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- From: Randall Austin <ra41717 AT gmail.com>
- To: ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Re: [ocba] Bees and Swimming pools
- Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:44:30 -0400
Annallys, Your wading pool idea is exactly the right approach. Put it between the hives and the neighbor's pool --- directly in the flight path --- so the bees have no choice but to notice it. If possible, water from the neighbor's pool would be the best thing to put in it initially; that way there is no choice involved other than the short route versus the long route. If directly in the flight path isn't a great place for you to leave the wading pool, you can move it bit by bit to a better location once the bees have become trained to it. But to start with, it must literally be in the bees' way or they will ignore it in favor of their tried-and-true source. If this fails, as a last resort you may need to move your hives to a new location for a month or two, long enough for the foragers trained on the swimming pool to pass on to bee heaven. Then when you move them back you can try to train them to a closer/better source. An ornamental pond with flowing, bubbling water and floating plants is very attractive to bees. It doesn't have to be huge; a whiskey barrel pond works well. Good luck! Let us know how it works out! Randall Austin On 7/15/2011 12:02 AM, annallys Goodwin-Landher wrote: BAY166-w4C841261DFAEA6D47B2FFC5490 AT phx.gbl" type="cite"> |
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[ocba] OCBA Meets Thursday, July 14th at 7 PM.,
Todd Walker, 07/13/2011
- Re: [ocba] OCBA Meets Thursday, July 14th at 7 PM., Saundra Kirven, 07/13/2011
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Re: [ocba] OCBA Meets Thursday, July 14th at 7 PM.,
Liz Lindsey, 07/13/2011
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Re: [ocba] OCBA Meets Thursday, July 14th at 7 PM.,
Randall Austin, 07/13/2011
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Re: [ocba] OCBA Meets Thursday, July 14th at 7 PM.,
annallys Goodwin-Landher, 07/13/2011
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Re: [ocba] OCBA Meets Thursday, July 14th at 7 PM.,
Lewis Cauble, 07/13/2011
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Re: [ocba] OCBA Meets Thursday, July 14th at 7 PM.,
Liz Lindsey, 07/14/2011
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[ocba] Bees and Swimming pools,
annallys Goodwin-Landher, 07/15/2011
- Re: [ocba] Bees and Swimming pools, Randall Austin, 07/15/2011
- Re: [ocba] Bees and Swimming pools, Todd Walker, 07/15/2011
- Re: [ocba] Bees and Swimming pools, Melissa Walter, 07/15/2011
- Re: [ocba] Bees and Swimming pools, Eva Hoke, 07/15/2011
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[ocba] Bees and Swimming pools,
annallys Goodwin-Landher, 07/15/2011
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Re: [ocba] OCBA Meets Thursday, July 14th at 7 PM.,
Liz Lindsey, 07/14/2011
- Re: [ocba] Bees and Swimming pools, cpearce, 07/15/2011
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Re: [ocba] OCBA Meets Thursday, July 14th at 7 PM.,
Lewis Cauble, 07/13/2011
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Re: [ocba] OCBA Meets Thursday, July 14th at 7 PM.,
annallys Goodwin-Landher, 07/13/2011
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Re: [ocba] OCBA Meets Thursday, July 14th at 7 PM.,
Randall Austin, 07/13/2011
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