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[Gary Woods <garygarlic@earthlink.net>]

On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 08:57:07 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:

> I think skunks probably do a lot more good than harm, even if they do eat 
> bees.

Skunks eating bees is more of a spring problem, when the skunks are just
awake and hungry.  An old beekeeper's remedy:  Cover the hive's entrance
with a sloping piece of large mesh hardware cloth.  Now, when the skunk
tries to get a snack, his thinly-covered belly is right over the entrance,
allowing the guard bees to have maximum effect.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G