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    Bees and hornets....

    My OH is thinking of getting bees...but one spanner in the spokes is that we have hornets nearby

    Having watched about 5 of them decapitate the many wasps which were tucking into the apple peelings on the compost....he's rather concerned they'll consider a hive or two as a buffet banquet

    Is there a way of preventing their access to the hive- whilst allowing the bees in??
    "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

    Location....Normandy France
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    I'd have thought it was a matter of size? If the entrance is 'bee size' would that be too small for hornets?
    Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.

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    • #3
      I think the hornets can sit at the entrance and pick off the bees when they emerge.
      I would get professional about it and contact a bee keepers club, or something like that. You need proper advice, not what I heard down the pub advice
      "Orinoco was a fat lazy Womble"

      Please ignore everything I say, I make it up as I go along, not only do I generally not believe what I write, I never remember it either.

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      • #4
        Hmmm..I wonder if there are such things as bee keepers clubs over here
        "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

        Location....Normandy France

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        • #5
          this might beeeee useful to start with.

          (in my defence - someone had to)

          Beekeeping Links for Beginners and Advanced Beekeepers

          And this one too - I've linked to a thread specific to Beekeepers in France

          Beekeeping Forum - Beekeepers Forum - Bee Forum - Honey Forum - Honey Bee Keeping Blog & Forum Beekeeping for Beginners and Expert Beekeepers - Bee Blog - Bee Forum - FAQ - Honey Beekeepers Resource
          Last edited by lizzylemon; 02-10-2010, 07:16 PM.

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          • #6
            Thanks for that LL!


            I have to say that i's nice to compare the UK to the French methods of doing stuff first!!!!
            "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

            Location....Normandy France

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