My bees seem to be using a neighbour's warm water discharge pipe as a watering hole.
It is a dry cleaning business, and one of the machines constantly flows a stream of luke warm water into a gulley.
The bees alite on the pipe and make their way down to the gentle outlet flow and I assume they are taking water on board, unless like me, they prefer their bathwater warm!
The problem is that it's causing 'bee congestion' in an area where the business users pass.
I can imagine a conflict arising.
How can I discourage the bees from using this particular location?
It is about 25 yards from my hives, and the bees have more convenient water access closer to the hives if they choose to use it.
Could it be the warm water?
I could fabricate a cover plate and seal the outlet over, but maybe there is an easier option?
It is a dry cleaning business, and one of the machines constantly flows a stream of luke warm water into a gulley.
The bees alite on the pipe and make their way down to the gentle outlet flow and I assume they are taking water on board, unless like me, they prefer their bathwater warm!
The problem is that it's causing 'bee congestion' in an area where the business users pass.
I can imagine a conflict arising.
How can I discourage the bees from using this particular location?
It is about 25 yards from my hives, and the bees have more convenient water access closer to the hives if they choose to use it.
Could it be the warm water?
I could fabricate a cover plate and seal the outlet over, but maybe there is an easier option?