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ALMOST BEEKEEPING - RELATED TOPICS => GARDENING AROUND THE HOUSE => Topic started by: Shanevrr on June 21, 2011, 10:10:02 pm

Title: Your fav critter guards
Post by: Shanevrr on June 21, 2011, 10:10:02 pm

whats your favorite criitter guards.  deer, rabbits, ect..............i dont have anything now but im backed up to fields and woods.  need to get prepared.

Title: Re: Your fav critter guards
Post by: Riggs on June 21, 2011, 10:14:38 pm

A good old dog  ;)

Title: Re: Your fav critter guards
Post by: Shanevrr on June 21, 2011, 10:22:21 pm

will my kitty work?

Title: Re: Your fav critter guards
Post by: iddee on June 21, 2011, 10:23:56 pm

.22 Mag.

Title: Re: Your fav critter guards
Post by: Shanevrr on June 21, 2011, 10:27:52 pm

will u watch while im sleeping lol and at work

Title: Re: Your fav critter guards
Post by: AllenF on June 22, 2011, 09:55:10 pm

.22 shooting Aguila Super Colibri.   Very very quiet.  Quiet and slow.   Will not kill the deer, just change their mind about your yard.  I use it on squirrels.

Title: Re: Your fav critter guards
Post by: annette on June 22, 2011, 10:40:19 pm

I believe the only guard beeks place on their hives are mouse guards in the Fall. I never heard of any other sort of guard for the bee hives. For skunks, you just have to raise the hives up off the ground a certain number of inches (not sure how high). I don't know about the other critters. I had a problem with raccoons last year and one hive got thrown over by them. (it was a small hive)so I ended up placing very heavy bricks on top and don't have any more problems with them.

Lets hear from more beeks on what they do

Annette

Title: Re: Your fav critter guards
Post by: Shanevrr on June 22, 2011, 10:46:46 pm

for my garden though,  not hives :-D

Title: Re: Your fav critter guards
Post by: VolunteerK9 on June 22, 2011, 10:55:01 pm

Quote from: AllenF on June 22, 2011, 09:55:10 pm

.22 shooting Aguila Super Colibri.   Very very quiet.  Quiet and slow.   

My fave until I stepped up to a suppressed 10/22.

Title: Re: Your fav critter guards
Post by: Picobrew on June 22, 2011, 10:55:41 pm

I installed my electric bear fence before I installed my bees.  Proper wire spacing would address some of the other mammals if necessary.

Title: Re: Your fav critter guards
Post by: annette on June 23, 2011, 01:33:49 pm

Quote from: Shanevrr on June 22, 2011, 10:46:46 pm

for my garden though,  not hives :-D

Oops!! :-D

Title: Re: Your fav critter guards
Post by: qa33010 on June 26, 2011, 02:35:57 am

Beeeee cat

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm237/4kids4christmas/P1060165.jpg (http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm237/4kids4christmas/P1060165.jpg)

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm237/4kids4christmas/P1000249.jpg (http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm237/4kids4christmas/P1000249.jpg)

Him and the mutts work great!

fence for the dogs and we are good to go.

Title: Re: Your fav critter guards
Post by: John Pfaff on June 26, 2011, 10:30:39 am

Bees are on a pier over a lake. Herons, 'coons and 'possums are a problem. I have rat traps on the pier in front of the hives - scares everything off.

Title: Re: Your fav critter guards
Post by: CeeGeeBee on June 26, 2011, 11:24:00 am

One thing you can do is to use fur from your (or your friends) dog. When combing them, collect the fur, stuff the fur in nylon stockings (you can get the sock size ones as well). Tie a ball about 2 inches in diameter and tie the ball to bushes and trees. The smell should keep critters (like deer) away. You do need to replace them every now and then when the smell wears off.