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  • From: cpearce AT mycosynthetix.com
  • To: "annallys Goodwin-Landher" <annallys AT hotmail.com>
  • Cc: ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Bees and Swimming pools
  • Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:07:09 -0400 (EDT)


We use a wading pool for our bees and hang dish towels over the side - the
water wicks into the towel and the bees can drink the water without
risking being drowned.
Cedric Pearce.


>
> Hi, I am soliciting feedback about bees using a neighbors swimming pool
> (saltwater) as a watering hole. Evidently, the owner cannot swim in the
> pool until sundown and he and his family are getting stung if they swim
> during the day. The bees are on 2.6 acres and approximatley a half block
> from the pool. There is a pond about a block away that is being ignored.
> The owner of the pool wants to invite a friend over who is very allergic
> to bee stings. I was unaware of the situation until today. I suspect
> the pools been in close to a year, however the owner just brought the
> topic up and seems to be of a mind that the pool is most important.
> Today I purchased a small wading pool, placed bricks and stones in it for
> the bees and made what I call bee tea, an infusion of herbs and flowers
> along with sea salt. I will check tomorrow to see if the bees are at all
> inclined to drink the water, 20 feet from the hive. I may look into
> getting a solar powered fountain and convert the pool into a pond. Any and
> all suggestions and insights welcome! Regards
>
> Annallys Goodwin-Landher
> PO Box 2744
> Chapel Hill, NC 27515
> 919 933-9109
> annallys AT hotmail.com
>
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Cedric Pearce Ph.D.
CEO/CSO
Mycosynthetix Inc
505 Meadowlands Drive Suite 103
Hillsborough NC 27278
919 245 0600
919 630 9335 cell





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