Fogger For Your OAV Treatment?

[Ben Framed]

I just watched a video by one of our members here, "Florida Bee Rancher". He was showing how he uses a fogger to treat his bees and the simple method he now uses. Have any of you used the fogger method?

Phillip

[Jim134]

    For me kind of tough to make a comment... On a video I cannot see...    I hope you have a great day..


                        BEE HAPPY  Jim134   

[NigelP]

Nope. Fogging is very different to sublimation (vaporizer) or dribbling (liquid). I've not yet seen any evidence that adding OA via a "fogger" has any affect on varroa.
It looks good though!

[Ben Framed]

    For me kind of tough to make a comment... On a video I cannot see...    I hope you have a great day..


                        BEE HAPPY  Jim134   

Jim, Actually I was asking about fogging in general. The video was a reminder to me that some folks fog. But here it is..

https://youtu.be/pzSS9XXYWU4

[Ben Framed]

Nope. Fogging is very different to sublimation (vaporizer) or dribbling (liquid). I've not yet seen any evidence that adding OA via a "fogger" has any affect on varroa.
It looks good though!

Thanks Nigel It does look good...

[Jim134]

    For me kind of tough to make a comment... On a video I cannot see...    I hope you have a great day..


                        BEE HAPPY  Jim134   

Jim, Actually I was asking about fogging in general. The video was a reminder to me that some folks fog. But here it is..

https://youtu.be/pzSS9XXYWU4

     I personally do not want to spray... Hot oil or gristrin on live bees..


                                      BEE HAPPY  Jim134   

[Ben Framed]

Jim134
For me kind of tough to make a comment... On a video I cannot see...    I hope you have a great day..

                       BEE HAPPY  Jim134   

Jim 134
I personally do not want to spray... Hot oil or gristrin on live bees..

                       BEE HAPPY  Jim134    

Thanks Jim, Again I was asking about fogging in general. It was not my intention to specify or narrow down any particular 'method' of fogging. Meaning different ingredients which might be used or involved in fogging applications from one persons method/ingredients of fogging to another persons method/ingredients of fogging. I do know that it is done and folks have been doing if for some time. Therefore I did not post the video in the first place. Ingredients was not my question, but fogging in general.

This video was a simple 'reminder' 'to me' of that 'fact', (there are other methods of treating bees out there beside the method I use) and some folks fog, fogging being one of those ways. For you that fog was my question.  Jim you have been around for a while, most likely seen it all by now. If you have fogged using these ingredients or other ingredients what was your experiences, and evaluation of those experiences? Successful? Satisfactory? Unsatisfactory? Etc. 

For any of you that fog, or have fogged in the past, your shared experiences will be appreciated.  Have you been successful in your endeavors? Or did you once do so to find it was not up to par? What problems did you find, if any? Was fogging, no matter the ingredients of your method used, particle in your use? What are the pluses verses the minuses? I am not attempting to uplift fogging nor degrade the method but simply to understand the results of it in your experiences using it.

Thanks,

Phillip

[Brian MCquilkin]

Tested out the fogger on a number of colonies some years ago. It proved to be a total waste of time and money.

[Ben Framed]

Tested out the fogger on a number of colonies some years ago. It proved to be a total waste of time and money.

Can't be any plainer than that!  Between your, Jim 134, and NigelP's answer,  I am glad I have a PID controlled OA Vaporizer...Thanks Mr. MCquilkin.

Phillip