Which InstantVap is right for your apiary?
Blog posts
- by Lorob Bees
Honey Bee Diseases: A Field Guide to What Kills Colonies, and What Just Looks Like It
Most honey bee disease is a varroa problem wearing a different name. A field guide to the pests and diseases you will actually meet, what each one looks like on the frame, and how to tell a primary disease from a mite-driven collapse.
- by Lorob Bees
HopGuard, Thymol and Oxalic Acid: The Natural Varroa Treatments Compared Honestly
Three organic varroa treatments, three very different trade-offs. Thymol is plant-derived and accumulates in your wax. HopGuard is gentle and needs repeating. Oxalic acid is the one that leaves nothing behind and hits 97% in the right window. A comparison for beekeepers who want the natural option without the marketing.
- by Lorob Bees
Formic Pro vs Oxalic Acid Vaporization: Brood Penetration, Queen Risk and When to Use Each
Formic Pro reaches mites under capped brood and can go on with honey supers in place. It also has a narrow temperature window and a documented habit of killing queens. Oxalic acid vaporization has neither problem and cannot touch capped brood. The two are complements, not rivals.
Lorob Bees is the primary US seller of the InstantVap, the cordless oxalic acid vaporizer for bees that runs on the 18V or 20V tool battery you already own. Every unit is checked, shipped and serviced from our shop in Baltimore, with a two-year warranty and a phone number that reaches a beekeeper. Compare all four models on the oxalic acid vaporizers page, or stock up on EPA-registered EZ-OX oxalic acid.