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Essential Oil Spray?
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May 07, 2013, 11:05:31 PM »
If this has been discussed and I just missed it while scanning the forums forgive me....
I recieved a tip from a large commercial beek about using liquid smoke dilluted in water in sprayers rather then smokers. So Im planning to try it. What Im wondering is whether or not it could be beneficial to add some of these various essential oils to the brew. I have absolutely nothing to go on here, so I would probably just being trying a couple drops.
Does anyone have any exp. or advice here???
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Essential oils interfere with the sense of smell, by which all things in the hive are communicated. Some even mimic some of the pheromones. Essential oils are antimicrobial and interfere with the 8,000 microorganisms that need to be living in a healthy colony.
http://www.bushfarms.com/beesfoursimplesteps.htm#ecology
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