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Ticks – Natural Hive Aromatic Strips
100% natural thyme & oregano essential oil strips — aromatic hive balance support
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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
The strip without a season
Ticks is the other aromatic strip, and the difference between the two is strength. Okalix is the concentrated one, for the stretch from autumn through to spring. This is the gentler of the pair — which is why it has no season at all: it is meant to stay in year round, replaced as it is spent.
Thyme and oregano oils on a cellulose strip, in the same format as its sibling — one strip per five frames, active for roughly seven to fifteen days, then out and replaced. What it works on is the quality of the air inside the box.
Nothing to plan around. No start date, no window to keep track of. You swap a spent strip on the visit you were making anyway, and that is the whole routine.
Thyme and oregano. Two of the strongest-smelling oils in a beekeeper’s cupboard, on a carrier that lets them go slowly instead of all at once.
One per five frames, ten to a pack. The same sum as its sibling: a ten-frame box takes two at a time, so a pack is five changes for one box, or one change across five.
Aromatic oils on cellulose. Nothing synthetic, and no residue in honey or comb.
It is not a veterinary medicine and does not stand in for one. If a colony needs treating, that is a different kind of product with an authorisation behind it — your local beekeeping association, or Jordbruksverket, is the place to start.
The same strip, but with a season: Okalix Natural Hive Supplement Strips.
Product Description
Made from 100% natural essential oils — thyme (Thymus vulgaris) and oregano (Origanum vulgare) — absorbed into a natural cellulose-based carrier strip. No synthetic chemicals, no residues in honey or comb. Completely safe for bees and humans alike.
Ingredients: Natural thyme oil, oregano oil, cellulose.
How beekeepers use it
Many beekeepers place these aromatic strips inside the hive during periods when they want to support a balanced, healthy hive environment. The strips release essential oils gradually over several weeks. Suitable as part of a chemical-free, natural hive management approach.
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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