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Offline Michelle

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ye olde bee pub!
« on: August 12, 2016, 11:02:04 am »
the girls are enjoying the bird bath as a watering hole! https://www.facebook.com/michelle.heron/videos/10153761246596186/
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Re: ye olde bee pub!
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2016, 11:36:56 am »
Very nice!  I am going to make something for my bees now after seeing that!
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Re: ye olde bee pub!
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2016, 11:38:01 am »
I found the glass bowl at a second hand store and the pebbles are from my travels!
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Re: ye olde bee pub!
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2016, 07:09:03 am »



This is my bees favorite watering hole.  I added the little concrete duck figure and that has really helped prevent drowning. If this accidentally runs dry they will go to the bird bath and a fountain I made.
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« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2016, 11:31:32 am »
You know what Baker? I have been known to make silent midnight raids for lovely yard ornaments like this. But of course my collection of lovelies come from nearly abandoned yards, or a sorely neglected yard. If I came across this lovely bath on one of my walks you might just find it missing  ;) 8)
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Re: ye olde bee pub!
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2016, 11:49:39 am »
Get the BB gun out B12! If you see ANYONE in jamies near your yard after dark, SHOOT TO WELT!
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Re: ye olde bee pub!
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2016, 11:55:07 am »
Quote from: LazyBkpr on August 13, 2016, 11:49:39 am
Get the BB gun out B12! If you see ANYONE in jamies near your yard after dark, SHOOT TO WELT!

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That's OK, Jen.  I have been seen running around in a nightgown, but not after swarms!
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Re: ye olde bee pub!
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2016, 11:58:16 am »
Hahahahaha! Blame it on my tomboy days as a kid, ran wild in the woods and never got that out of my blood, awe the stories I could tell  :-[

Scott... You think a BB gun is going to stop me...??  N E V E R!! This is one tough broad here  ;) 8)
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Re: ye olde bee pub!
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2016, 01:05:33 pm »
Rock salt in a shotgun shell works better. It might not stop them, but it will sure SPEED THEM UP.   :laugh: :yes: :yes: :yes:
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Re: ye olde bee pub!
« Reply #9 on: August 13, 2016, 05:54:52 pm »
We use a old bird bath as well.... Nice.
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Re: ye olde bee pub!
« Reply #10 on: August 13, 2016, 06:01:52 pm »
 I have a wash tub filled with round river rocks and the bees seem to like it a lot, have been having to put in a pot of water in every day even with heat and hum. the water goes down.

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« Reply #11 on: August 13, 2016, 06:30:49 pm »
I've decided I am going to put 90,000 plastic water bottle caps out ............ that way everyone will have there own and I can monitor which bees are drinking more than the others.

I think if I buy a quality squirt gun I can fill them up each day with it while I float in the pool and drink beer!
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« Reply #12 on: August 13, 2016, 07:04:00 pm »
Ok I just went through my trash and my neighbors trash and I'm up to 13 caps so far..........
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Re: ye olde bee pub!
« Reply #13 on: August 13, 2016, 07:14:54 pm »
LOL J, Good luck with that!!!!

   I have been hit with Rock salt in my earlier days...  I can tell you, speed them up is an understatement! Getting lit up by a few dozen bees has NOTHING on rock salt!
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Re: ye olde bee pub!
« Reply #14 on: August 13, 2016, 07:27:39 pm »
But that salt makes the watermelon taste soooo much better.   :D
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Re: ye olde bee pub!
« Reply #15 on: August 13, 2016, 07:31:50 pm »
LOL!!! How did you KNOW exactly what we were doing???
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Re: ye olde bee pub!
« Reply #16 on: August 14, 2016, 09:59:03 am »
Quote from: J-grow on August 13, 2016, 06:30:49 pm
I've decided I am going to put 90,000 plastic water bottle caps out ............ that way everyone will have there own and I can monitor which bees are drinking more than the others.

I think if I buy a quality squirt gun I can fill them up each day with it while I float in the pool and drink beer!

 :laugh:  Everyone needs a hobby!
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