Talk on integrated wasp management by Karol Pazik

[Salamagundy]

Just back from a fascinating talk, by Karol Pazik to the East Carmarthen Beekeepers Association, on integrated wasp management. As you would expect from his posts on the forum, Karol gave an authoritative and informative talk, relevant to beekeepers, with excellent illustrative video material and plenty of practical tips on how best to protect hives, as well as stressing the importance of wasps. I know Karol's day job means he doesn't have massive amounts of time, but if you can get him I can recommend him to other associations as a very good speaker.

 

[Gilberdyke John]

Just back from a fascinating talk, by Karol Pazik to the East Carmarthen Beekeepers Association, on integrated wasp management. As you would expect from his posts on the forum, Karol gave an authoritative and informative talk, relevant to beekeepers, with excellent illustrative video material and plenty of practical tips on how best to protect hives, as well as stressing the importance of wasps. I know Karol's day job means he doesn't have massive amounts of time, but if you can get him I can recommend him to other associations as a very good speaker.

If Karol doesn't have a lot of free time perhaps he might like to produce a video of one such talk? The information could be invaluable to beekeepers all over.
Commercially the video costs could be recouped by selling copies or if pirated by the unscrupulous there could be a cost benefit to his product through advertising.

 

[Erichalfbee]

I missed it ......"Girl Flu"
I was so looking forward to it

 

[Motobiman]

Is it all about killing wasps?

 

[Fritillary]

I was sorry I couldn't come to this. (Karol's website has a lot of information on it.)

 

[Salamagundy]

Is it all about killing wasps?

Not at all! More about learning to live with wasps and not making them more troublesome by doing the wrong thing.

 

[Motobiman]

Oh right cos his trap thingy seems to be full of drowned wasps.

Last two years I just put a couple of lures upwind of the nest and let them get on with it.

Fortunately the table was downwind . . . . . . .

 

[Millet]

Oh right cos his trap thingy seems to be full of drowned wasps.

Last two years I just put a couple of lures upwind of the nest and let them get on with it.

Fortunately the table was downwind . . . . . . .

Don't put traps out for wasps at this time of the year,as long as they are not in a nuisance spot they do more good than harm, it is later in the summer when there sweet tooth arrives that they become a problem and need controlling.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Oh right cos his trap thingy seems to be full of drowned wasps.

Last two years I just put a couple of lures upwind of the nest and let them get on with it.

Fortunately the table was downwind . . . . . . .

What do your lures do?
Please.

 

[Motobiman]

Hi Millet, I don't use traps at all and don't bother till later in the year when they get bored and feisty.

I just use old paint roller trays with a a tile across the top and syrup.

 

[beebopper]

I was sorry I couldn't come to this. (Karol's website has a lot of information on it.)

Hi,

Is that the waspbane site or something else?

 

[Erichalfbee]

Yes. Click on beekeepers tab