My Ukrainian friend told me, as a child he and his mates would find a bumble bees nest and quietly insert a straw into the honey cell and suck the thin honey out !
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My Ukrainian friend told me, as a child he and his mates would find a bumble bees nest and quietly insert a straw into the honey cell and suck the thin honey out !
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We used to do that with dead nettle flowers.
Interesting !
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I cleaned out a bait hive today, and found this nest. Clearly, they must have had a cosy summer in there:
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Kitta
Ki Kitta
Somebody used to advertise for wasp paper on here for an art project
Perhaps Keith who was interested in wasp keeping might be taking notes
This is my first poly nuc to be invaded by mice this year
After it had already almost given up the ghost so cant really blame them
The picture is of the damage inflicted by the wasps before that on the side with the feeder slot
I think its a bit porous (quality control issues)
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The finger just got in the way
Last edited by The Drone Ranger; 16-11-2015 at 11:43 AM.
I know it is a bit of a pain but I think it is always worth painting these boxes inside the feeder and outside the box (where I like to think sometimes).Originally Posted by The Drone Ranger
Hi Gavin
I think thats what I will have to do in future
Not much better than softwood hives though if you have to paint them
Have you got quite a few going into Winter ?
Some leak some don't, it seems that thin syrup is the worst for leaking, but then i suppose it would be, we seal them with beeswax, warm up a saucepan of beeswax and pour into feeder, swirl around and tip surplus wax back into pan, seals them well and fast, plus easier than painting.Ki Kitta
Somebody used to advertise for wasp paper on here for an art project
Perhaps Keith who was interested in wasp keeping might be taking notes
This is my first poly nuc to be invaded by mice this year
After it had already almost given up the ghost so cant really blame them
The picture is of the damage inflicted by the wasps before that on the side with the feeder slot
I think its a bit porous (quality control issues)
poly.jpg DCF100.jpg
The finger just got in the way
Thanks Pete
I'm rapidly going off polystyrene
Yes, it looks like one still has to do a paint job with them, i think that paynes recommend they are painted which as you say defeats the handiness of the poly box. Mice are really fond of apideas in storage as they make ideal nesting boxes with an entrance hole of just the correct size which can be easily chewed to enlarge, they even have attacked mine in storage by eating through the back into the feeder. Have invested in more traps and blue mouse/rat blocksThanks Pete
I'm rapidly going off polystyrene
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