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darz5150
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# Posted: 7 May 2025 06:40pm
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Well the bee traps I made still seem to be working fine.
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 7 May 2025 08:37pm
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Wasp, not honey bees?
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darz5150
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# Posted: 7 May 2025 09:07pm
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They are the yellow jackets that bore into wood. Carpenter bees? For the wasps, I have been using dish detergent and water in a sprayer.
I wouldn't use anything that would kill the honey bees.
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 9 May 2025 07:53am
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Wonder if that is like mason bees? I know lots of beekeepers who create a home for mason bees, take a chunk of wood and bore lots of little drill holes in it.
Mason bees are good pollinators, not sure on the carpenter bees.
Good work on preserving those honey bees.
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Atlincabin
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# Posted: 9 May 2025 01:49pm
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How do they get into the bottle? Through a hole in the wooden top? What keeps them from getting back out? We have wasp infestations every few years and would be good to know how to trap the buggers.
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darz5150
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# Posted: 9 May 2025 02:54pm - Edited by: darz5150
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I drill a hole up from the bottom, sized to fit the bottle cap. Then drill 1/2 inch holes from the sides upward at a 45° angle to meet the center hole.
Cut or drill out most of the bottle cap center and leave the threads, then glue it in place. Somehow they can't get out.
Then simply unscrew the water bottle and Empty when it's getting full.
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