[ocba] Bees in swimming pool

Tom Wright twright at vicksburg.com
Sat Jun 23 14:45:52 EDT 2007


Solie, Eric wrote:

> I apologize for sending this to everyone.   
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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
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> Hello Group,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Thanks for any suggestions.
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> Peter Smith
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Back to Peter:

My son has a good diagram of sun orientation by bees. Get a copy and 
after the homing demo with powdered sugar you and your neighbor can 
discuss sun navigation and communication by dancing. It will take a few 
days for foragers to find the new source. Once they have, they will 
convince the others that it is a better deal than the pool. You can also 
put a little honey next to the water: that will attract them to vicinity 
in a hurry.

Depending on neighbor, you could try a little communication by dancing.

Tom Wright
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