Thymol in syrup renders male mites sterile, does the same to drones!
Any chance of a reference or link to some further reading on this Norton?
Thymol in syrup renders male mites sterile, does the same to drones!
In the Lecithin mix, is it still OK to use surgical spirit instead of the alcohol?
By the time the alcohol is added(as part of your thymol prep) to the syrup it's diluted sufficiently that I'm sure you could use meths!
Don't though![]()
Any chance of a reference or link to some further reading on this Norton?
Any chance of a reference or link to some further reading on this Norton?
In the Lecithin mix, is it still OK to use surgical spirit instead of the alcohol?
Surgical spirit, B.P. is a liquid prepared and used primarily for topical application. It is prepared from a special denatured alcohol solution and contains approximately 70 percent by volume of pure, concentrated ethanol (ethyl alcohol) or isopropyl alcohol (propan-2-ol).
Isopropyl is less toxic - hence the recommendation to use it!
By the time the alcohol is added(as part of your thymol prep) to the syrup it's diluted sufficiently that I'm sure you could use meths!
Don't though![]()
OK, so is it OK to use surgical spirit, then??? ta
Made a fresh batch of Thymol solution this week using the "Sticky" recipe. Went to use it this morning and I noticed the solution had coagulated. It was 8 degrees inside my bee shed and probably a few below that in the very early hours.
Anyone encountered this before?
I'm thinking perhaps to be on the safe side I need to make another batch. The lecithin was a bit sticky as I've had it for 3 years but everything else was done as per the recipe.
Does it have to be repeated as I have capped brood larvae & eggs?
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