I had a beekeeper do some tests to see if it would control mites this summer. Theory was that the mites require bacteria in their digestive system to digest the blood, so CS should make them starve. Unfortunately the bees also required bacteria in their digestive tract to digest, and we starved almost the whole hive before ceasing treatment. A smaller dosage may have worked, but the beekeeper is not willing to try again.
marshall Daniel and Karen Croom wrote: > Has anyone fed cs sugar water to honey bees? I'm getting some soon > and learned that you're supposed to treat them with chemicals to > prevent several diseases (caused by bacteria). So, of course, I > thought of cs. Any cautions you can think of? > Karen
