[ocba] Bees in swimming pool
Solie, Eric
ESolie at intersil.com
Fri Jun 22 15:25:56 EDT 2007
I apologize for sending this to everyone.
I had a similar problem 2 years ago. I moved the bees to another
location more than 3 miles away for 2 weeks and then brought them back.
I provided a local water source and put in some salt to make it more
attractive. I don't know if the salt helped or hurt, but someone
recommended it.
Eric
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[mailto:ocba-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Peter Smith
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 2:41 PM
To: 'A list for the Orange County, NC Beekeepers Association'
Subject: [ocba] Bees in swimming pool
Hello Group,
I have a minor emergency involving a neighbor who is complaining about
my bees in his swimming pool. I am the only beekeeper I know of in this
area, so find it hard to deny that they are all from my hives.
So far we have a cordial relationship, and I would like to keep it that
way. Does anyone have any experience of this? Obviously I should provide
them with a nearby source of water and have done so already, but they
seem "programmed" to go back to the pool, and I would like some way to
discourage that as soon as possible.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Peter Smith
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