Oxybee 1 kg for trickling (888 ml prepared)

01 · PREPARING AND APPLYING IT

Powder, solution and a syringe

First, place the bottle containing 750 g of solution in water at 30–35 °C to warm it. Then open both 125 g sachets and pour their entire contents into the bottle. Close it and shake until the powder dissolves completely. Trickle onto the bees: 5–6 ml per occupied bee space, with a total maximum of 54 ml per colony. If the total would exceed this, divide the 54 ml among the occupied spaces as directed in the leaflet. Use a syringe or dosing gun, not included, and acid-resistant gloves, eye protection and protective clothing. Do not spray.

02 · THE BROODLESS WINDOW

One single application, at the right moment

The product information specifies a single application per colony, in the absence of brood. This window may coincide with a natural brood break or one planned within colony health management. Check that the colony is broodless before application; capped brood leaves mites beyond the treatment’s reach.

03 · TEMPERATURE

Application and preparation temperatures

During application, the outside temperature must be at least 3 °C. The leaflet requires the dispersion to be applied warm, at 30–35 °C. These are two different measurements: the first is ambient temperature and the second is the product’s temperature. If the bottle was refrigerated, shake it and warm it again in water before use.

04 · WHAT TO EXPECT

Adverse reactions and honey withdrawal period

The leaflet reports a very common increase in bee mortality in clinical trials. The withdrawal period for honey is zero days, but do not use it with honey supers in place or during honey flow. Once mixed, it keeps for one year at 2–8 °C. Record the mixing date and also observe the expiry date on the pack.

05 · BEFORE YOU BUY

No veterinary prescription required; if you need one for your holding records, ask and it goes with the order. We dispense it as a retail establishment for veterinary medicines, no. V-48-VC. In a Layens hive with open top bars the trickling is done without moving frames.