Bees in chicken feeder

[Pebbles]

For the last five days there is a growing number of bees in the chicken feeder. I use a tube feeder. They are inside the feeder and in the ring where the girls eat. Today we are up to about 25-30 bees and ten or fifteen outside the run trying to get through the wire screen around the run. How do I get rid of the bees? Do I need to get rid of the bees? The chickens don't seem to be bothered by the bees but I don't want to take a chance with them not getting enough to eat or stung by the bees.

I would love some advice:/

 

[fordmommy]

My chickens eat bees. But 25-30?????

I suggest you got to your local hardware store (True Value, Lowes, Fleet Farm, Walmart, whatever) and get a "bee catcher." It looks like a bee hive kinda. Yellow, clear, plastic. Bees can get in but not out. Hang it up high away from where you don't want them but close enough for them to find. You can buy the bait to go with it, or you can make your own.

Bee Bait: 1 oz water, 3 oz dish soap or so, 1 tsp canned tuna

The bees smell the tuna protien, crawl inside, fall into the soap-water, get it on their wings and can't fly. Eventually, drounding in it.

I found this one at Hardware.com for $6.49.

 

[Pebbles]

Thanks a lot. I will do that tomorrow!!