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"Telephone Pole" Bee Trap
"Carpenter bees are a real problem in our area. They bore holes in wood structures and can cause serious damage," says Jim Williams, Leesburg, Ga. "So I fabricated a low-cost bee trap that works great."
  The bee trap is made from part of an old telephone pole. Jim cut the top of the pole off, leaving a section about 14 in. long. He bored a 3/8-in. dia. hole up the bottom of the piece several inches. The hole connects to 2 other existing holes that run crosswise through the pole.
  In the same 3/8-in. dia. hole he drilled a 5/8-in. dia. hole about 1 in. deep to accept a plastic water bottle. He inserted a wooden dowel through a hole at the top of the pole, and then wired a hanger to both ends of the dowel to form a handle.
  "To set up the trap, I put about 4 oz. of sugar water in the bottle and then screwed it into the bottom of the pole. I hung the trap at the rear of the barn. My bee problem was solved," says Williams.
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jim Williams, 517 Old Smithville Rd., Leesburg, Ga. 31763 (ph 229 344-2444; Williamsjp07@aol.com).


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2011 - Volume #35, Issue #3