Hive Beetle Murder Sauce ☠️☠️☠️ Honey Shout Outs!

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  @thilltony3362 · 3 years ago · pinned

  Greg,<br>I just wanted to do a follow up on the results of using Murder sauce...<br><br>My wife became allergic to bees, so I had to move my hives way back in the woods, where there is constant shade. &nbsp;The beetle population jumped up noticeably. &nbsp; &nbsp;I used murder sauce, and it went back to normal, and then I used it again, and the beetles are mostly gone.<br> &nbsp; &nbsp;<br>The one noteworthy difference is that I put the sauce in the top corners of the hive, and under the inner cover where you typically see the beetles hiding. &nbsp; It was VERY effective in clearing the SHB out! &nbsp; In fact, 2 days after my 2nd application, I was doing OAV treatments, and I noticed dead and dying beetles being kicked out by the bees. &nbsp; Popped the top lid and found ZERO live beetles!<br><br>THANK YOU SO MUCH for posting this video!

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  @thilltony3362 · 2 years ago

  Follow up, another year later... &nbsp;My colonies that were treated in the fall of 2022 had virtually zero beetles for ALL of 2023. &nbsp;I applied in the upper corners mostly. &nbsp; Today, 2/26/2024 shows a few beetles in those hives. &nbsp;Time to treat! &nbsp; <br><br>The untreated hives had beetles, a lot in certain hives.<br><br>Today is beautiful, so I&apos;m making up a batch of sauce and will go treat all of my hives for 2024.<br><br>THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SHARING THIS INFORMATION!

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  @linr7342 · 2 years ago

  Totally agree! Working bees for decades and SHB&apos;s can and do take down very strong hives.

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  @Fantasma-gj3go · 3 years ago (edited)

  Full size batch<br><br>3 lbs shortening<br>1 cup DE<br>10 drops eucalyptus oil<br>Food coloring to preference <br><br>Small size batch<br><br>1 pound shortening<br>1/3 cup DE<br>4 drops eucalyptus oil<br>Food coloring to preference

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  @zacibalen · 2 years ago

  Bringing this recipe to my bros on the Yucatán, thank you!!!!

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  @beebob1279 · 1 year ago

  I&apos;m going to try it in traps keeping it away from the bees.

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  @beemanduran · 2 years ago

  Has anyone ever captured a few hive beetles in a jar and put a little of this murder sauce to find out the results?

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  @temucargocult · 3 years ago

  Wow! Great tips, I&apos;ve never seen this method and I&apos;m definitely going to try it, here in Missouri the hive beetles are atrocious, they must like the climate. <br><br>Also, it&apos;s really good of you to say you&apos;re speaking from your experience and offering intuitive guidance. A lot of beekeepers get lost in the sauce and think only one way is right, &quot;you have to do this don&apos;t do that&quot; etc. Excellent approach. I have 150 hives and do a lot of workshops, I&apos;ll be sharing this and your channel with everyone. Thanks for your work!

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  @jackcoleman1632 · 2 years ago

  Have you tried placing the sauce in a SHB castle? &nbsp;This isolates the bees away from the sauce, thus zero, none possibility of killing any bees. &nbsp;Also, you could increase the amount of DE b/c bees would have no access.

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  @GrammyMidwife-Lisa · 4 years ago

  Great video! Enjoy that “funny honey”! I’m going to send you and Susan a little care package.

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  @sarashappyhives1828 · 4 years ago

  I have been using peppermint candy along with oil traps and have not yet had a slime out situation, but I’m still seeing more beetles than I would like. This method makes sense, beetles love shortening and the diatomaceous earth will make short work of them. It’s beetle smashing time! Thanks for sharing Greg! 😊

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  @conradriffle8262 · 3 years ago

  My wild bees I caught Kill hive beatles like crazy

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