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Title: Bee-Go
Post by: danno on August 24, 2009, 02:41:03 PM
First time using this stuff yesterday.   Tell you what it repelled me.  Although it worked very well, I'm not sure I want to do it again.   I also dont know  where I'm going to store these fume boards. 
Title: Re: Bee-Go
Post by: Kathyp on August 24, 2009, 02:58:23 PM
leave them out in the sun for a couple of days.  the smell will go.  then garbage bag them if you still get a whiff of it.
Title: Re: Bee-Go
Post by: danno on August 24, 2009, 03:11:19 PM
thanks Kathy
to bad that we had our week of summer last month.   Now i'll have to wait until next year to put them in the sun
Title: Re: Bee-Go
Post by: giant pumpkin peep on August 24, 2009, 08:30:25 PM
is it true the bee-go smells like cat feces?
Title: Re: Bee-Go
Post by: iddee on August 24, 2009, 08:32:52 PM
No, it smells worse.....

Use bee-quick, it smells like almonds...
Title: Re: Bee-Go
Post by: Michael Bush on August 24, 2009, 09:26:50 PM
That smell that makes vomit distinct as well as the hint of it in Parmesean and Romana cheese is Butyric acid.  The same stuff is what Bee-go is.  It's basically essential oil of vomit.
Title: Re: Bee-Go
Post by: beee farmer on August 25, 2009, 12:58:35 AM
I put a drop or two of wintergreen oil on the zipper of my veil when robbing.. helps keep the vomit smell from getting to me.. besides I kinda like wintergreeen,,, reminds me of the wax syrup filled haloween candy when I was a kid.
Title: Re: Bee-Go
Post by: sc-bee on August 25, 2009, 06:00:32 AM
My mentor has cloth seats in his truck. He used to run 320 colonies. He uses Honey Robber and Bee Go ---- I imagine you can figure the rest :-D! And I don't think the smell ever leaves ---- @ least not completely!