with a phone yet.
There is a button on the tool bar above to embed---------------------------------------------->

riverbee · « **Reply #8 on:** December 09, 2013, 12:25:09 am »

jim, here it is?

[youtube:22vpvs9n][/youtube:22vpvs9n]

G3farms · « **Reply #9 on:** December 09, 2013, 08:23:42 am »

That is the one!!

Those bees would follow the queen clip around where ever we moved it.

Still have that hive of bees too. Had a blast doing that cut out with you JM, hope to do some this year.

LazyBkpr · « **Reply #10 on:** December 09, 2013, 09:19:17 am »

LOL!! Well done!! I do enjoy watching vids of cut outs, swarms etc... but they cant compare to the bloopers!!!

I have a good little camera for vids, but have never figured out how to edit what was recorded.. You have a program for that?

riverbee · « **Reply #11 on:** December 09, 2013, 11:24:18 am »

"I have a good little camera for vids, but have never figured out how to edit what was recorded.. You have a program for that?"

lazy, what operating system do you have? windows? if you have a windows pc, try windows movie maker, i have two versions of it i use, it works well to edit out what you don't want and add other effects.

G3farms · « **Reply #12 on:** December 09, 2013, 11:37:31 am »

windows live movie maker here also. Pretty basic but gets the job done. What kills me is the upload time, sometimes a couple of hours per video.

riverbee · « **Reply #13 on:** December 09, 2013, 11:47:46 am »

yeah g3, i have windows live movie maker and don't use it as much as i use the older version windows movie maker, 6.0, that one is really great!

Marty68 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 14, 2014, 04:50:12 pm »

i just bought me 2 bottles of lemon grass oil today for 11.00. just hope it works.

Riverrat · « **Reply #15 on:** January 14, 2014, 05:00:31 pm »

you can get lemongrass oil from this place pretty reasonable. Is there any difference in this and the small vials you buy from bee supply houses

http://www.brambleberry.com/Lemongrass-Essential-Oil-P3822.aspx

Marty68 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 14, 2014, 05:11:03 pm »

i bought mine at a supplement store 5oz jars

tefer2 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 31, 2014, 02:09:07 pm »

We get ours here.
http://shop.lorannoils.com/templates/product.aspx?ProductGuid=2280-0500&GroupGuid=7
They have a discount for beekeepers, let them know you are one.

iddee · « **Reply #18 on:** January 31, 2014, 02:18:15 pm »

MM, one big difference. PRICE

Yankee11 · « **Reply #19 on:** February 13, 2014, 12:15:57 am »

Thy have it at Whole Foods and Drug Emporium.