gregior
Field Bee
- Joined
- Oct 1, 2009
- Messages
- 508
- Reaction score
- 398
- Location
- worsley,manchester
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 35
Hi
I have 7 hives,6 of which are fine but 1 is super aggressive,my hives are quite close to a footpath and everytime i inspect the nasty hive passers by are getting stung.I'v considered requeening but that means disturbing the aggro hive which i can't afford to do any more times due to the risk of the public getting stung (i also have 3 virgins waiting to get mated in this apiary and don't want them mating with the nasty drones)so i'v decided as a last resort to kill them off.
I want to reuse the equipment so wont be using pesticide sprays etc,but have read that warm soapy water sprayed over the bees will kill them by drowning them due to the surfactant nature of the soap effectively drowinng the bees.
Just wondering Has anyone tried this method? Will the equipment be ok for reuse after spraying? (It wont be being used until next year)
Any advice welcomed
I have 7 hives,6 of which are fine but 1 is super aggressive,my hives are quite close to a footpath and everytime i inspect the nasty hive passers by are getting stung.I'v considered requeening but that means disturbing the aggro hive which i can't afford to do any more times due to the risk of the public getting stung (i also have 3 virgins waiting to get mated in this apiary and don't want them mating with the nasty drones)so i'v decided as a last resort to kill them off.
I want to reuse the equipment so wont be using pesticide sprays etc,but have read that warm soapy water sprayed over the bees will kill them by drowning them due to the surfactant nature of the soap effectively drowinng the bees.
Just wondering Has anyone tried this method? Will the equipment be ok for reuse after spraying? (It wont be being used until next year)
Any advice welcomed
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