Fighting Varroa Mites With Stinging Nettle? 🌿🐝 - Beekeeping 101

We are three weeks into testing this natural extract at the Neshika apiary, applying it as a direct frame spray and adding the dried plant right into our smoker - check out the results so far:

Fighting Varroa Mites With Stinging Nettle? 🌿🐝

Can a highly diluted stinging nettle tincture keep Varroa mites at bay without relying on standard harsh chemical treatments?

We are three weeks into testing this natural extract at the Neshika apiary, applying it as a direct frame spray and adding the dried plant right into our smoker - check out the results so far:

https://youtube.com/shorts/Q15GA5RLuqM?si=aepMZg4gDaliZ42o

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