Bees on a Plane

[xcarguy]

Last week, as one of our aircraft was taxing in after landing, a swarm of bees decided to take up residence on the wing tip. :ack: After three hours of homesteading, we had a local bee keeper come out and ‘encourage’ them to move on. Thought I’d share a few photos.

[Off Road SHO]

Movin the queen, keeping her cool while the scouts were out looking for a new home for her.

 

Tom

[Kitcat]

Just bombed our garage which was being reduced to dust by hordes of carpenter bees.

[coffee break]

Just bombed our garage which was being reduced to dust by hordes of carpenter bees.

I've had them chewing at my place also. I made a Carpenter Bee trap and it is snagging some of them. Looks something like a bird house with a couple of clear soda bottles hanging out the bottom. Googled it up to find some plans. But some of them insist on eating the house.

[powderbrake]

Carpenter bees are a real problem. To get rid of them, you have to inject chemical into the burrow, then plug the holes. The holes are almost always 3/8 diameter. The stuff you inject into the hole is an abrasive powder that gets on the bee's body and gets into their joints and locks up the joints. You plug the hole after you have injected the powder. Do this in the evening, when the bees are all back in the burrow. I had these in my deck and the powder worked very well.

here is a link to one source:

 

http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/carpenter-bee-control-kit-p-3987.html

[xcarguy]

In the past, I've attempted to decrease the carpenter bee population by wacking at them with a baseball bat while they hover. :jester:

[scannon]

In the past, I've attempted to decrease the carpenter bee population by wacking at them with a baseball bat while they hover. :jester:

 

What could possibly go wrong with that???

[xcarguy]

What could possibly go wrong with that???

 

 

Exactly! :willy_nilly: