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<blockquote data-quote="Kiwi Bee" data-source="post: 8022" data-attributes="member: 38"><p>Here we go again. The old OA/GL subject.</p><p>I am not a guru, however here are my small observations.</p><p>- preferably no wet strips into the hives. The bees feet gets some sort of damage, and they will avoid them. Meanwhile they will walk right onto the dry strips</p><p>- again preferably run your strips on a sewing machine however it can be a quick alternative to fold 4 layers and add 1 office staple to close the end and done. These strips will not hold(enclose) as much mixture but they still do a good job. Also the bees will ruin them faster. </p><p>When I use my very basic Singer machine I use a twin needle and I run near edge of the paper. it takes several hours to finish 150m(with 3 layers) and 9 bobins. Then I have to make the same thing close to the other edge. I get around 350 strips.</p><p>- spread the 4 strips/box to make a square(rectangle). I do not prefer to place the strips in 1 line across the midd section of the box because those not so strong colonies will avoid them</p><p>- I found the 35/65% AO/GL is a good ratio, however my ones tend to be 36-37/63-64%.</p><p>- I use a thermometer(candy makers) to make sure the mixture NEVER goes above 80C. I have been there when my mixture was boiling(the strips soacked in that mixture will not work very well - not sure why). </p><p>- I use a slow cocker, works perfectly fine. I NEVER use it indoor!!!</p><p>- I used to hang out the strips to dry. Nowadays I prefer to make them 1-2 weeks earlier and I move the strips from the bottom of the bucket to the top. The top ones will be perfectly fine to use. Yes, I make some extra so I do not have to use the wet ones right away. </p><p></p><p>I planned to get OA from Clark, however the one from TM works fine too. GL is from Clark</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kiwi Bee, post: 8022, member: 38"] Here we go again. The old OA/GL subject. I am not a guru, however here are my small observations. - preferably no wet strips into the hives. The bees feet gets some sort of damage, and they will avoid them. Meanwhile they will walk right onto the dry strips - again preferably run your strips on a sewing machine however it can be a quick alternative to fold 4 layers and add 1 office staple to close the end and done. These strips will not hold(enclose) as much mixture but they still do a good job. Also the bees will ruin them faster. When I use my very basic Singer machine I use a twin needle and I run near edge of the paper. it takes several hours to finish 150m(with 3 layers) and 9 bobins. Then I have to make the same thing close to the other edge. I get around 350 strips. - spread the 4 strips/box to make a square(rectangle). I do not prefer to place the strips in 1 line across the midd section of the box because those not so strong colonies will avoid them - I found the 35/65% AO/GL is a good ratio, however my ones tend to be 36-37/63-64%. - I use a thermometer(candy makers) to make sure the mixture NEVER goes above 80C. I have been there when my mixture was boiling(the strips soacked in that mixture will not work very well - not sure why). - I use a slow cocker, works perfectly fine. I NEVER use it indoor!!! - I used to hang out the strips to dry. Nowadays I prefer to make them 1-2 weeks earlier and I move the strips from the bottom of the bucket to the top. The top ones will be perfectly fine to use. Yes, I make some extra so I do not have to use the wet ones right away. I planned to get OA from Clark, however the one from TM works fine too. GL is from Clark [/QUOTE]
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