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Re:Lithium chloride kills a honey bee parasite by a systemic... by zafka on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @01:20PM (#16170304)
I would guess that a small amount would get in the honey the bees were making at that time, but beekeepers would not harvest that honey. When many flowers are blooming, a second box is added to the hive just for honey( a super). At this time the beekeeper does no additional feeding.
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Re:Lithium chloride kills a honey bee parasite by a systemic... by lostlogin on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @01:42PM (#16170513)
Most treatment see the honey supers removed to avoid contamination. There are a few exception which don’t require this, like oxalic acid.

When the honey flow starts, you need to add boxes fast - I’m up to 7 and 2 of those have been removed, extracted and put back on.

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Re:Lithium chloride kills a honey bee parasite by a systemic... by zafka on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @01:56PM (#16170638)
Where are your bees? I am just getting started in South Florida.
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Re:Lithium chloride kills a honey bee parasite by a systemic... by lostlogin on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @02:15PM (#16170817)
New Zealand - quite possibly a better bit of the season here!
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