Beevital Varromed® 555ml

01 · WHAT IT IS

Two organic acids in a ready-to-apply dispersion

VarroMed combines oxalic acid dihydrate and formic acid in a dispersion applied over the bees in the brood box. What sets it apart from other formats is that the dose is adjusted to the size of the colony, not to the hive as a unit: a newly made swarm is not treated the same as a hive in full production. The 555 ml bottle is sized as a reference for around 20 hives, though actual consumption will depend on those adjustments and on the number of applications.

02 · MEASURE BEFORE YOU TREAT

Treating without knowing the infestation is treating blind

This is the step most often skipped and the one that most determines the outcome. Before applying anything it is worth monitoring the infestation rate — with a varroa tester, with the floor tray or with whatever method you normally use — to know whether treatment is needed and to be able to compare afterwards. That before and after is the only thing that tells you whether the treatment worked. And a point the data sheet itself stresses: VarroMed is used within an integrated control programme, alongside other management techniques, not as a single gesture per season.

03 · ONCE OPENED, THIRTY DAYS

The question we are asked most

This is the most repeated query and the answer is specific: according to the product's data sheet, once opened the container must be used within 30 days. It is not a bottle you keep from one season to the next. It is worth bearing in mind when choosing the size: with few hives, a large bottle opened in October will not still be usable in spring, and it works out better to match the purchase to the treatment you are actually going to carry out.

THE LEAFLET SETS THE REGIME

We do not publish doses, numbers of applications, intervals, temperatures or compatibility with supers in place: those figures are set by the medicine's current data sheet and leaflet, and those are what must be followed. Bear in mind too that this is a product based on organic acids: the dose and the conditions of application matter, and the possible adverse reactions are described in the leaflet. For any doubt about what to treat, when, or in the particular situation of your apiary, consult your vet or your animal health association.

04 · BEFORE YOU BUY

One detail that prompts a good many enquiries: this medicine is only supplied for delivery within Spain. You will need to log in, and if your delivery address is outside the country the basket will not let you add it — that is not a website fault. Check the expiry date on arrival as well, and store it as the leaflet indicates: with a product based on organic acids, storage is part of the treatment.