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Calum
19-04-2016, 10:07 AM
Hi

in Germany "thyme spirit" is often used to aid queen introduction, baiting swarms, and aiding joining colonies.
Is is in use in Scotland, and if yes, does any one have a recipe to DYI?
thanks

Calum

Neils
21-04-2016, 08:07 PM
The top result on google at the moment is this post, at least in English.

At the risk of asking a stupid question, is Thyme Spirit basically the same as Thymol?

fatshark
21-04-2016, 08:16 PM
Hi Calum ... for bait hives I've used lemongrass oil. Others report using lemongrass and spearmint oil for queen introduction (http://www.beeculture.com/introducing-her-royal-higness/). I've not heard of thyme being used. If it's classed as an 'essential oil' (what makes it essential for goodness sake?) then there's a load of references out there ...

C4U made a reference to air freshener or something similar for uniting colonies just recently ...

madasafish
22-04-2016, 06:04 AM
I use (unscented) air freshener for uniting - a tip from a commercial beekeeper. Works very well. MUCH quicker than newspaper..