as a first responder and beekeeper, the person runs this companies Facebook page is EXTREMELY…read moreunprofessional,childish,and obsessive.They posted a video of them using an extremely corrosive chemical on their bee hives.Being new to the hobby I follow their page assuming they're well versed abd educated and was disappointed in the lack of general common sense.I spoke on the fact that I was shocked they would go as far as to making an informative video,and NOT use the proper ppe which is not only Ignorant in both basic safety eduction but puts people in danger.anyone with minimal education knows how to read WARNING LABELS.For your own reference research"is it safe to use oxalic acid without a mask?"and see for yourself what the results are.But even being informed of the dangers in a respectful way,they choose to try to berate and belittle me.At first the poster said I was "flapping my gums"followed by multiple sexism comments and how they have been doing this longer than Ive probably been alive,spoke on how many hives I have verse them, which means they were stalking my posts in mutual groups because I have never spoke to them personally nor do I advertise.you would think someone who boasts about how many hives they have and how many years they have under their belt,that they would follow basic procedure.there's a reason warning labels and instructions are printed on not only the vaporize,but also the chemical itself.This person in the video,did EVERYTHING incorrect but they are posting on public forums for everyone who trusts them to see and follow in their remedial skills at best.my original comment was "WOW! no gloves,no respirator... can't tell if you have on safety googles but from everything else it's doubtful... your skin should be covered...standing down wind... smh I followed this page for learning purposes. Definitely changing my decisions now. My health is first and foremost." I then got a snarky reply about where they could send my subscription refund. Honeys honey okc: Let me know where to send your subscription refund.
I then replied: no need, the refund will be your failed health in the future for lack of basic safety precautions carry on. I
wouldn't trust ANY of your consumable products when you clearly don't care about your own health(they then removed my comment and replied more ignorance. the coward not only edited their reply to seem less trashy, but deleted mine, and anyone else that spoke on how they spoke in their responses to me And that they were being foolish while applying this chemical. Once I seen that they were removing my replies I checked the most recent reviews and noticed one that mirrored my short experience saying that it would be best if not to follow them if you were looking for a respectable mentor, And that they were extremely rude. The businesses replies speak for themselves there as well. When I replied with a screen shot of our original interaction, they again deleted it. so I let it go, and realized they thrive off of"rage bait" to get views and refer to their own business page as"a bullshit beekeeping page, and no one cares about my opinion." professional behavior and intelligence matters and is absolutely absent here. spend your money somewhere that actually cares to follow basic protection protocol,if they would use this on their bees and advertise it, imagine what you don't see.Dont support them
Honeys honey okc:Couple of points...
Little lady got her feelings hurt when she went on someone's else's page and popped her gums.She got offended when I jokingly offered to refund her nonexistent subscription refund and she felt a need to screech more
She felt a need to post that following my page held no real value. Been keeping bees probably longer than she's been alive and I'm guessing my seven apiaries and up to 80 hives dwarfed her Nuc she bought this year.12,000 friends on Facebook seem to disagree with her
Finally,little lady,if you in fact were on my page, you will see numerous posts and comments that we don't tell people how to keep bees, we just show what we do.We experiment, we try different things,we don't regurgitate what a new by learned in class.If you don't agree,we don't tell you what to do.
YOU are free to do what YOU want to do. If you want to wear a safety helmet while you sleep, you do you. Unlike you, I scroll on if I don't agree with some page I found on Facebook. Your life will be more enjoyable if you don't walk around with your panties in a wad. Have a great day.
I wouldn't encourage purchasing consumable products after seeing a video of them applying Oxalic ACID VAPOR to their hives completely unmasked and ungloved.When brought to their attention that I was following for eduction purposes and no longer would be,because I see now they don't actually value health and safety,they had a snarky remark about sending me a"subscription refund".There's a reason it's free to follow them,they hold no real value.2wks later I'm still being harrassed