[Aucoop94]

My bee yard is 50+ yards from my swimming pool and 5 feet from the water source I prefer they use. Wanna guess which water source the bees prefer?

My really strong hives get very active during orientation flights. Have you thought about what you'll do during a pool party when the girls decide to stretch their wings? Could get interesting.

I have pretty calm bees but there's been times when I've just been walking near my hives and one of the girls gets a little over-cautious and nails me!

Just some things to think about.

 

[Aucoop94]

I asked my friend and he said that added vinegar to their pool water. I asked him how much they added and how often they had to add more and he did not know. He said it took care of the problem so they never really discussed it again.

Interesting, but that may make it worse in my case...I put vinegar in the sugar water I feed my bees.