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Carpenter bees are making swiss cheese out of my hive. Unfortunately I didn't take into consideration that the honeybees would actually allow these huge carpenter bees to dig into the wood of their hive. I have much to learn I guess. :scratch: The carpenter bees seem to have no interest in messing with the hive's contents, they seem to have this innate ability to drill through the body of the wood without going through. I'll stuff sappy pine sticks into the hole and they just burrow around it. Sure they are minding their own business but if left unchecked I fear it's eventually going to become a structural issue. I don't want to use poisons but I don't want to come home and find the hive laying on the ground either. I wouldn't imagine my bees would take too well to bouncing off the ground. :no:
I have 2 questions:
A: What would make a good material (cedar, poplar etc) and/or coating (linseed oil + beeswax) for a hive that would keep these carpenter bee at bay?
B: What would be the best way to go about transferring the hive into the new box without causing much grief to me or the bees?
Or is there another option?
Thanks in advance.
I have 2 questions:
A: What would make a good material (cedar, poplar etc) and/or coating (linseed oil + beeswax) for a hive that would keep these carpenter bee at bay?
B: What would be the best way to go about transferring the hive into the new box without causing much grief to me or the bees?
Or is there another option?
Thanks in advance.