API VAR Life and Robbing

[Modenacart]

I just started treating my hive with API VAR Life on Tuesday.  The bees are not happy and many more than usual hanging outside the hive.  I just saw a bunch of bees fighting so I am assuming they are being robbed.  I reduced the entrance.  The bees are pretty angry too, they stung me, which they don't usually do.   I am not feeding them.

Does API VAR life usually induce robbing? 

[danno]

No it doesn't but the first dose of thymol does tend to pi$$ them off.   

[Modenacart]

I see the bees fighting but I don't see heavy bees leaving.

[Modenacart]

Removed the API var.  the fight was really intense.  Now maybe the bees will go back inside the hive to defend it instead of so many fighting outside.

[Modenacart]

All the bees are back in the hive tonight.  I think it will give them a better chance tomorrow.

[Modenacart]

They seem to be in control of their hive now.