Honey Bee Healthy Recipe (1gallon for feeding)
2 quarts water

2 quarts of sugar
22 drops (1ml) of spearmint oil

22 drops (1ml) of lemongrass oil
1/4 teaspoon lecithin granules (liquid is too hard to dissolve in water)

 
Dissolve the granules in very hot (almost boiling) water, add sugar and let it cool prior to incorporating the oils into the mixture. The lecithin is an emulsifier and helps disperse the oils in the water mixture.

Honey Bee Healthy Recipe (1gallon for drenching)
2 quarts water

2 quarts of sugar
88 drops (4ml) of spearmint oil

88 drops (4ml) of lemongrass oil
1/4 teaspoon lecithin granules (liquid is too hard to dissolve in water)

 
Dissolve the granules in very hot (almost boiling) water, add sugar and let it cool prior to incorporating the oils into the mixture. The lecithin is an emulsifier and helps disperse the oils in the water mixture.

Use 8 – 12 oz of the mixture to drench a hive; temperatures should be above 70 deg-F. Follow up 10 days later.

When temperatures are cooler use powder sugar to cause mite drops.

Essential Oils:

LorAnn Oils
4518 Aurelius Road
P.O. Box 22009
Lansing, Michigan 48909
(517) 882-0215
or toll free
1-800 248-1302
or by fax
(517) 882-0507
List: Spearmint oil 1 ounce for $8.00; lemon grass oil 1 oz for $8.00.

Be sure to mention that you are a Beekeeper to get a cheaper prices.