Cheap way to stop wasps

enrico · Aug 28, 2018

Posted a few photos to show this easy wasp deterent
Buy a piece of cable trunking ( b and q sell it amongst others) the one with a sticky back is best. Cut it to a suitable length, cut a hole in the back with a sharp knife or saw. Only take the very back out enough to go over the bee entrance. Block one end with something like a piece of plastic. Stick it over the entrance. You can now slide the front bit of the trunking to make the tube as long as you want. The bees are using it with no problem. I had to put a piece of wood underneath as the entrance wasn't at floor level and it helped the bees climb over the ledge. No wasps seen entering since I put it in place.
Note the orange pollen they are still bringing in in quantity.
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drex · Aug 28, 2018

Same idea. Did mine the other way putting the sliding top onto the entrance . Found it easier to cut the hole in the top rather than in the trunking. Works a treat

citrus · Aug 28, 2018

drex said:
Same idea. Did mine the other way putting the sliding top onto the entrance . Found it easier to cut the hole in the top rather than in the trunking. Works a treat

why does this work ... as wasps stupid and can only look ahead ?

enrico · Aug 28, 2018

The wasps won't go down a tunnel full of bees! They can't just fly straight in without stopping. Watch the front of your hive and wasps trying to get in to see what I mean.
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Karol · Aug 28, 2018

One little tip which might also help is to rough up the trunking with sand paper so that the bees find better purchase. Not so much of a problem when they're moving about themselves but if they are doing house chores it might get a bit slippery for them to easily remove dead bees. You can also put the trunking inside the hive on the hive floor or fix vertically with opening at the bottom as alternatives.

user 6228 · Aug 28, 2018

Honeybees have interesting behaviors with tunnel entrances. One is rows of bees surging forwards and backwards just like the guard bees who are addressing threats or incoming bees.

Karsal · Aug 28, 2018

Great idea. I'll make some for my Paynes poly hives. One weak hive already robbed out by wasps. So better get on with making them. Thanks

Popparand · Aug 28, 2018

My APE's see off most wasps before they get in. Any that manage to get in they kill. Any that try too hard to get in they kill. Any that ask nicely to get in they head but. If they try again they kill.

Beefriendly · Aug 28, 2018

We are plagued with wasps. Traps are full, garage gets a good fly spray every day to get rid of the ones that come in for the extracted supers piled up in there.
Yet, none of my hives even the 2 and 3 frame nucs for overwintering are being bothered by them. Guess the bees are like your average person on Buckfast Tonic Wine (would have said Scot but too many touchy feely on here).

Hivemaker. · Aug 28, 2018

Beefriendly said:
none of my hives even the 2 and 3 frame nucs for overwintering are being bothered by them.

Much the same here, also have around 175 mini mating nucs and the wasps have no chance of getting in them.

Erichalfbee · Aug 28, 2018

Beefriendly said:
We are plagued with wasps. Traps are full, garage gets a good fly spray every day to get rid of the ones that come in for the extracted supers piled up in there.
Yet, none of my hives even the 2 and 3 frame nucs for overwintering are being bothered by them. Guess the bees are like your average person on Buckfast Tonic Wine (would have said Scot but too many touchy feely on here).

Same here
Wasps everywhere in the kitchen. Dogs getting stung walking on comatose ones but hardly a wasp at the hives

Curly green fingers · Aug 28, 2018

I swear one of my hives think I'm a wasp defensive little blitters.
No probs here I've seen mine balling the wasps .

Millet · Aug 28, 2018

My Nucs are getting interest but the Jaspers are not going in.. my tunnel entrance hives are ok... my under floor entrance hives have a carpet of dead wasps on the floor underneath which has made me stop making them...

Hachi · Aug 28, 2018

That looks very similar to the Thornes "invention" I saw on their website for lots more than pence. I do like it although my under floor entrances are holding the line well

Murox · Aug 29, 2018

enrico said:
Posted a few photos to show this easy wasp deterent
Buy a piece of cable trunking ( b and q sell it amongst others) the one with a sticky back is best. Cut it to a suitable length, cut a hole in the back with a sharp knife or saw. Only take the very back out enough to go over the bee entrance. Block one end with something like a piece of plastic. Stick it over the entrance. You can now slide the front bit of the trunking to make the tube as long as you want. The bees are using it with no problem. I had to put a piece of wood underneath as the entrance wasn't at floor level and it helped the bees climb over the ledge. No wasps seen entering since I put it in place.
Note the orange pollen they are still bringing in in quantity.
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Wonderfull. Simple, cheap and effective - now why didn't I think of that? Oh don't answer that its just thinking out loud. :cheers2:

EdNewman · Aug 29, 2018

Would make a good mouse guard as well I assume?

Ed

enrico · Aug 29, 2018

Yes it would, I am going to make some permanent ones!!!!
I will make the front sliding part in two parts so I can open it in the middle or just slide it one way.
To be fair someone else on the site has used this but I can't remember who or when and I can't find the thread so I can't except praise for the idea.
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domino · Aug 29, 2018

Would it make a good robbing screen (I never use them) I like these and may use some spare entrance reducers to knock some up over the winter.

enrico · Aug 29, 2018

domino said:
Would it make a good robbing screen (I never use them) I like these and may use some spare entrance reducers to knock some up over the winter.

I can only imaging it might help. Let us know!!!
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domino · Aug 29, 2018

enrico said:
I can only imaging it might help. Let us know!!!
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I wonder if it would be worth putting some mesh in the cover?

You can see how bored I get in the winter.

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