andybeehive
New Bee
- Joined
- Mar 30, 2012
- Messages
- 15
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- Location
- wiltshire
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 5
It appears to be only the larger green woodpeckers that have a go at hives and it is my understanding they are much happier eating ants (or peanuts!). The problem occurs when the ground is frozen and they cannot get to their favorite food.
I have not found any record of the smaller GSW and LSW having a go at a hives all of the holes I've seen in brood boxes are 6-8cm (green woodpecker) rather than 4-5cm GSW and LSW - mind you having photographed them at nests they would appear to be easily able to "drill" through a few millimeters of cedar.
I guess I'm just being over cautious but ten pounds worth of chicken wire seems much better than a ruined brood box and a dead colony....
I have not found any record of the smaller GSW and LSW having a go at a hives all of the holes I've seen in brood boxes are 6-8cm (green woodpecker) rather than 4-5cm GSW and LSW - mind you having photographed them at nests they would appear to be easily able to "drill" through a few millimeters of cedar.
I guess I'm just being over cautious but ten pounds worth of chicken wire seems much better than a ruined brood box and a dead colony....
