Bee Health Tools

For control of Varroa mites.

Whats included:

10 x Apivar Strips

The rigid Apivar strips release just the right amount of active substance where it is needed, when it is needed.
The manufacturing process used to produce these strips guarantees that just the right amount of active miticide, Amitraz, is released when and where it is needed.Slow-release Apivar  treatment contains just the right amount of product to eliminate varroa mites without any risk of toxicity for the bees or any danger of residues accumulating in hive products.The active substance is released simply when the bees come into contact with the strip.

Toxic for mites but safe for your beeswax, queens and respectful for your hive products.
Apivar leaves the bee, honey and wax and all other hive-derived products unaffected.
Studies have proven that under normal conditions and use Apivar is harmless for the bee and for all products made in the hive. Investigations designed to detect residues of active substance in honey, wax, propolis and pollen have shown that you may harvest these products immediately after the end of the treatment period, no withdrawal time being necessary.

Thanks to the progressive and measured release of the active substance from the unique Apivar formulation, your hive is healthy and its products are free from contamination.

Moreover after successive Apivar treatments for several years, no accumulation of Amitraz residues can be noticed even in wax.

Source: apivar website"

Sold in carton of 20 strips.

5 packets of four strips = 1x carton (select 5x packets to receive carton)

- Highly effective for controlling Varroa mites.

- easy to use strips

- safe for the beekeeper

- Large contact area

- very little effect on beeswax, propolis and comb honey and bees

Not recommended for use when honey supers are fitted to the beehive.

12 volt Oxalic Acid Vaporizer

150w element

Internal cord for easy of use.

Repeat every 4 days for 2 brood cycles to kill any mites that come from capped cells. Alternatively use our Queen Cage Frame to create a period when there is no capped brood. If there is no capped brood, one good application early in morning or late in evening when all the field bees are there will kill virtually all the mites.

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Click Here for Instructions

Oxalic Acid Crystal for use with our Vapourizer

99.5% Dihydrate.

500g pottles, 2kg pottles or 25kg Bags

Ensure to reading safety instructions before opening

Apiguard Thymol Gel. Price is per 50g tray.

Use one tray per hive per application.

Full instructions are included with each dispatch.

Apistan. 10 strips per packet. Price is for a packet of 10 strips.

100 strips per outer packet.

Use 2 strips per brood box.

Wasps are significant pests for bees and can be very devastating in some areas. Our answer to this problem is to remove the pest without the use of harmful chemicals and without endangering the bees and the environment. To bait, simply place a small piece of raw fish in the trap. It is best if it is starting to go off, and is giving off a strong odour!

Wasps enter the internal cone and are unable to escape.

This trap is a great lure for wasps and will greatly help to keep them away from beehives or your house in the Autumn.

Tip! Don't forget to use these traps early in Spring to catch all the Queen Wasps when they come out of hibernation and are looking for protein when they establish their new nests.

High quality stainless steel construction.
Made in Europe.

Dimensions: 340mm diameter, 350mm high. Weight: 1 kg

7Ah Sealed Battery

Not for Commercial Vaporizing

Will do approximately 10 vapour sessions successfully (2min each) before it should be recharged.

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Click Here to buy a Battery Charger for this battery.

Order the Full Dpeth Cages and receive the huge discount!

For efficient Varroa Mite control in beehives when using Oxalic Acid for treatment.

For full depth brood boxes. 3/4 depth versions also available.

Oxalic acid treatments do not usually kill the mites that are inside capped brood cells. There is now a very efficient and effective solution!

Lock the queen in this cage to create a brood break period. Treat the hive with Oxalic Acid while there is no capped brood and achieve a very high Varroa kill rate.

See Data Sheet of testing done on this

Oxalic acid can be applied by vaporization, fogging or by the dribble method.

Check this link for more info:-

http://scientificbeekeeping.com/oxalic-acid-questions-answers-and-more-questions-part-1-of-2-parts/

Due to its large size the bees don't feel queenless and are less likely to build queen cells. It has queen excluder sides so that nurse bees can still enter the cage and care for the queen.

There is a large opening under the top cap to release the bees when required. Only 25mm wide at the top and will fit in a standard brood box along with 10 frames with 33mm end bars. The main body of the frame is only 16mm wide so as not to interfere with brood emerging alongside.

The bottom edge is curved on the full depth cage to match the typical shape of the winter cluster.

There are many other applications.

In warmer locations, the queen can be locked up over winter to stop her laying eggs to conserve stores and to stop the Varroa mites from breeding.

Can also be used to bank an extra queen over winter when running 2 queen colonies and the bees are already familiar with 2 queens in the hive.

The top bar is 480mm long. Cage height is 228mm for full depth brood boxes and 175mm high for 3/4 depth.

Top quality product made in Europe from food grade polypropylene.

Stock supplied may be a different colour to what is shown in the photos.

Formic Pro is a formic acid treatment used to control varroa.

Sold in Dose amounts - 1 dose treats 1 hive

Formic pro has several benefits including:

1 amp 12 volt battery charger.

For charging the battery that you can use with the Vapourizer.

Anti-wasp plate for Technoset floors.

This black plastic sheet slots perfectly on to a Technoset floor. It reduces the entrance to a small square hole right close to the cluster during winter. This stops wasps as they don't like the dark tunnel from the front entrance to the inside entrance. It also makes it easier for the bees to defend themselves.

These paper laminates are made from 4 layers of cellulose paper sewn together to hold a chemical solution. Perfumes and fumigants can be used in many applications. Many beekeepers in NZ use these paper laminates to soak up a solution of Oxalic Acid and Glycerine. 

Click here for suggested mixing solutions

There are two options of size and protection.

Size:

52mm - Your laminate will be 52mm wide and will hold the most solution for a larger application or a longer application time.

28mm - Your laminate will be 28mm wide so it will hold less solution for smaller application or shorter application time.

Protection:

Edge Protected - this means your paper laminate will come with its edges over-locked to make it last longer and increase potential for multiple applications.

No Protection - This means your paper laminate will have open edges, exposed to its elements. Although these are cheaper they may not last as long.

NOTE:- During peak season, there can be a 2 week lead time before dispatch.

Ant Control Granules.

Biforce 500g & 5kg

Full depth plastic frame for Drone comb. Green.

Commonly used for monitoring Varroa numbers and also to help control the Varroa Mites.

These are blocker plates for vented bases.

For when you are applicating oxalic acid

3 Piece Set

1.2mm thick Aluminium

Genuine 50mm Honda Petrol pump ready to hook straight up to your sugar tank or whatever you plan to pump.

Comes with a silicone carbide seal which is perfect for pumping sugar.

Produces a total of 4.8 horsepower - plenty of power for those cold mornings when the syrup is thick.

Features:

• Cast iron impeller & volute
• 500L/min, maximum flow rate (water)
• 28m head, maximum pressure (water)
• Self priming. (Just fill cavity with water and it will suck from there.)
• Low oil cut out system.
• 3.5 litre fuel tank.

Options are:

- With a Heavy duty roll frame option.

- Without a Frame