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Hive-to-Hive Protective Spray (1 LT)
Calms bees when moving between hives during inspections.
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- Plant and mineral based — no animal ingredients
- No residue in honey or comb
- Usable all season, every season
- Safe to use during the honey flow
Why you spray the box first
Spring is when boxes move. A colony goes into a clean one, a super goes on, a feeder gets fitted — and every one of those arrives in the middle of a working colony as a strange object. This is what you spray on it beforehand.
It does not clean the box for you. It gets the bees to do it: they take over a sprayed box sooner and work it through properly, making their own hygiene in it.
They take to the new part fast. What you notice first is the acceptance. A sprayed box or feeder gets adopted quickly rather than treated as something foreign that has turned up in the hive.
The colony does the cleaning, sooner. That is the whole mechanism, and it is why nothing is left for you to scrub off. The box gets worked over by the bees instead of by you.
Underneath, on top, inside, and on the feeder. Every surface the bees will meet, before and after any change you make to the hive. Wooden boxes and EPS the same way.
There is no procedure around it. Spray, give it a few minutes to dry, and the box can go to the bees — nothing to rinse off, nothing to air out for a day. Contact with the bees does them no harm.
It has a noticeable smell as you spray. That does not stay in the box, and it leaves no residue.
Product Description
Usage
- Note
- the product’s smell may bother you but is harmless to your bees.
Apply a fine spray onto the bees and frames before the hive inspection. Shake well before use.
Intended Use
- Eases the transition
- calms bees during hive checks, especially when moving from one hive to another.
Storage
Store in the original packaging at 5–20 °C, away from sunlight.
Best before
24 months from the date of manufacture.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children. Do not use if the security lock is broken or missing.
End of product description.
Common questions
- Does it contain anything of animal origin?
- The manufacturer declares this product to be entirely of plant and mineral origin, containing no ingredients of animal origin — no honey, milk, meat, egg, animal protein or animal fat.
- Does it leave any residue in the honey?
- No. The products leave no residue in honey or comb, so a treated colony still produces honey you can harvest and sell normally.
- Can I use it during the honey flow?
- Yes. Because nothing carries over into the honey, they can be used during the flow rather than only in the gaps between harvests.
- How often can it be used?
- They can be used continuously through the season and repeated season after season — there is no withdrawal period to plan around and no rotation requirement.
- The product has a smell — is something wrong?
- No, that is expected. The products are naturally made and contain fermented ingredients, which can give off a noticeable smell. Bees find it attractive rather than off-putting — it is a scent they seek out.
- How long does it keep, and how should it be stored?
- Each pack carries a recommended use-by date, generally 24 months from manufacture. Keep it in its original packaging between 5 and 20 °C, out of direct sunlight. The smell and any settling may change over time — that belongs to a naturally produced, fermented product.
- Can I return an opened product?
- No. For health and hygiene reasons, a product whose own vented plastic cap or inner packet has been opened cannot be returned (EU Consumer Rights Directive art. 16). The outer shipping box does not count — you may open the parcel and look at the goods. Products with their own seal intact can be returned within 14 days.
- Jordbruksverket-registeredSwedish Board of Agriculture
- Biodlarna StockholmStockholm Beekeepers Association
- DHL Service PointDelivery within Sweden
- NPA memberPackaging producer responsibility
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