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I’ve got 9 hives about 100 yards away from my new pool. The hives have a natural lake closer to them, than the pool so never thought they would be using the pool – but they are. Not sure if it is the salt / chlorine or whatever, but the bees have taken over the pool. It's a new pool, and did not notice anything initialy, but after a few big rains, they were all over it. Too many for people to use the pool (100's of bees).
I have a bit of that liquid smoke that the bee supply places sell it, but I think it is the same stuff you can buy at the grocery store. Two tablespoons of liquid smoke in a quart of water in a hand sprayer.
I am spraying all areas where the bees land and it looks like it is working. I'm only the first day into this, and yes my pool now smells like a BBQ, but that’s temporary, and the bees are trying to land but move on.
Also putting out some chicken water-ers (filled with pool water) closer to the bees than the pool. The idea is to re-train the bees away from the pool and use the water-ers.
I know the current group of water foragers is in love with my pool, but I think once I get them re-trained away from my pool, to the other sources.
Any clue on how long it takes to re-train foragers?
Also I'm up for more suggestions, if I can't retrain the foragers, then I'll have to go more aggresssive.
I have a bit of that liquid smoke that the bee supply places sell it, but I think it is the same stuff you can buy at the grocery store. Two tablespoons of liquid smoke in a quart of water in a hand sprayer.
I am spraying all areas where the bees land and it looks like it is working. I'm only the first day into this, and yes my pool now smells like a BBQ, but that’s temporary, and the bees are trying to land but move on.
Also putting out some chicken water-ers (filled with pool water) closer to the bees than the pool. The idea is to re-train the bees away from the pool and use the water-ers.
I know the current group of water foragers is in love with my pool, but I think once I get them re-trained away from my pool, to the other sources.
Any clue on how long it takes to re-train foragers?
Also I'm up for more suggestions, if I can't retrain the foragers, then I'll have to go more aggresssive.