TOBY-3652
Drone Bee
- Joined
- Oct 13, 2010
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- Location
- uk north lincs
- Hive Type
- national
- Number of Hives
- 30
I was wondering does anyone get any trouble with badgers raiding hives i know they like to dig wasp nests out
A lot of people think of badgers as just nice furry animals without knowing how strong they are..I personally haven't but I know beekeepers who have hives knocked over by badgers
I read in John Vivian's book Keeping Bees.... that bears will take hives apart in the wilds os the USA and Canada and best defence was an electrified fence.Badgers will knock over and feed on bee hives but like all creatures , if you put or they find an easy meal they will take advantage.......bit like an unprotected chicken house and foxes.
Have heard of problems with badgers and the best way I am told is to put an electric netting fence around hives until they learn that the 'easy meal' comes with an almigty 'sting'!
Cheers
S
On the menu in a restaurant I went to in Estonia, believe its quite popular in RussiaI...... possibly they have bears still in Scandinavia