Wasp attack ?
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In February?
Or are you saying it could have been there since September?
Or are you saying it could have been there since September?
enrico
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Yep! Woodpecker
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I believe green woodpeckers are the usual culprits. Plenty of those round here but no damage my hives yet - my first year of not adding protection.
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Yep, defiantly woodpecker!
Protect it before you get this!
Protect it before you get this!
As a cheap quick fix a few bits of flappy plastic stapled to the sides will do, a friend uses baling twine but the odd 1 has been tangled. Other than that a chicken mesh cage in real problem locations.
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Staple some plastic sheet to the outside of the roof that dangles over the side of the hives - they can't get a grip on it and are unable to peck holes. Cover the existing hole with some aluminium tape (not duct tape) the wood peckers don't seem to like pecking at it - may think it's not a natural material. Get onto it quick, they can make a hole big enough to cause a lot of damage to the bees in no time at all.
