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Offline Jim134

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Re: Fogging with Mineral Oil and Oxalic Acid
« Reply #20 on: December 05, 2017, 10:56:01 am »
Quote from: Michael Bush on December 05, 2017, 09:26:31 am
>In my personal opinion this is off label use ..

Of an inert chemical.  Powdered sugar isn't labeled for use on Varroa either.  I'm not recommending either...
   
I didn't realize you ..You treated Bees for Varroa..  With Powdered  sugar ..I Sure would  like to hear some your personal experiences with ..

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Re: Fogging with Mineral Oil and Oxalic Acid
« Reply #21 on: December 06, 2017, 01:30:25 pm »
>I didn't realize you ..You treated Bees for Varroa..  With Powdered  sugar ..I Sure would  like to hear some your personal experiences with ..

That I've never done it.  But thousands of people do.  I watched it done once...
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Offline Jim134

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Re: Fogging with Mineral Oil and Oxalic Acid
« Reply #22 on: December 06, 2017, 06:33:29 pm »
          Personally I have never treated bees With  powder sugar for anything........ 


             BEE HAPPY Jim 134  :smile:
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Re: Fogging with Mineral Oil and Oxalic Acid
« Reply #23 on: December 28, 2017, 08:47:55 pm »
I haven't checked the forums in several months and as luck would have it the first thread I look at has Jim134 up on his "off label soap box" its good to know some things never change lol.
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