# 🐝 Hives are crazy populated! Need advice, please!

**URL:** <https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/hives-are-crazy-populated-need-advice-please/16395>\
**Category:** Beekeeping - Basics\
**Created:** [September 27, 2018, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/hives-are-crazy-populated-need-advice-please/16395 "2018-09-27T00:32:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@Eva](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Eva)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/hives-are-crazy-populated-need-advice-please/16395/20 "2018-09-27T19:23:51Z")

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> [@My Fall Varroa mite treatment!](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/my-fall-varroa-mite-treatment/8276):
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> I made a bit of a longer video this AM documenting how I am going about tackling Varroa mites going into the fall. It’s longer because the subject matter is important. Interestingly, I had to use two different methods with my bees because of a nuc box entrance’s dimensions. Let me know how I did! (or if I messed up)

Here’s a helpful video by our old pal & forum contributer Bobby, showing the OAV treatment Dawn described so well. Only thing I’d emphasize is to either get yourself proper eye and breathing protection, or religiously watch your smoker for wind direction and stay upwind as Bobby points out. OAV is VERY caustic and will burn if it gets in your eyes or throat. Once you do this routine a couple of times it’ll be a piece of cake, don’t worry 😉

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