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Woodpecker problem
Michael86:
A woodpecker made holes into my comb :evil:
I try something out to keep him away. I put ribons arround the hives and hope it will work. Yes i know looks like a crime scene or quarantine :-D but if it works.... :)
:-D :-D :-D if something looks strange by my hives i make a try ;)
Greetings
Michael
asprince:
One shot from a pellet rifle should do the trick........permanently.
Steve
Satch:
--- Quote from: asprince on January 11, 2014, 02:33:52 pm ---One shot from a pellet rifle should do the trick........permanently.
Steve
--- End quote ---
I concur
Edgy:
You could use that "stuck-foot" glue on your boxes but your hives will be forever sticky. I vote for the gun solution.
Spear:
I was at a beek meeting last night and woodpecker problems were mentioned. The suggested solution was to use a wire mesh around the hives so the woodpecker can't reach the hives but I think the ribbon idea is also great. Maybe also hang a few old CDs in a near by tree aswell to keep the bird far away from the hives. It was also mentioned that some birds will sit outside the hive and knock a few times until the bees start coming out to investigate and the bird will snatch the bees up one at a time.
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