Last year Clover queen bee initiated a thread "Apiguard and other thymol varroicides.." After a slow start the thread picked up but basically no one gave advice based on real experience on how to use thymol and how effective it was for controlling varroa. I'd like to make an attempt at gleaning...

Chemical analysis shows that honey bees (Apis mellifera) and hive products contain many pesticides derived from various sources. The most abundant pesticides are acaricides applied by beekeepers to control Varroa destructor. Beekeepers also apply antimicrobial drugs to control bacterial and...