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<blockquote data-quote="tristan" data-source="post: 12461" data-attributes="member: 30"><p>i have mentioned in in another thread.</p><p>the bees start eating out the cardboard strips in 4 weeks. most likely why randy oliver replaces the strips at the 4 weeks mark in his trails. </p><p>it means you have to go back in 4 weeks to replace them. that doubles the basic cost of the strips plus adds labour and most importantly you have to get there on time. you need at least 8 weeks of treatment for a full treatment.</p><p>i have tried Swedish sponge between two brood boxes, and they where fine when i pulled them out at 12 weeks.</p><p></p><p>however on the plus side, you can just leave the strips in and bees will remove them.</p><p>that makes it quite good for a mid season treatment where your not trying to get a full treatment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tristan, post: 12461, member: 30"] i have mentioned in in another thread. the bees start eating out the cardboard strips in 4 weeks. most likely why randy oliver replaces the strips at the 4 weeks mark in his trails. it means you have to go back in 4 weeks to replace them. that doubles the basic cost of the strips plus adds labour and most importantly you have to get there on time. you need at least 8 weeks of treatment for a full treatment. i have tried Swedish sponge between two brood boxes, and they where fine when i pulled them out at 12 weeks. however on the plus side, you can just leave the strips in and bees will remove them. that makes it quite good for a mid season treatment where your not trying to get a full treatment. [/QUOTE]
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