andynorton
New Bee
- Joined
- Mar 27, 2009
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- Location
- Winchester, Hampshire
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 3
I was sorting out my nuc box yesterday, and decided to give it a couple of coats of Cuprinol.
My bees are located on top of a flat garage roof. I've not had any problems with bees being aggressive in the garden before, but they seemed to really object to the Cuprinol. There was a gentle breeze carrying the smell towards the hives. I was dive bombed by quite a few bees from a distance of 30-40 feet from the entrance before I realised what the problem was, and retired to a safe distance!
I'm sure I read about this somewhere on the internet before, but couldn't find anything on this forum, or google.
Anyone else noticed that Cuprinol seems to really irritate the bees?
The 2nd coat was applied from the very end of the garden!
My bees are located on top of a flat garage roof. I've not had any problems with bees being aggressive in the garden before, but they seemed to really object to the Cuprinol. There was a gentle breeze carrying the smell towards the hives. I was dive bombed by quite a few bees from a distance of 30-40 feet from the entrance before I realised what the problem was, and retired to a safe distance!
I'm sure I read about this somewhere on the internet before, but couldn't find anything on this forum, or google.
Anyone else noticed that Cuprinol seems to really irritate the bees?
The 2nd coat was applied from the very end of the garden!