Get your order in now via the online shop for your Autumn varroa treatments. You can order single strips which will allow you to purchase only the amount you require to treat your bees

. Dosage and Placement:

• Dosage: Two strips are used per brood chamber. 
• Placement: The strips are suspended mid-way between brood frames, ensuring bees can walk on both sides. One strip is typically placed between frames 3 & 4, and the other between frames 7 & 8 within the brood chamber. 
• Small Colonies: Nuclei or small colonies may only require one strip, placed near the centre of the brood chamber. 
• Honey Supers: Do not place strips in honey supers. 

2. Timing:

• End of Season: Treatment is often done at the end of the season, after the last honey harvest. 
• Spring/Summer: Apistan can be used in the spring when temperatures are above 15°C. 
• Avoid Low Temperatures: Do not use Apistan when the maximum daily temperature is expected to be below 15°C. 

3. How it Works:

• The active ingredient, tau-fluvalinate, is picked up by bees as they walk on the strips.
• The active ingredient is then transferred to other bees and mites within the colony as they interact.
• The strips continue to release the active ingredient over the treatment period. 

4. Removal:

• Strips should be removed after six weeks. 
• Remove strips carefully, ensuring bees don't chill during the process. 
• Dispose of used strips properly, wrapping them in paper and placing them in domestic refuse. 

• Monitoring: It's recommended to monitor mite-fall during and after treatment. 

Rotation: Rotate between different chemical treatments every two to three years to prevent resistance.

• Safety: Wear gloves when handling the strips.