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The InstantVap LITE 18V is a revolutionary, lightweight, and compact cordless oxalic acid vaporizer, perfect for small-scale beekeepers looking to simplify Varroa mite treatments. Designed with efficiency, durability, and practicality in mind, the InstantVap LITE offers all the performance you need for up to 20 colonies. It is full commercial quality like the Compact model but has an economy heating system to conserve battery power and hence the reason for slightly longer cycle times.
Key Features
Battery Compatibility
The vaporizer is dispatched with a battery connector plate to suit one type of battery only. Choose from a range of popular battery options below:-
Makita LXT 18V
Milwaukee M18
Bosch ProCore 18V
Bosch Power4All 18V
Dewalt XR 18/20V FlexVolt 20/60V or 18/54V (Note: Power Stack batteries are incompatible)
AEG 18V
Hikoki / Hitachi 18V
Black+Decker 18V
Ozito 18V
Metabo 18V
Note: Batteries are not included.
Smart LED Feedback
Stay in control with a simple, intelligent LED system:
Slow blink: Warm-up
Steady-on: Ready for dosing
Fast blink: Vaporizing in progress
Double blink & pause: Battery discharged
Innovative Design
Acid-Resistant Materials: Built with stainless steel, aluminium and brass for durability and easy maintenance.
Dynamic Temperature Control: Prevents overheating and eliminates waiting for cooldowns.
Adjustable Dispenser: A tool-free, roll-on design with a 1-4 gram scale for precise dosing.
Optimized Brass Spout: A straight, 6mm diameter design ensures no pipe bends, reducing clogs. Easy to clean and replace.
Stable Operation: Fits snugly into a 6.5mm hive hole, supporting its weight without tilting.
Durable, Safe, and Reliable
Designed for cold, windy conditions, the InstantVap LITE features a double-wall furnace for consistent performance. Its deep discharge protection shuts the device down at 15.4V to prevent battery damage.
With CE certification and a robust build of acid-resistant stainless steel and brass, the InstantVap LITE ensures user safety and long-lasting reliability. The compact, lightweight design makes it ideal for hobbyists or small-scale beekeeping operations, offering unmatched convenience and practicality for Varroa treatments.
NB. Minimum of 100mm of free air space is recommended in front of the outlet nozzle to prevent the oxalic acid from solidifying on surfaces.
Why Choose InstantVap LITE?
Lightweight and portable for easy field use.
Low cost per treatment—just cents per hive!
Compatible with most popular power tool batteries.
Engineered to last, with minimal maintenance required.
Treat your colonies easily and efficiently – get your InstantVap LITE today!
Battery Requirements: 0.5Ah for heating, 1.5Ah for 10 treatments
Treatment Time: 50-60 seconds per 2-gram dose
Materials: Stainless steel frame, brass spout
Weight: Lightweight and portable. 700g excluding battery.
Spout Diameter: 6mm, requires a 6.5mm hive hole
Operating Temperature Control: Pre-set, dynamic regulation
Package Includes:
InstantVap LITE with selected battery socket
1 Oxalic Acid Dispenser
1 Cleaning Cap
1 Spare O-ring
2 Silicone Sleeves
Warranty: 1 year with post-warranty repair available
Certifications: CE certified
Country of Manufacture: Designed and made in Hungary
Coreflute Nucleus Box - Full Depth 5 Frame
790-0126
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$22.00
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This versatile beekeeping nuc box offers an efficient solution for hive warmth retention, transportation, and customization to meet specific hive management needs. With advanced edge-sealing technology, it keeps the hive insulated, creating a stable environment for bees.
Key Features:
Enhanced Locking Mechanism: Features a secure, clip-on lid, providing an upgrade from traditional fastening methods and ensuring a firm hold for transport.
Quick Assembly: Lightweight and simple to assemble in just 60 seconds.
Durable Construction: UV-rated, waterproof, and stackable up to 80kg, crafted from strong, reusable material to enhance durability.
Customizable Ventilation: Easily adjust the ventilation to optimize airflow as needed.
Optional Bottom Queen Excluder: Enables direct hive splits into the nuc for convenient colony management.
With a high insulation rating and user-friendly assembly, this nuc box offers both reliability and ease of use for beekeepers.
Long Gauntlet Bee Gloves
701-80-XS
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$25.00
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Our own design - requested by many beekeepers!
Protect your hands while caring for your bees with our Long Gauntlet Bee Gloves.
Made from durable cow hide with a reinforced wrist design, these gloves offer maximum protection with minimal wear and tear.
The thick elastic band keeps the bees out, and they are available in sizes XS to 3XL.
Keep producing smoke with your Apisolis replacement coil.
Apisolis Native Refill - 120ml
750-0342
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$58.00
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Keep your Apisolis smoker topped up with the refill bottle of the fragrance.
Apisolis Native fragrance composition: Propylene glycol of plant origin & ECOCERT certified. Active ingredients present in essential oils.
Apisolis Non-Toxic Smoker
750-0341
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$470.00
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Discover Apisolis, the future of beekeeping innovation. Revolutionizing hive inspections, Apisolis provides a modern, healthier alternative to traditional smokers by harnessing the power of gentle and safe vapour.
Key Features:
Comfort: Apisolis excels in user-friendliness. Featuring automatic shut-off for efficiency, it simplifies hive inspections, making them smoother and more enjoyable.
Health: Designed with safety in mind, Apisolis eliminates flames, reducing burn risks and harmful smoke inhalation. Its gentle steam ensures a secure experience for both beekeepers and bees alike. Smoke from fires is carcinogenic and some beekeepers get asthma from the smoke inhalation. Use Apisolis to avoid these health hazards.
Safety: You can't start a fire with an Apisolis! Excellent tool when there is a fire ban. Many forestry companies ban smokers from their forests in summer. Here is the safe answer. Equipped with automatic temperature control and capable of producing uniform output, Apisolis generates vapors only as needed, minimizing accidents during use.
Durability and reliability: Built to last and is fully repairable with spare parts readily available ensuring a long lifespan and sustained performance.
Low running costs: The tank on the Apisolis holds 15 mls of fragrance and will last for 460 long slow puffs!
Integral rechargeable battery: Great for a days work. Recharge battery each night after use, or after each tankful of fragrance, whatever comes first.
Top Quality. Made in France.
Pack Contents:
This comprehensive pack includes everything needed to begin using Apisolis:
1 Apisolis Vaporizer: The core component, featuring innovative, user-friendly design.
1 Apisolis Native - 120ml: A specially formulated solution for generating soothing and safe vapor. Click Here for more solution. The bottle will fill the tank on the Apisolis 8 times.
2x Coils: Ensuring extended and reliable use of the vaporizer. Click Here for replacement coils. One coil is required to create the vapour. The second one is a spare part to keep in storage.
1 USB Charger Cord: Convenient for quick charging wherever you are.
User Guide: With photos included.
Apisolis complements rather than replaces traditional smokers and is ideal for non-aggressive colonies and routine checks. It’s the preferred choice for beekeepers prioritizing health, bee welfare, and environmental impact. Start with Apisolis today for gentler, safer, and more sustainable beekeeping practices.
Excellent tool for AP2 apiary inspectors. Fit a plastic bag over the Apisolis, cut a hole for the nozzle. It can then be used without soiling it with potential AFB contamination. Simply change the bag for each apiary and the bellows don't have to be sterilized. Save heaps of time!
Apisolis Native fragrance composition: Propylene glycol of plant origin & ECOCERT certified. Active ingredients present in essential oils.
The integral battery is 4400 mAh capacity. A 1 amp charger will take around 4 hours to charge it.
A few examples of accidental fires caused by beehive smokers:-
Crafted from premium 304 grade stainless steel, our queen isolation cage sets the new standard for durability and corrosion resistance in beekeeping equipment.
Fits one full depth frame with either 33mm or 35mm end bars.
Applications:
Queen Breeding: Perfect for queen breeders to ensure optimal larvae age for grafting, facilitating superior queen production.
Winter use in warmer climates: Ideal for limiting brood production during winter months, effectively reducing varroa mite reproduction. Reduces the colonies food requirements due to less brood.
Swarm control in Spring: The speed of colony growth can be controlled with the use of the cage at specific times to enable the colony to reach peak hive numbers at the start of the honey flow without swarming first.
Varroa Control: See the procedure below:-
A. Introduce a clean empty brood frame to the cage. B. Find the queen and enclose in the cage. C. Position the cage into the middle of the brood nest. D. A good queen will lay in virtually every cell within 2 days. E. After 26-28 days, there will be virtually no capped brood and all mites will be exposed to treatment. Can be 23 – 25 days if there is no drone brood. F. Vaporize with Oxalic Acid for virtually complete mite elimination. G. Whenever desired, the frame of brood with queen can be removed from cage and added back to brood nest. H. The cage can be removed from the hive or left at the side of the brood box with a food frame enclosed until needed.
Specifications.
40mm inside width, 48mm outside width.
459mm long x 242mm high.
The top cap is 484mm long.
The air gap in the mesh is 4.3mm. Bees can take pollen through successfully.
Has a clip-on cap which is held firmly down when the next box or hive mat is added above it.
Internal hive dimensions must be the Langstroth standard to ensure the cage fits properly and there are no gaps for the queen to escape.
Many beekeepers ensure their queens are marked so they are easy to find for caging when required. The labour cost for this procedure is negligible when compared to the cost of resurrecting colonies killed by varroa mites!
As we see more and more varroa resistance to the synthetic miticide strips, beekeepers are turning to organic acids for successful varroa control. There is no evidence worldwide of the mites getting resistant to them. The stainless steel cages are very resilient in an acid environment and will not oxidise and deteriorate like galvanised steel products.
It pays to get quality!
Queen Bee Pipette
750-0715
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$15.00
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Special Tool for Caging Queen bees without having to use your hands!
Simply pull the foam out, trap the queen in the pipette hole where the foam was. Wait till she's walking up in it and put the foam back in place. Take the smaller white cap out and direct the nozzle into a cage. Then blow through the foam to send the queen into the cage. See video below:
