Use as a feeding stimulant for late winter, early spring, fall feedings and dearths of nectar. Furthermore, add to your feeding mix to help build up packages nucs and swarms. Essential oils are volatile and may evaporate from open containers. We suggest keeping the concentrate and solution mix tightly sealed when not in use. The beneficial properties of essential oils are well documented.
Most essential oils possess anti-microbial activity.
The solution also prevents spoiling of sugar solutions in addition to helping overall colony health. Our concentrate allows syrup solutions to be kept in tightly sealed containers for extended periods of time and fed when needed during nectar shortages to help maintain healthy vigorous colonies for pollination and honey production. When this oil is applied to the bees and new-caged queens, they become calm and all having the same natural odor. An 82-colony trial was done at WVU, Cumberland, MD and Redding, CT, which resulted in only two queen supersedures. This technique takes advantage of the natural mite fall that occurs throughout the year.