CAUTION:  should not be mixed in hot syrup; antibiotic will break down.  (Fumidil B is the trade name for fumagillin.

When feeding established colonies is is important the medicated syrup be fed early enough in the fall, so the bees can remove excess moisture.  Package bees should be fed as soon as they are installed, usually about one gallon of medicated syrup per colony.

Do not use antibiotic during honey flow.

Prepared by:  Gordon Rudloff

                       State Apiarist

                       Ohio Department of Agriculture