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<blockquote data-quote="Mummzie" data-source="post: 10990" data-attributes="member: 5"><p>Oxalic Acid treatments are considered organic- yes. But it is a substance that requires careful handling and use.</p><p> There are several different methods of application, and many people have success with them. However, in most cases, before they began their organic treatments, they had several years of beekeeping experience and were able to 'read' what was happening to a hive. On the whole they also have a good understanding of the breeding cycle of the mite, and its impacts on the hive.</p><p>Some very experienced beekeepers have had disastrous to very poor success with their organic treatments- so 'not perhaps not the most effective' is also applicable.</p><p>As a rule of thumb, the organic treatments can require far more beekeeper input and monitoring to be successful.</p><p>The first few years of keeping bees is a considerable learning curve, not aided by advice that seems to conflict, but often both advices can be correct.</p><p>You can reduce the confusion by using approved and proven varroa treatments for a few years- unless you are in the unfortunate position of having resistant mites (which is also a contentious subject)</p><p></p><p>For example, do you know definitively why your colony failed? Was it varroa or did something happen to your queen?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mummzie, post: 10990, member: 5"] Oxalic Acid treatments are considered organic- yes. But it is a substance that requires careful handling and use. There are several different methods of application, and many people have success with them. However, in most cases, before they began their organic treatments, they had several years of beekeeping experience and were able to 'read' what was happening to a hive. On the whole they also have a good understanding of the breeding cycle of the mite, and its impacts on the hive. Some very experienced beekeepers have had disastrous to very poor success with their organic treatments- so 'not perhaps not the most effective' is also applicable. As a rule of thumb, the organic treatments can require far more beekeeper input and monitoring to be successful. The first few years of keeping bees is a considerable learning curve, not aided by advice that seems to conflict, but often both advices can be correct. You can reduce the confusion by using approved and proven varroa treatments for a few years- unless you are in the unfortunate position of having resistant mites (which is also a contentious subject) For example, do you know definitively why your colony failed? Was it varroa or did something happen to your queen? [/QUOTE]
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