Comments on: Ants in the Hive

By: Q Khumalo

Q Khumalo — Mon, 17 May 2021 13:34:12 +0000

Am using containers cut from plastic bottles which i then fit under the legs of the stand.With the legs of the stand inside the containers,i then fill the four containers with used oil

By: Bob Callahan

Bob Callahan — Sun, 16 May 2021 20:29:16 +0000

I’ve lost several colonies due to ants. Sugar ands and more importantly those larger red ants.after cinnamon and diatomaceous earth I resorted to granulated ant bait. I does the trick as long as I’m diligent after rains…….

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 14 May 2021 23:06:25 +0000

I tried hive stand legs in water with oil on top never again too many bees drowned

By: Jeanette

Jeanette — Fri, 14 May 2021 07:28:47 +0000

I have a hive that sits on bricks, with a 2″ insulation board between them and the bottom of the hive. I put Tanglefoot on the edge of the insulation board to keep out ants. Unfortunately, it does catch a few bees until they get used to it.

By: Michael Coverdale

Michael Coverdale — Fri, 14 May 2021 03:34:38 +0000

Ihave. my hives on a stand like the one photographed and I find that placing a ring of think greese around each leg stops the ants and any other crawlies. Put the greese high up the legs away from glass being able to bridge the greese.

By: William Campbell

William Campbell — Fri, 14 May 2021 03:22:44 +0000

Go to the Dollar Tree and get four 3Gal black plastic pails, place them under each leg and fill each up 3/4 of the way full with water.They are deep enough that they don’t have to be checked but maybe once a week. You can add motor oil as a second line of defense. The Bees don’t seem to go in the pails as much as shallow pie pans, Good luck!

By: Karl

Karl — Thu, 13 May 2021 21:44:41 +0000

While I don’t keep bees at the moment, we have an abundance of ants around our house because of our nice sandy soil. We keep them under control by using predatory nematodes (https://www.arbico-organics.com/category/beneficial-nematodes). It works well as a ground drench in the areas where we have the biggest problems.

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Ants in Beehives - How to Keep Them Out - Carolina Honeybees — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 19:50:21 +0000

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By: John

John — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 05:49:26 +0000

I live in Queensland Australia i have only been keeping bees for a couple of years and i have just watched my second colony swarm leaving a full frame of caped broad behind chased out by a tiny black ant ,i am making new frames for the boxs im just hoping i get them done before they move on to the next hive….really starting to hate ants

By: tyler nicholas

tyler nicholas — Mon, 14 May 2018 19:12:28 +0000

Im having a carpenter ant issue in my DIY feeder box. I assume they are living off any sugar water stuck to my 1 gallon jug I use on the topboard.
Anyway I would swipe them off and they would come back. Last week there were so many I got mad and just torched them all.
I came back a few days later and some returned. Not half as many. I happened to have some terro liquid ant bait Ive used on carpenter ants in the past. I put a few drops on the top of the top board where the bees cant get to but the ants can. Ill see how that works. When I get into the hive Ill use some soapy water to wipe the board down before opening just in case a few bees get into the bait while Its open.
I would say just keep burning them honestly. I literally torched them all and the bees didnt even know i was there.