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07-24-2022, 04:05 PM | #1 |
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Tree Droppings Attracting Bees
I park my golf carts under a couple maples and, this time of the year, they start to drop stuff that attracts bees/bugs.
Anyone have a secret sauce I could treat the cart roofs with to...dissuade the insects from congregating? Sent from my SM-G990U1 using Tapatalk |
07-24-2022, 05:00 PM | #2 |
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Not a secret sauce but can you throw a tarp over them?
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07-24-2022, 05:07 PM | #3 |
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I could—we actually have covers—but it's so much more convenient to leave them ready to hop in General-Lee-Style.
Also, I gotta think the bees would just be attracted to the covers at that point? Sent from my SM-G990U1 using Tapatalk |
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That being said, one way to keep my life on this positive trajectory is to not get stung by bees on our golf carts! Sent from my SM-G990U1 using Tapatalk |
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07-24-2022, 07:18 PM | #6 |
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Bees in the open generally have to be harassed quite a bit before they sting.
Unlike wasps, a bee dies after administering a sting as its stinger is barbed and cause its abdomen to tear away. |
07-25-2022, 08:48 AM | #7 |
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Please make sure you don't kill any honey bees....they are not agressive but look very much like yellow jackets
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07-25-2022, 10:46 AM | #8 |
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Checking on Amazon, I found Fischer’s Bee Quick Bee Repellent which beekeepers apparently use when they need to repel bees from beekeeping equipment. No personal experience, but I thought it would be a good start for the research you love.
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I was hoping someone here might have a cheap and safe concoction—I'm finding peppermint oil, cinnamon, and a few other things are natural deterrents. Sent from my SM-G990U1 using Tapatalk |
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