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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => DOWN UNDER BEEKEEPING => Topic started by: tina on April 23, 2011, 04:57:14 am

Title: mozzie repellant
Post by: tina on April 23, 2011, 04:57:14 am

the mozzie are really bad here so have to spray ourselves everytime we go outside    i used it on my hands when opening hive and haven't had any stings   i can't wear gloves i'm too clumsy   the bees are very placid though

Title: Re: mozzie repellant
Post by: OzBuzz on April 23, 2011, 08:29:40 pm

Depending on the repellant i would have thought that it could potentially be toxic to bees?

Title: Re: mozzie repellant
Post by: tina on April 23, 2011, 10:57:31 pm

aerogard   only repells not kills

Title: Re: mozzie repellant
Post by: Michael Bush on April 24, 2011, 06:14:05 am

Mosquito?  Sorry I don't speak Oz.

Title: Re: mozzie repellant
Post by: tina on April 24, 2011, 06:18:51 am

sorry i forgot  mozzie is mosquito      sandie  is sandfly or sandcrabs depending on the context   muddie is a mudcrab

Title: Re: mozzie repellant
Post by: deknow on April 24, 2011, 07:03:09 am

...i can guess what a "crotchie" is!
deknow

Title: Re: mozzie repellant
Post by: Michael Bush on April 24, 2011, 08:03:21 am

That will make a good reference for the future... and I always thought a sandie was a girl scout cookie...

Title: Re: mozzie repellant
Post by: Lone on April 24, 2011, 09:16:16 am

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girl scout cookie...

I reckon you mean Girl Guide Bikkie, Bushie.