Armed for Battle

[Lisak1]

@C-Note ... About all those corks...

 

[addy1]

Way to go! Just a suggestion, fill it with pea gravel, so you don't end up with those darn flying blood suckers breeding in there. Or toss in a few rosey reds, minnows just for the summer.

Water is very essential to a hive, they can't live without it. They use it to cool the hive, like an swamp cooler, fan their wings over drops of water, use it to help digest the honey , etc etc

One reason I never treat my pond with chemicals, it might harm the bees, contaminate the honey.

 

[cas]

About all those corks

It's a good thing C-Note was saving all those wine corks for YEARS.

 

[Tula]

Rosy Reds would be a good idea. Would an air stone deter the bees from drinking....just thinking it might help with mosquitoes and not have to add all the heavy pea gravel.

 

[addy1]

It's a good thing C-Note was saving all those wine corks for YEARS.

and years and years.............lol

Rosy Reds would be a good idea. Would an air stone deter the bees from drinking....just thinking it might help with mosquitoes and not have to add all the heavy pea gravel.

They like calm water, they drown really easily, my calm ponds have the bees. My big pond is calm, but the small ponds are real slow flow, warm, plant covered water. That they love. No biters, have enough tads water spiders etc that keep them under control No fish unless an egg has floated in and hatched.

She could put some window screen right on the water, the bees could land on it and drink through the screen without drowning, then an airstone might not bother them. But more electricity running for her.

But I like the cork look!

I floated some wood in my deck pond when they started drinking before the plants got going, little wood rafts.

 

[tbendl]

@C-Note ... About all those corks...

Hahaha I was thinking the same thing!

 

[C-Note]

Okay, @cas , @Lisak1 , @addy1 , and @tbendl ... look, I saved those corks for AT LEAST a month.

I knew my wine habit would come in handy someday! CHEERS!!!

 

[addy1]

at least!

 

[Dave 54]

Jhusck turk me a month hic

Dave

 

[Lisak1]

Jhusck turk me a month hic

Dave

HA! Took me a second there Dave!

 

[C-Note]

And still, my collection grows.....

 

[Lisak1]

Well, the bees need you!

 

[cas]

 

[Dave 54]

Is there a bee A.A., I can just imagine it cant you ???
bbbbbbbbbbbbzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz bump , bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzbump your late , your sozzled you can sleep outside the hive tonight......"I dont know cant hold her wine corks that girl"

Dave

 

[tbendl]

Okay, @cas , @Lisak1 , @addy1 , and @tbendl ... look, I saved those corks for AT LEAST a month.

Hey I'm not judging, Im just jealous you came up with a reason to use those corks.
The hubby no longer believes me when I tell him I need to drink the wine for my "very important cork project"...