can that description as to how many wood bees can be captured....> claims "tons" ..is this correct..??
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Yes I would not say tons but I get about half full a day then empty the jar either in early morning or night Love it it has helped on my deck I put nothing in jar or around holes they just come to it and they can not get back out
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Depends on location and number of bees. I have caught only one in mine but gave one to a friend who has caught hundreds. She has more of a bee problem than I have
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It starts slowly, but once a few get in the jar it picks up some. I think I caught about a dozen last year and only a couple so far this year. Carpenter bee powder on their real holes might redirect more to the trap, but "a few" is more like it.
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I had about a dozen of them around and within a week of using this trap am now done to one occasional carpenter bee. It works for me.
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It does not trap bees. I have had bees flying around my place and flying around me or the plants I have but I have only seen flies in these bags. We also have a lot of wasp, in which I wished it would catch them...but it doesn't. Now that is not to say that an occasional bee or wasp might get trapped in one, but what is used stink real bad in which all it does is attract flies, because flies like things that are rotting or spoiled and bees do not....like I said all I have ever caught is flies with it.
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Hello. No. For some reason the bee's cant figure out how to get out of the jar. I caught six last week and finally had to empty the dead ones from the jar to make room for more. I would highly recommend though that the trap be securely fastened down. I used a couple screws to mount mine to one of my eves. Not sure how well it would work if it is swinging around on a hook. Hope this helps.
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Our trap catches mostly yellow jackets and flies, but bees can get in. The one time a bee got in we opened the top and let it out. Hope that helps.
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Many of the feeders that use gravity to fill attract bees. I have about 4 separate feeders this is the ONLY ONE that is not attracting the Yellow Jackets that appear in August in my area. I have year-round Hummers in Washington State and I am buying another one of these. My other feeders are useless until the bees go away. Do invest in a tiny bristle brush for the feeding holes the rest cleans up by hand.
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Dear Gregory, Thank you for writing. Mason bees nest in existing holes, and they don't damage wood the way carpenter bees do. Our Mason Bee House is designed specifically to attract Mason Bees, so we would not recommend it for your purposes. We appreciate your interest, nonetheless! Thanks for making Gardener's Supply your source for gardening products and information. Please let us know if we can help you with anything else. Sincerely, Darcy Customer Service
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I'm not sure cause I don't have the bucket any more but my bee's love it and I have no losses this year with 18 hives. I just ordered 50lbs bag of ultra bee pro from mann lake its a lot cheaper and free shipping with $100 order.
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Are you hanging couple of waspinators near the nests and wait for about 3,4 weeks and let see what happen, I think bees will attack the waspinators... and for a while you won't see them anymore.Good luck to you
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Without a doubt. During my issues I caught more than 30 of them. They just have to land one foot on it and they are done. This only applies to the larger traps. I can't vouch for the smaller traps sold in bulk packs of 60.
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We have bees here but I have never noticed them flying around the fly traps. Never. Just flies crawling and flying around the traps.
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I can't really answer the question technically, but I can answer from my observation. We have a bush in our backyard that attracts an amazing amount of yellow butterflys. Since I have been using the spray (4 years), I haven't noticed any difference in the butterfly population. We rarely get bumble bees, but we do get plenty of wasps. Haven't any change in either on of those, only terrific reduction in mosquitoes and "no see'ums."
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When they fall into the jar it is difficult for the bees to get back up into the box and then the holes there are at an angle so the bees can't maneuver to get back out. That's the best I can do. I can only tell you that our jar is filling up. It took a long time for the bees to start entering the trap but once they did they didn't stop.
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Grant I used the trap last year and was SHOCKED at how many 1000's of beetles were captured. My garden is 500 sq ft. I think that the efficacy of the trap has more to do with where the scent of the lure travels. If the wind was blowing away from the garden it attracted beetles from outside the garden. I would expect that if you used two traps to cover the two most prevalent winds you would get good results. I doubt that anything will keep the attractive plants bug free but any dead Japanese beetle is a good one. I don't know if the plants were helped but I felt much better emptying the trap into a large can of soapy water. ...BTW they stink when you dump out the drowned ones. Have fun! Grant I used the trap last year and was SHOCKED at how many 1000's of beetles were captured. My garden is 500 sq ft. I think that the efficacy of the trap has more to do with where the scent of the lure travels. If the wind was blowing away from the garden it attracted beetles from outside the garden. I would expect that if you used two traps to cover the two most prevalent winds you would get good results. I doubt that anything will keep the attractive plants bug free but any dead Japanese beetle is a good one. I don't know if the plants were helped but I felt much better emptying the trap... » Read More Grant I used the trap last year and was SHOCKED at how many 1000's of beetles were captured. My garden is 500 sq ft. I think that the efficacy of the trap has more to do with where the scent of the lure travels. If the wind was blowing away from the garden it attracted beetles from outside the garden. I would expect that if you used two traps to cover the two most prevalent winds you would get good results. I doubt that anything will keep the attractive plants bug free but any dead Japanese beetle is a good one. I don't know if the plants were helped but I felt much better emptying the trap into a large can of soapy water. ...BTW they stink when you dump out the drowned ones. Have fun! « Show Less
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As per company:The source of pollen is from a Bee farm in Wisconsin that are free range. They aren't confined in the boxes.
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It is my husband that is getting into the bee keeping and I bought this as a gift when he showed interest in it. However this is a short box, I think he called it, and after doing a lot of research he said that you have to start with the deeper box and then this is the box that should sit on top after the hive has been established for a year or two. It is my understanding that the deeper box is left alone and that is what the hive lives on and this box is the box you harvest from. I'm sorry, I am not fluent in apiary information, so I don't know if it answered your question or not. My husband set this box aside until next year, and ordered a deep one for the bees that he has coming next week. It is my husband that is getting into the bee keeping and I bought this as a gift when he showed interest in it. However this is a short box, I think he called it, and after doing a lot of research he said that you have to start with the deeper box and then this is the box that should sit on top after the hive has been established for a year or two. It is my understanding that the deeper box is left alone and that is what the hive lives on and this box is the box you harvest from. I'm sorry, I am not fluent in apiary information, so I don't know if it answered your question or not. My... » Read More It is my husband that is getting into the bee keeping and I bought this as a gift when he showed interest in it. However this is a short box, I think he called it, and after doing a lot of research he said that you have to start with the deeper box and then this is the box that should sit on top after the hive has been established for a year or two. It is my understanding that the deeper box is left alone and that is what the hive lives on and this box is the box you harvest from. I'm sorry, I am not fluent in apiary information, so I don't know if it answered your question or not. My husband set this box aside until next year, and ordered a deep one for the bees that he has coming next week. « Show Less
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Pretty much yes. There are leaf cutter bees that are mid summer. I suggest you also take a look at YouTube.
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Hi Chris,Sorry for the delay in writing. I'm embarrassed to tell you I do not know because I bought it as a display for a lesson I was given that tied into honey bees. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.