here is how to catch carpenter bees that gnaw up your buildings
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@MrToadMaster11 жыл бұрын
I just bought one that uses a mason jar for the catcher, but also a plastic soda bottle funnel. Works like a charm! Thanks for the video!
@ab8jp12 жыл бұрын
Thank-you, I could sure use this on the farm. They love all this fresh wood I use for framing. My friend told me these bees made a perfect 9/16" hole. I know you said to use a 1/2" size so I'll give it a try. Very innovative!
@ahartzjohnson11 жыл бұрын
Thank You for this video Cecil. We've had to replace two posts on our privacy fence because of the damage these bees have done weakening the 4X4s. It was no easy task digging 4 feet of lumber set in concrete and I don't want to have a repeat experience anytime soon.
@nanettewarn695010 жыл бұрын
Thank you, sir, for taking the time to make this video. I have a carpenter bee here and there every summer but this spring they are more numerous and aggressive. I built a trap and hung it beneath an enclosed porch where the bees were drilling. This morning, the first warm day that the bees were out I trapped several. I didn't even realize that so many were in my yard. It worked perfectly! Many thanks.
@KristenM10308 жыл бұрын
They may seem aggressive but in actuality they're really not. The males are the ones you mainly see flying around, females stay in their holes most of the time, and the males you see don't have stingers, so they can't hurt you. These bees are vital to the environment, so they should be left alone, not trapped and killed...
@nanettewarn69508 жыл бұрын
Kristen Miller The year I made this trap I caught over two hundred of these bees in two weeks. Then I removed the traps and have not put them up again. Since then I see a few but never in the numbers I saw that one summer. I had an infestation and this trap helped. The house we bought had been abandoned and was overrun. Since then we have made peace and my deck has not collapsed.
@triumphmanful12 жыл бұрын
Dude, I love your accent! You are truly a country gentleman!
@silvermilestones12 жыл бұрын
Thanks Cecil..I just made mine today and it was easy!
@ThomasDeLello8 жыл бұрын
I have a thought... You can buy sticky mouse trap glue in bulk. If you dribbled some of that down into the trap bottle, maybe that would keep them from escaping when you change bottles. That is... if the smell of the glue does not detract the bees. Just a thought.
@LarryJackson00711 жыл бұрын
Awesome Video!!.....Thanks!!
@bwsauce7 жыл бұрын
Great Stuff Mr Cecil. B.J from R-Mart
@beerbrewer73712 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I know what I'm doing today after lunch.
@donalddeckert273410 жыл бұрын
How much are these traps and how do I buy them?
@sonet123112 жыл бұрын
Your righty these bees are agrivating, and I cant wait to assemble a few of the bee catchers. You say make sure it doent swing when mounted How important is this?
@Terryblount10 жыл бұрын
You made a very good video. Everything explained clearly. I will make some traps like this today. I still dont' know why the bees don't come out. I have put up mouse glue traps and they get stuck but it can't hold them. Who would think they are stronger than a mouse?
@antoruiz0510 жыл бұрын
Thank you.... I know what to day later today !
@MikeRyan_RSP Жыл бұрын
I've been making these traps for a long time and now someone is trying to sue me because they say they invented them in 2009. They've been around long before that!! If anyone can show me a youtube video, advertisement, website, Facebook post or other evidence that is authentic from 2008 or earlier showing a similar carpenter bee trap made out of wood with a bottle at the bottom - - I've got a couple hundred $$ to send you to make it worth your while!!