[ocba] Fwd: [Fwd: Re: Orange County Beekeepers]
Becky Bollinger
beckyalis at gmail.com
Mon Aug 11 20:28:16 EDT 2008
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From: Gilbert Blake Alexander <baiiii at bellsouth.net>
Date: Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 8:08 PM
Subject: Re: [ocba] [Fwd: Re: Orange County Beekeepers]
To: Becky Bollinger <beckyalis at gmail.com>
Becky Bollinger wrote:
> I have replied to him and let him know it could be a wild colony or a
> beekeeper nearby. He said that he removed the feeder for a few days and they
> still come back. He wanted to know if someone could come and try to locate
> where the bees are coming from. Is anyone available to do this?
>
> Thanks,
> Becky
>
>
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> Subject:
> Re: Orange County Beekeepers
> From:
> Lewter9244 at aol.com
> Date:
> Thu, 7 Aug 2008 18:09:52 EDT
> To:
> beckyalis at gmail.com
>
> To:
> beckyalis at gmail.com
>
>
> Becky:
> Thanks for getting back to me. These are honey bees for sure, I have seen
> 1 yellow jacket. I have 4 hummingbird feeders the bees are so thick on them
> that the birds don't stand a chance. They chase the birds away. They get
> inside the feeders & drown. They eat out a full feeder in a few hours.
> Does this mean there are bee hives somewhere close by? If I remove the
> feeders for a few days do you think they will stay away when I put them
> back??
> I so much enjoy the hummingbirds but not the bees. They do not sting me
> when I go get the feeders but I have to brush them away to bring the feeders
> inside.
> I was hoping someone could confiscate them for me & take them to a new
> home.
> *Jo Lewter
> *Broker-In-Charge
> *Bethesda Realty, LLC
> *1513 Tyonek Drive
> Durham, NC 27703
> Phone(919)596-1942
> Fax(919)596-5055
> Cell(919)280-0391
>
> Beekeepers: The reason bees (any bees) congregate around the feeder tube
> of a hummingbird feeder is-----the opening in the tube is TOO LARGE .
> Reduce it by using part of a flat toothpick to somewhat restrick the
> opening.
>
It works!
Best,
Blake
>
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