There is an angled hole drilled in the upper part of each side, and a large hole in the bottom, with the top of a plastic water bottle attached to make a funnel for the bees. And a collection jar.
The bee goes in the hole, assuming it is going into a hole drilled as a tunnel entrance by another bee. The critter folds in its wings when it enters the hole, and falls to the bottom before it can unfold its wings to fly.
It then falls through the hole, into the funnel, and into the collection jar. It cannot fly back up through the narrow opeining of the funnel.
They catch some wasps and other bees as well.
$20 with a plastic collection bottle, or $25 with a mason jar.
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When you think they are ganging up against you....."Illigitimus non es carborundum"
I want one...but not yet. I have to get video of my kids and dogs playing with the carpenter bees first. The ones around my house seem to "chase" off the wasps and other bees. It likes to "play" with my German Shephard, who tries to catch it. The bee flies in and swoops down close enough for her to snap at it, then flies off, just barely out of reach on the other side of the deck rail. If the dogs are inside, i get the kids to stand perfectly still while the bee comes in really close and checks everything out. If another flying insect comes by, the bee literally chases it off. It is hysterical and happens every single year. I keep promising myself to get it on video, telling the story about it doesn't do it justice. I saw these traps last year and the only reason I didn't buy one is because of the entertainment factor of the carpenter bees!
I want one...but not yet. I have to get video of my kids and dogs playing with the carpenter bees first. The ones around my house seem to "chase" off the wasps and other bees. It likes to "play" with my German Shephard, who tries to catch it. The bee flies in and swoops down close enough for her to snap at it, then flies off, just barely out of reach on the other side of the deck rail. If the dogs are inside, i get the kids to stand perfectly still while the bee comes in really close and checks everything out. If another flying insect comes by, the bee literally chases it off. It is hysterical and happens every single year. I keep promising myself to get it on video, telling the story about it doesn't do it justice. I saw these traps last year and the only reason I didn't buy one is because of the entertainment factor of the carpenter bees!
Actually the box with the holes tends to attract them. Hang it where you have a good shot at them [or at least thats what we do, swatting them with badminton rackets].
That way you still get to express your frustration with their presence by swatting a couple and knocking them across the driveway, and you get to relish those squirming in the collection jar as a victory as well.
When you think they are ganging up against you....."Illigitimus non es carborundum"
Send me a pm with your contact information. I have 5 or 6 put together that I just need to attach the collection jars to. Do you want a plastic collection bottle [$20] or a mason jar [$25] ?
When you think they are ganging up against you....."Illigitimus non es carborundum"
What do you do with the bees when the collection container gets full? I keep tearing down the nest wasps keep building right outside my front door. Fast little workers they are. My kids are terribly allergic to them so I am constanly worrying about if they will get stung or not.
What do you do with the bees when the collection container gets full? I keep tearing down the nest wasps keep building right outside my front door. Fast little workers they are. My kids are terribly allergic to them so I am constanly worrying about if they will get stung or not.
Unscrew the lid and dump the dead bees on the ground.
When you think they are ganging up against you....."Illigitimus non es carborundum"
What do you do with the bees when the collection container gets full? I keep tearing down the nest wasps keep building right outside my front door. Fast little workers they are. My kids are terribly allergic to them so I am constanly worrying about if they will get stung or not.
If you have wasp problem as well, you can build one of these, the wasp trap does help reduce the population.
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