Hornets and bee suit question | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Aug 31, 2009 · Has anyone tested the bee suits with bald face/white faced hornets, the ones that build those big conical grey enlarging as the season progresses paper nests. We were kind of joking in chat this evening about putting a suit on and ripping in to hornets nest for an authentic test of hornet stingproof or not stingproof.
Bald Faced Hornet control | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Sep 16, 2024 · A few Bald-faced, Yellow Jackets and European hornets do little harm to healthy colonies. They can smell distress, though, so if a colony is dying…sick and/or Queenless…they’ll be there in a heartbeat. Now Yellow-Legged and Giant Asian Hornets are a whole different kettle of fish altogether.
Hornets - A new idea to prevent them stealing bees (perhaps...)
Aug 15, 2013 · 2 cups sugar, 2 cups water, 1/2 cup white distilled vinegar, 3-4 slices of banana peel about an inch wide or more and a few drops of dish soap. The hornets are attracted to it and the honey bees don't bother it at all. Good luck.
I have a Bald Faced Hornet's nest in my front yard...
Jul 3, 2010 · if you've never fooled with hornets, they attack enmass and will sting right through a bee suit-each hornet multiple times. things can get ugly real quick. even spraying them can get dicey. suit up,be carefull, and be prepared. good luck,mike P.S. sorry for the repeat post-i'm a 1 finger typist on dial up and people get ahead of me.
Gathering of 8 Bald Faced Hornets on Hive -- Help...
Aug 25, 2009 · Can Hornets wipe out a strong hive (50,000+) bees. Yellow jackets are not a problem, but the Hornets are. Do the Yellow Jacket traps work well with Hornets -- If I put these traps up, how often do I need to visit the bee yards.
European Hornets around my hives... - Beesource Beekeeping …
Jul 12, 2013 · I started a blog here tonight, about screen size for screening hive entrances, to see is there may be a consensus on the largest size hole that European Hornets can't get through. (I'm not quitting over this. No way.) The bee know-it-all books seem to think only Japanese or Giant hornets kill this way: a whole hive every night by a massive attack.
who buys wasps\hornets | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
May 10, 2004 · I do enjoy watching the bald-faced hornets hunting for cabbage worms. They kind-of hover around the broccoli/cabbage like Apache helicopters. Sometimes I even make the "whump-whump" helicopter sounds when watching them! I haven't seen them eating them, though. And they don't make a significant dent in the worm population (at least not enough!).
Hornets eating my bees! - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Jul 19, 2008 · Identified "European Hornets" I caught two of the hornets today, I think I have identified them as European Hornets. They are still eating honeybees. I will be looking for the nest this week. I can't get a decent picture from the digital camera I have but,this is the best I could do. Here is a picture of them.
Hornet trap syrup recipes | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Sep 15, 2020 · I put up two wax moth traps and the first week each one had about ten wax moths along with numerous hornets and wasps. Also several of those 1.5 inch horse flies. I put some new bait in them and in the second week they had several moths, numerous hornets and wasps and more of the big horseflies. I change out the bait once a week.
European Hornet Trap? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Sep 14, 2023 · We have more European hornets this year than I ever remember seeing before. Not sure how much of an impact they have on my bee population but I'm getting tired of seeing them hanging around my hives and flying away with bees. Has anyone tried making a trap like the one in the video below? Supposedly bees won't be attracted to it due to the vinegar.