May 9, 2005 · Bees are attracted to smelly liquids. If your go back in the Beesource archives you can find more examples where bees rather slurp horse piss, bird bath water, swimming pool water, …

Oct 6, 2011 · My bees are placed on soy beans in Ohio.Once I place them on a farm, thats where stay. I reap the benefit of the honey harvest and the farm gets the benefit of the pollination.There are a lot …

Nov 25, 2013 · As I wait to begin my beekeeping journey I was curious as to how bees react to lawnmowers, weed whackers, and other yard work. I searched the forums but couldn't find anything. …

Feb 24, 2016 · Honey bees, like all other living things, vary among themselves in traits such as temperament, disease resistance, and productivity. The environment has a large effect on …

Mar 30, 2019 · Why do my bees have a propensity to cluster under the bottom board screen? Is this a common problem with SBBs? Is robbing made worse due to using SBBs? Should I leave the debris …

Oct 21, 2009 · The only thing that works long term is the bees themselves - resistence, hygenic behavior, etc etc. Remember, anything chemical you put into your hives more that likely will get into …

Jan 15, 2004 · The bees don't really care, except in times where they want to gather grain dust and then they usually bother the chickens beceause their feed is out all the time.

Jan 7, 2009 · My son did a science fair experiment a couple years ago to test not what bees stay away from, but what smells make them more defensive. He used small denim patches attached to a very …

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Oct 22, 2015 · There is another thread in this Forum concerning who to get rid of bees stuck in wire mesh. I thought I'd take a moment to share our experience with wire mesh. Ross Rounds, which I …