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Have you tried feeding bees banana's or banana peels? Want to know your experiences before I jump in there with mine
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Banana is said to be the smell of their guard pheremone. Use it at your own risk.
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Never heard of this, but here is an article I found about it.
https://www.honeybeesuite.com/have-beekeepers-gone-bananas/
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Good advice and good article. Thanks guys
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Great find
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I think I have posted the story, of the guy I started helping with bees when I was kid... told me to carry a banana peel and use it on a sting? Yeah.... no!
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