http://www.anotherdooropens.com/blog/archives/248 When one door closes... Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:55:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.anotherdooropens.com/blog/archives/248/comment-page-1#comment-108 H. Gussow Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:52:26 +0000 http://www.anotherdooropens.com/blog/?p=248#comment-108 First- Ants are a curse to beehives no matter what size they are. You should move the hive in question. I have witnessed a forced swarming becautse ants took over and the hive no longer could fuction. The feeder you are using is not the choice I would use at all. Internal feeders and the Borgmann feeder work best as the entrance is internal and does the best as it is direct to the hive you are servicing. Now you have to move the hive or build a thing that would act like a "Moat" to keep the ants from going into the hive. No matter if you move or not you have to do it. You see ants leave a scent trail and they can't swim. Most beekeepers use motor oil in (North American ) Coffee Cans and place the legs in the center of the cans. Oil is Oil so used is going to do the Job Just Fine. Hope this helps! Respectfull Submitted Harv. First- Ants are a curse to beehives no matter what size they are. You should move the hive in question. I have witnessed a forced swarming becautse ants took over and the hive no longer could fuction.
The feeder you are using is not the choice I would use at all. Internal feeders and the Borgmann feeder work best as the entrance is internal and does the best as it is direct to the hive you are servicing.
Now you have to move the hive or build a thing that would act like a “Moat” to keep the ants from going into the hive. No matter if you move or not you have to do it. You see ants leave a scent trail and they can’t swim. Most beekeepers use motor oil in (North American ) Coffee Cans and place the legs in the center of the cans. Oil is Oil so used is going to do the Job Just Fine. Hope this helps!
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