BEE HEALTH AND NUTRITION

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VARROA MITE CONTROL 

STICKY BOARD ONLY
$ 4.75
Place the Sticky Board on the bottom board of your hive to check your mite counts. 

STICKY BOARD WITH SCREEN
$ 8.25
Allows mites to fall through but keeps bees from sticking to the sticky board.

BEE SQUAD VARROA MITE TEST KIT
$ 24.95
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The University of Minnesota Bee Lab has created a re-usable mite testing kit based on the sugar roll.  
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Kit Includes:
 *  Plastic tub for collecting the bee sample and displaying mites for counting
 *  Plastic scoop with 100 ml mark to help you collect 300 bees (standard sample              size)
 * Plastic jar with mesh screen for separating the bees from the mites
 * 1 LB of powdered sugar
 *  Plastic bottle for water to dissolve the sugar in order to see the mites clearly
 * Brochure with instructions.

VARROA EASY CHECK
$ 21.95
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Designed for effectiveness:  The filter basket is the key to easy check's reliability.
Quick and easy to use, 3 easy steps
Easily transportable and built to last
Tight-fitting lid is leak-free and comfortable to use
Two molded guild lines allow for samples of 200 or 300 bees
Designed for effectiveness: fallen mites pass through holes in the base and sides of the basket
Transparent bowl allows accurate counting and reliable sampling.

JAR FILTER ALCOHOL WASH KIT
$ 22.95

​This jar lid was developed primarily for monitoring varroa mite concentration in bee populations.  For this purpose a sample of 300 bees would be placed in the plastic jar on one side along with enough isporopy (rubbing) alcohol or ethyl alcohol (ethanol) solution to cover bees.  The other side should have the empty jar securely attached.  Shake the jar back and forth which will dislodge mites from the bees, the mites are then able to pass through the grid and are collected in the opposite jar.  Mites are removed from the opposite jar for precise counting.  This shaking/removing mites should be repeated multiple times until no more mites are observed in the empty jar.

VARROX
$ 179.95

The stainless steel vaporizer is made in Switzerland and built to last.  The stainless steel also aid in even heat distribution.  It has side wings that serve to keep it from overturning in the hive.  Operate on a 12 volt battery. 

APIVAR
$ 39.50 (10 Pack)
$ 148.50 (50 Pack)

The manufacturing process used to produce these strips guarantees that just the right amount of active miticide is released when it is needed.  Slow-released Apivar treatment strips contains just the right amount of product to eliminate varroa mites without the risk of toxicity for the bees.  The active substance is  released simply when the bees come into contact with the strip. Apivar has been proven to kill up to 99% of mites in one application.

MITE AWAY QUICK STRIPS
$ 15.95 (2 Dose Pack)

​Mite Away quick Strips are a Formic Acid polysaccharide gel strip which, when placed in the brood chamber of a honey bee hive, is an organic miticide that kills the Varroa mite where it reproduces under the brood cap.  2 strips per hive. 

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BEETLES

BEETLE BLASTER
$ 2.00

This is an easy to use effective trap against hive beetles.  Simply fill the trap half full of vegetable oil and hang between two frames.  As the bees chase the beetles, they try to hid in the trap and drown in the oil.  Once the trap is full, simply throw it away.

BEETLE JAIL
$ 3.50

Baitable in-hive beetle traps.  Add a little beetle trap oil, vegetable or mineral oil and bait if desired with pollen patty or other bait.  Clips on the top of a frame.  When full, simply unsnap the top, dump out dead beetles and re-install.  

​BEETLE TRAP OIL
$ 6.95

​Designed to attract small hive beetles to the traps better than other oils.

DINA MAX
$ 4.95  (2 sheets per pack)

Brawny Beetle Dine-A-Max Beetle Towels are an effective and economical way to trap small hive beetles.  Cut into 3 pieces and place in hive where beetles congregate.  Your bees will chew up the towels, creating a fuzzy trap.  Beetles are unable to escape once they make contact with the towel.  Replace sheets once they become filled with beetles and repeat.

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HEALTH & NUTRITION

GLOBAL PATTIES
$3.00 each  (0 % 1 Lb patty) 
This winter patty provides the colony with food when their honey reserves are low from the winter and it’s still too early for them to forage.  This patty is formulated with carbohydrates and a small amount of protein to give your bees the nutrients they need but will not encourage the queen to start laying brood too early.  

BEE PRO PATTIES
$ 3.75 (1 Lb Patties)
$ 34.95 (10 Lb Pack)

Bees require proper nutrition to produce new bees and to increase longevity.  
Benefits: Increased brood production, Healthier, stronger bees, No animal by-products, a complete amino acid profile, beneficial vitamins, lipids and Minerals.  Ready to feed when you need it.  Each patty weighs 1 pound.

BEE PRO POWDER
$ 5.50  (1 Lb)
$ 12.95  (5 Lb Bag)

Feed pollen dry or mix into patties to boost brood production and increase hive population in the spring.  It is formulated to deliver all the best nutrients available for brood production.  It is high protein feed that is formulated for the beekeeper who is feeding syrup as the source of carbohydrates.  It helps maintain colony strength by boosting populations, which result in better crop pollination and honey crops.

HONEY B HEALTHY
$ 22.95 (8 oz. bottle)
$ 32.95 (16 oz bottle makes up to 25 gallons)
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Rich in specially processed essential oils.  Use it to fortify colony health and build resistance to problems prevailing in today aviaries.  Easy to administer by either feeding in sugar water or using a dosing method.  Honey B Health can be added to a spray and used in the place of smoke.  Use it when installing new packages, NUC's or building up weak colonies.  Also encourages bees to draw out new foundation faster.

PRO HEALTH
$ 24.95  (Pint bottle makes up to 25 gallons)  

Pro Health is a feeding stimulant composed of lemongrass and spearmint (essential oils).  Pro Health helps promote healthy vigorous hives when used as a feeding stimulant during late winter, early spring and during dearths of nectar.  This has a natural calming effect when sprayed on bees.  Antibacterial, anti fungal and antimicrobial which aids in the overall health of the bees.  Pro Health added to your feeding mix will help build up packages, nucs and swarms.  Pro Health also prevents syrup fermentation and the stimulates bees to draw out new foundations when used as a spray.

SUPER DFM - HONEY BEE
$ 3.75  (Single dose package)
$ 24.95  (10 dose package)

​Establish beneficial micro flora
Helps increase bee colony health
microflora have a positive effect on vitellogenin (fat body) formation.  (The health of honey bee colony is dependent upon vitellogenin reserves of the nurse bees)
Yeasts help synthesize B-vitamins needed for bee health.  
All Natural Product

PARAMOTH
$ 14.95 (1 Lb Canister)
$ 39.95 (5 Lb Pail)

Para Moth is used to control wax moths in stored supers.  Put 1 to 2 ounces of Paramoth on a paper plate and place it on the top of supers needing to be stored.

EUROPEAN OR AMERICAN FOUL BROOD TEST KIT
$ 14.95
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This kit enable beekeepers a easily test for foul brood with results           in 1 -3 minutes.