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Hive Beetle Murder Sauce ☠️☠️☠️ Honey Shout Outs!

Nature’s Image Farm -Greg Burns

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We’re declaring WAR on HIVE BEETLES!!
One of the most effect tools for us is making MURDER SAUCE aka BEETLE BUTTER to BAIT & DESTROY those vile nasties!!

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20 Comments

@thilltony3362 3 years ago Pinned

Greg,
I just wanted to do a follow up on the results of using Murder sauce...

My wife became allergic to bees, so I had to move my hives way back in the woods, where there is constant shade. The beetle population jumped up noticeably. I used murder sauce, and it went back to normal, and then I used it again, and the beetles are mostly gone.

The one noteworthy difference is that I put the sauce in the top corners of the hive, and under the inner cover where you typically see the beetles hiding. It was VERY effective in clearing the SHB out! In fact, 2 days after my 2nd application, I was doing OAV treatments, and I noticed dead and dying beetles being kicked out by the bees. Popped the top lid and found ZERO live beetles!

THANK YOU SO MUCH for posting this video!

@thilltony3362 2 years ago

Follow up, another year later... My colonies that were treated in the fall of 2022 had virtually zero beetles for ALL of 2023. I applied in the upper corners mostly. Today, 2/26/2024 shows a few beetles in those hives. Time to treat!

The untreated hives had beetles, a lot in certain hives.

Today is beautiful, so I'm making up a batch of sauce and will go treat all of my hives for 2024.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SHARING THIS INFORMATION!

@Fantasma-gj3go 3 years ago (edited)

Full size batch

3 lbs shortening
1 cup DE
10 drops eucalyptus oil
Food coloring to preference

Small size batch

1 pound shortening
1/3 cup DE
4 drops eucalyptus oil
Food coloring to preference

@linr7342 2 years ago

Totally agree! Working bees for decades and SHB's can and do take down very strong hives.

@beemanduran 3 years ago

Has anyone ever captured a few hive beetles in a jar and put a little of this murder sauce to find out the results?

@TheUnknownBeekeeper 4 years ago

Shortening does not have any protein in it

@conradriffle8262 3 years ago

My wild bees I caught Kill hive beatles like crazy

@beebob1279 1 year ago

I'm going to try it in traps keeping it away from the bees.

@zacibalen 2 years ago

Bringing this recipe to my bros on the Yucatán, thank you!!!!

@temucargocult 3 years ago

I know people use old CD cases as beetle traps, maybe the beetle butter could be combined with some sort of beetle friendly enclosure to keep it isolated?

@BizTailer 2 years ago

Eucalyptus repels the bee

@sarashappyhives1828 4 years ago

I have been using peppermint candy along with oil traps and have not yet had a slime out situation, but I’m still seeing more beetles than I would like. This method makes sense, beetles love shortening and the diatomaceous earth will make short work of them. It’s beetle smashing time! Thanks for sharing Greg! 😊

@GrammyMidwife-Lisa 4 years ago

Great video! Enjoy that “funny honey”! I’m going to send you and Susan a little care package.

@jackcoleman1632 2 years ago

Have you tried placing the sauce in a SHB castle? This isolates the bees away from the sauce, thus zero, none possibility of killing any bees. Also, you could increase the amount of DE b/c bees would have no access.

@GeneH60 3 years ago

Hello Greg does this kill or run the beetles out ???. Thanks all bee keepers need all the help we can get . This sounds like it will for sure help. I saw another comment about DE needs to be dry to work an that is what my understanding was also so I have had a great day today because I have learned something new . That makes my day complete .LOL THANK

@temucargocult 3 years ago

Wow! Great tips, I've never seen this method and I'm definitely going to try it, here in Missouri the hive beetles are atrocious, they must like the climate.

Also, it's really good of you to say you're speaking from your experience and offering intuitive guidance. A lot of beekeepers get lost in the sauce and think only one way is right, "you have to do this don't do that" etc. Excellent approach. I have 150 hives and do a lot of workshops, I'll be sharing this and your channel with everyone. Thanks for your work!

@tdvanwinkle 1 year ago

I cut way too many trees before I realized this. My partially shaded hives have as many as full sun hives. The only difference is that my full sun hives suffer from heat more than partly or mostly shaded hives.

@willsmith5659 2 years ago

If old cd cases aren't available. How about injecting this mixture into beetle blasters?

@keithspillman 4 years ago

Another great video......and thanks so much for the shout out to Half Tracks and Honeybees!!! I still want to take a ride in Bertha when you're down this way again!!
Take care!