What keeps the bees from going back out of the hole? It's not really clear from the picture...
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I moved the bottle to the botttom covered the old hole drilled a new one and added some premerthin to the bottle. :-)
1946730
The holes are cut on an angle and they can't fly sideways I guess. I've had my trap attached for 3 weeks i've caught 35 bees so far. Caught move than 35 last year.
1946731
They are supposed to go to the jar because it is bright. That being said we have caught in total so far three bees the product is not worth the money. The bees have drilled holes around the trap they have no interest.
1946732
The real question is how do you get them to go in? We have one at our lake house that only had one bee while others wreaked havoc on our house. We have one at our home that has none and have drilled into our fence and deck. Maybe I didn't place it in the right place
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All of those, wasps, bees, and flies, are generally a lot faster and more aware of their surroundings and danger. If you are lucky (and brave) enough to actually capture one of these, I believe the bristles are strong enough to hold the little critter. Catching them up against a window would be easiest since they "think" they can get away. What you do with them once caught would be the real question. If you want to release them outside then that's pretty simple. If you want to flush them, that may be more of a challenge. But if you are asking if the Catcher is strong enough, the answer is yes. All of those, wasps, bees, and flies, are generally a lot faster and more aware of their surroundings and danger. If you are lucky (and brave) enough to actually capture one of these, I believe the bristles are strong enough to hold the little critter. Catching them up against a window would be easiest since they "think" they can get away. What you do with them once caught would be the real question. If you want to release them outside then that's pretty simple. If you want to flush them, that may be more of a challenge. But if you are asking if the Catcher is strong enough, the... » Read More All of those, wasps, bees, and flies, are generally a lot faster and more aware of their surroundings and danger. If you are lucky (and brave) enough to actually capture one of these, I believe the bristles are strong enough to hold the little critter. Catching them up against a window would be easiest since they "think" they can get away. What you do with them once caught would be the real question. If you want to release them outside then that's pretty simple. If you want to flush them, that may be more of a challenge. But if you are asking if the Catcher is strong enough, the answer is yes. « Show Less
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I am no expert, but this hangs free in my carport and it has at least ten bee's over last summer. Not sure if mounting it would have caught more bee's, possibly and I will give it some thought. Maybe buy two and try an experiment.
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No question is dumb..and I have had no issues harming or deterring hummers or butterflies...mason bees are pollinators, I only worry about wasps that are loving the garden, they are not kind to the hummers & butterflies....make sure to follow the directions on the perfect location!! Hope that helped...
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They can help deter them, principally because most bees are territorial, and they don't want to hang around where more aggressive wasps might be nesting. :-) No guarantees, but it seems to have helped out. Also we do put up other bee traps in the perimeters of our yard, which do catch a few various kinds of bees (but not nearly as many as before we put up those fake wasp nets). Last year I did see them available also at Ace Hardware stores here in Spokane, WA...
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I haven't had a problem with bees so far. I do have flowers just a few feet away from the Hummzinger that attracts bees, wasps, butterflies and other bugs. I have seen bees or wasps flying in the vicinity of the Hummzinger, but have not seen any try to land on it. They just continue on by.
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Mine will chase flies... bees... basically any bug. They will chase this ball like crazy IN the house on the hard wood floors, but when I take it outside they look at it like "why doesn't it move mom?". Now that warmer weather is around the corner going to see if I can teach them how to better use this ball outside. I still like the concept.
2264638
I'm guessing that there is a piece of vegetation inside the mechanism. I bought this for someone else and don't have one to look at. Can you see a way to open the mechanism and clear the obstruction?
618350
It seems to me that the angle of the feeder keeps them off. They fly by and check it out, but then move on. As an added bonus, we wipe a couple of drops of vinegar on the pole near the base when we refill the feeder, keeping the ants off.
1289084
The idea is to put it up to prevent wasps/bees from moving in to begin with. I put it in my shed where they inhabited last year and I haven't seen a single one. As far as a reduction in wasps if they're already there and you put it up? Couldn't tell ya how that'd go.
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If you type "YouTube drione" or similar into your browser, there are nearly a dozen videos which will help. I would think you would need to find the holes as well, but a couple videos seem to suggest if you're close that may be enough. In my experience (roaches not bees), I had to do some guessing, and it took more than one treatment, but it was very effective.
2212094
We have bees here but I have never noticed them flying around the fly traps. Never. Just flies crawling and flying around the traps.
1570778
Not unless they are ontop of each other. It uses a short burst of vacuumed air from compressing the chamber. One bug at a time and ideally ones which are not moving as the top is small and narrow. You won't be emptying out a bee hive with it.
1210037
It is a gravity feeder. So, there is a opening in the bottom portion where they eat as needed but there in nothing holding anything back. If they keep on eating the food will all keep flowing down (but not out).
435637
I have not had a problem with Bee's with this feeder but if you spray a little "Pam" cooking spray into a napkin and wipe around the outside of the holes that will keep the Bee's away and it will not bother the Hummers. Also, if it hangs from a Shepard's Hook rub a little Vaseline around the base and the ants will not climb up. I don't need to use the motes anymore. Enjoy!
1954953
Most of the time the fish will get out of the way, as for instance a bottom drain they tend to stay away from. I think that if they did indeed get sucked up they probably wouldn't survive.
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I would think it would stop most if not all cross pollination as long as you were able to secure it at all edges. Since some pollen is microscopic it's possible it could get through the material over time but in that sense only an airtight cover would prevent that and that's obviously not workable.