Bee Repelant

[King Scavenger]

Hi All. can you spray anything on to your bee suit to keep angry bees away while working in the hive?

 

[ratcatcher]

yeah, just puff your smoker over yourself

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Billy Goat urine

 

[enrico]

Billy Goat urine

That one brought tears down my cheeks?

 

[pargyle]

That one brought tears down my cheeks?

Yehh ... I should think it would keep a lot of things away not just bees .... in fact ... most living things with any sense of smell I reckon !

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

That one brought tears down my cheeks?

My uncle Dai's old billy often did - he smelt so bad he even disgusted himself at times

 

[Edwardking]

Billy Goat urine

It works! I tried it this morning - I tipped a bucketful over myself, held my breath and lifted the hive roof - excellent results - all bees immediately flew to hive corners, or away. No smoker needed. I reckon one bucket full will last two weeks. Try it!

 

[alldigging]

yeah, just puff your smoker over yourself

+1
And work out what's making them grumpy.

Clean gloves, clean tools, clean suit, nice smoke, gentle at can be, can all help.
And sometimes doing them in the right order can help too.

 

[thenovice]

Hi All. can you spray anything on to your bee suit to keep angry bees away while working in the hive?

as said smoking but also make sure to wash your suit regularly as the pheromones linger in the fabric

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

It works! I tried it this morning - I tipped a bucketful over myself, held my breath and lifted the hive roof - excellent results - all bees immediately flew to hive corners, or away. No smoker needed. I reckon one bucket full will last two weeks. Try it!

Just don't wash and one dose will last the summer

 

[madasafish]

Olbas Oil works.

 

[King Scavenger]

Billy Goat urine

I will have to build a ramp to get under a Billy Goat so I think I will stick to smoke or Olbas Oil

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Uncle Dai's billy could squirt it up like a fountain to land on his back.
Now, in his 91st year, it's Uncle Dai who'se a bit ripe

 

[itma]

...
Clean gloves, clean tools, clean suit, nice smoke, gentle as can be, can all help.
And sometimes doing them in the right order can help too.

And avoiding scented "personal care" products, while maintaining personal hygiene (goat pee users notwithstanding).