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  • From: Tom Wright <twright AT vicksburg.com>
  • To: "Orange County, NC Beekeepers" <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Bees in swimming pool
  • Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 14:45:52 -0400

Solie, Eric wrote:

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

 


From: ocba-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [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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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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