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Beekeeping => Pests and Diseases => Topic started by: keeperofthebees on February 09, 2014, 03:40:21 am
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What do you guys do to keep the ants away from the hives? Up here in the midwest, carpenter ants are pretty obnoxious. Cinnamon powder is supposed to work.
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I have used oil in pans and grease on hive stands both work for a while, I now use the dry ant killer and it seem to work the best and have had no problem with it affecting the bees.
Ken
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Can with water of oil for each hive stand leg. Keep the grass down cause a few blades pf grass is all the bridge they need.
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I have used oil in pans and grease on hive stands both work for a while, I now use the dry ant killer and it seem to work the best and have had no problem with it affecting the bees.
Ken
You guys have those biting little fire ants, like in Georgia I'm guessing..Right?
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Can with water of oil for each hive stand leg. Keep the grass down cause a few blades pf grass is all the bridge they need.
Do you ever tangle with carbolineum on the bottoms of the pallets/runner boards?
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I just put a ring of cinnamon around any hives that seem to have a problem. Ants aren't too much of a problem here. If the bees can't access an area in the hive, like if I have the inner cover hole blocked off for some reason, they'll quickly set up shop. Then all I do is allow the bees back up there and they take care of it.
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The forest ants can overrun a hive in a day or two in early spring >:( :'(
The ants pissed their acid on us when I shook them out of the boxes.
We use building plastic that hangs in the air, the ants don't walk around the knifes edge of the plastic.
mvh Edward :P
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The forest ants can overrun a hive in a day or two in early spring >:( :'(
The ants pissed their acid on us when I shook them out of the boxes.
We use building plastic that hangs in the air, the ants don't walk around the knifes edge of the plastic.
mvh Edward :P
You'd think the freeze up there would kill them off?
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Sadly most of an ant hill is underground at frost free depths :-X 1-2 meters
mvh Edward :P
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Sadly most of an ant hill is underground at frost free depths :-X 1-2 meters
mvh Edward :P
Will they eat everything? Fire ants eat hive beetle larva.
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eggs, then larvae and pupae later even bees :o
mvh Edward :P
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Those have to be some mean ants Edward, Ants on the inner cover is one reason i went to migratory covers, not had any trouble with them since. Jack
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We use boric acid mixed with cheap grape jelly and water.
Small margarine container with snap on lid.
Punch small holes around top edge of container ( big enough for ants to crawl through ).
Snap on lid and place near hives.
Ants take feed back to nest and feed queen.
Cinnamon works at times, buts needs to be reapplied after rain.
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:o Man, I hope I can fall asleep tonight after seeing that! :o
What about just pouring gasoline in it?
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Boric acid is an ingredient in eye wash so it's not that toxic Perry. :o
Your mom probably washed your cloths in 20 mule team Borax laundry detergent.
Boric acid is also used in suppositories and yeast infections.
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Boric acid is an ingredient in eye wash so it's not that toxic Perry. :o
Your mom probably washed your cloths in 20 mule team Borax laundry detergent.
Boric acid is also used in suppositories and yeast infections.
What about tucking little dishes under the problem hives/next to the ants?... Top it off once in awhile....
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You mix jelly, sugar, or something sweet with it to get the ants to take it. It has to be where the bees can't get to it.
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You mix jelly, sugar, or something sweet with it to get the ants to take it. It has to be where the bees can't get to it.
A deep on the ground around it with a telescoping lid over it. You know the ants will find their way in then.
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Make holes in container ant size, to small for bees to enter.
Place away from hives, on a ant traffic trail! ??? ???
I've not had many problems with foragers. Could be the boric acid smell keeps them away.
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I am beginning to have concerns about tiny little ants near where one of my hives is going. I was thinking about making little "shelves" around each leg and putting either a layer or bead of grease under it, using the "shelf" to keep water from running over it every time it rains. Please see my mad MSPaint skilz. The grease is represented in RED.
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Also, my stands will be sitting on a bed of 3/4" crushed stone. I was also thinking about occasionally sprinkling ground cinamon over the rocks.
What do y'all think?
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Will work for a while until enough wind blown dirt sticks to the grease creating a bridge, or a blade of grass grows up above the grease ring creating a bridge.
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Boric acid is also used in suppositories and yeast infections.
It must work. I've never seen ants where these products are used. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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Here's what happened to me when I used the water / oil trap. Or what happened to hundreds of my bees.
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We have these little black ants when it rains they go ape sh**. Have tried cinnamon , spray, blow torch but they just keep coming.
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I've already seen some of the tiny ants where I spilled some syrup... I'll have to try the boric acid grape jelly thing... How is it on toast, though?