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| Thread ID: 147600 | 2019-02-03 21:53:00 | Why so many thirsty honey bees? | Zippity (58) | PC World Chat |
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| 1457904 | 2019-02-04 03:38:00 | We have an old pottery bowl and jug full of water on the deck for birds to drink from. There is a constant stream of birds drinking all day. I have just been reading on the deck and it doesn't deter the birds at all so long as you don't make sudden movements. It does seem to be a thirsty time here in Taupo. | John H (8) | ||
| 1457905 | 2019-02-04 04:02:00 | We have an old pottery bowl and jug full of water on the deck for birds to drink from. There is a constant stream of birds drinking all day. I have just been reading on the deck and it doesn't deter the birds at all so long as you don't make sudden movements. It does seem to be a thirsty time here in Taupo. We have a birdbath outside our family room and can watch them for hours.... youtu.be Ken :banana:clap |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1457906 | 2019-02-04 04:26:00 | We have had to place a 3" thick piece of foam in our bird bath to stop the bees and butterflies from drowning :) | Zippity (58) | ||
| 1457907 | 2019-02-04 05:09:00 | Did you not see the lifesavers yellow flags on my video? Ken :) |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1457908 | 2019-02-04 06:49:00 | Did you not see the lifesavers yellow flags on my video? Ken :) I missed the link :( Have just watched it - cool :) |
Zippity (58) | ||
| 1457909 | 2019-02-04 09:38:00 | 50,000 honey bees would consume 1.1 litres of sugar water per day apparently. Therefore you must have about 60,000 bees visiting your feeder daily. I see a flaw ... consume is one thing, collecting is another. 1.1 liters is nothing a small amount of bees will clean up in no time. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 1457910 | 2019-02-04 09:40:00 | Yeah, but we are in Broadmeadows, Wellington :) its everywhere. citys are some of the worse spots. every man and his dog thinks hes a beekeeper these days. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 1457911 | 2019-02-04 09:45:00 | We have a birdbath outside our family room and can watch them for hours.... youtu.be Ken :banana:clap Just the one starling!!. We get quite a collection of birds, until the stroppy blackbirds want in, white eyes are the only ones not afraid of the bullies. Don't get any honey bees tho. lurking. |
Lurking (218) | ||
| 1457912 | 2019-02-04 21:36:00 | They are drinking 1.25 litres of sugar water a day. Is this normal? Thats normal for South Ak kiddies. Perhaps local kids are steeling it ,to get their daily sugar rush . Or bees are stockpiling it, for when the sugar tax comes in . |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1457913 | 2019-02-11 00:56:00 | I don't believe the water level was dropping due to evaporation. At times, the sponge was literally covered in bees. Evaporation would surely play a part, covered in bees or not. Try covering the feeder (or setting up a second one) in mosquito mesh so no bees can drink from it. See if the level goes down. I expect it will. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
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