Beez Pleez

[TickTockMan]

It doesn't follow that you ignore mites, but where hornets predate, they can devastate a hive.

And, since hornets will keep coming back over and over and over to take the bees, eliminating them is the solution.

Although not in favor of wiping out any species, I'm perfectly ok with suppressing hornet populations until the bees recover.

Of course, honeybees are not native to the Americas, so it is likely we have less problem here with hornets.

Husbandry almost ALWAYS involves selective preservation of one species to the detriment of others. You can't have livestock and not manage the predators that would feed upon them. We spray for roaches, but they don't go extinct. I doubt trapping a local population of a few hornets devastates their species' chances in North Americ.

To be clear my issue is not that the hornets are killed. My issue is they die slowly. I don't ignore mites. I know it all goes hand in hand.


I also find glue traps for mice mean.

 

[NotHardUp1]

Yeah, I gave up on the glue traps for mice for the same reason..

However, wasps paralyze spiders and stuff them in cavities of mud to feed their larvae. They are eaten alive.

The Japanese method shown lures in other hornets without introducing pesticide into the area. The pheremones released by the trapped hornet are an irresistible lure.

The deaths they deal out to their victims are hardly merciful, so I'm not prepared to humanize the control process and inject sentiment. For the bees to be safe, they need to die, and if it's a death that takes hours, so be it.

 

[TickTockMan]

Personally if I was ever rich I would want to put some hives on top of schools and let kids learn about them as a science class. Also on top of grocery stores and skyscrapers if conditions were right.

This is where I got the above idea. I wish more countries would do the same thing.

Canadian IGA grocery store sells organic produce and honey from its own rooftop garden

Can we put one of these on every grocery store roof, please?

www.upworthy.com

 

[rareboy]

I have my very own Beez outfit now, so I should be able to get right up to the hives to keep the area clear.

We are so lucky...we have a great store in Ontario to get all the bee related shit you need.

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[Kahaih]

/\ Remember to tie string around your trousers at the ankles.

I recently got stung on my nutsack. Itched and burned, and I had to dig out the stinger. That's always a concern when I'm wearing a kilt, but at the time I was wearing loose trousers.

 

[rareboy]

Well, mes amis.

We have been given the very first jar of honey from our hives.

And it is superb.

Light, floral and full of apple blossoms.

 

[rareboy]

 

[LoveMyPeppermill]

^ I bet you that people figured it out by watching bears or other animals that could smell the honey break into hives.

 

[LoveMyPeppermill]

Load of 5 million bees falls off truck in Burlington, Ont., police issue warning | Globalnews.ca

Halton Regional Police have issued a warning on Wednesday after a load of five million bees fell off a truck in Burlington.

globalnews.ca

‘Bee Emergency’: How Beekeepers Got 5 Million Bees Off a Road in Ontario

A dozen beekeepers converged to help rescue a swarm of angry bees that escaped when their boxes fell off a truck in Burlington, Ontario, on Wednesday.

www.nytimes.com

 

[rareboy]

I am heartsick over this accident.

Every year, it seems that somewhere in North America, there is one of these accidents.