Does this really hurt honey bees
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YES, the active ingredient Imidacloprid is listed as a DO NOT USE when honeybees are active or nearby. See http://www.beyondpesticides.org which lists products harmfuls to bees, from the center for food safety.
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Call the manufacturer but I do believe it is non-discriminating. I had glorious blooms with use of this product but I also had no honey bees that year. Last year I opted not to use it and used a little Epsom salts instead, to help boost growth/blooms. I had way more honey bees. Not certain if that's coincidental or not. I won't use anything like the Bayer Advanced again. sorry
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Perhaps it's only coincidental, or perhaps my HOA's landscaping treatments are to blame, but I rarely see bees around my garden. It's not clear whether it's the Bayer or some other factor. It could be that the Bayer simply *deters* the bees (I don't see any dead or struggling bees), same as it does other insects.
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yes it will kill all bees so i do not spray flower in bloom this is a good product and is used in dairy to control flies and mites. i use in garage and around foundation. is safer than sevin
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Yes, Delta Dust will kill carpenter bees, however, not on contact. The bees that you covered with Delta Dust will die, but not until the bees ingest the dust. When bees walk through a hole or land on a surface that you dusted, they pick up the dust on their bodies. Later, when they groom themselves as most insects do, they will ingest the small dust particles and die soon after. All dust products work better the less you apply. You should only apply a very thin light dusting of the material. Bees and other insects have thousands of microscopic hairs on their bodies and will pick up the dust quite easily. A pile of dust in one place will look like a mountain to a small insect and they will walk around it instead of through it.
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I truly don't think so. How does one prevent bees from touching pesticides ? If it's raw, it's raw, I have had both and no difference in taste. I think it is marketing.
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This product doesn't really work and the chemicals Miricle grow uses helps support the killing of all the bees. (If they die, the bees are taking us with them) To help with your problem, there are many YouTubes on that problem or I suggest searching Amazon for dripping Springs Olla irrigation pots. It is tremendously worth it, if you have Amazon prime for the free shipping. It's only $45 a year if your a student.
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As far as I can tell, bees aren't attracted to the bait (a plastic container with the chemical inside it) or the gel (chemical delivered by a syringe). Only ants have been attracted to the bait. I still have a carpenter bee problem.
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This stuff will affect anything that touches it and isn't strong enough to pull free. Yes, if a honey bee lands or walks onto an area where you spread it, they will get stuck and die. However they won't be attracted to it in search of nectar or water. Just don't spread it near the water. I spread tanglefoot around the bases of my bird feeders and birdhouses and every insect that tried to cross it got stuck.
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I found that bees are interested in the smell, but was never stung by a bee even though I wore the rose geranium all day while gardening or hiking. For me, it works well. Warm wishes, Tali
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I did not have a honeybee problem so I've no idea. I just know it did a great job at killing the fleas. Still no fleas and I applied it in September 2013 :)
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I used Bayer Advanced Fruit & Veg systemic as a last resort remedy last season, because all other methods failed. I saw a dramatic difference in all my vegs, berries, & flowers. We didn't have a cold enough winter & every kind of chewing sucking insect was in full force, in swarms! I do not have grapes, my neighbor has a small vine of seedless Thompson grapes in her veg garden, I shared with her the systemic & she saw great results too. This year was another mild winter, so I am prepared for the bug army this year. I am already spraying & watering using the BA systemic. I noticed no difference in bee activity, no dead bees either, I talked to the farmer neighbor who has an orchard & bee hives. He said he has for years used systemic on his orchards & no difference in his bee hives. Hope you have good results as I did.
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The ingredients in this product are not toxic to bees, however; we do not recommend directly spraying them with the product. We recommend applying according to the directions on the label. If a bee were to come in contact with a plant that the product has dried on, the bee would not be harmed.
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I don't think Liquid fence is a natural product and would be dangerous for bees. You'd have to read the label carefully. I used up a whole bottle and it kept rabbits and squirrels from eating my plants. I bought a second bottle and it did not work! Animals ate my plants to the ground.
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I believe so ...but if you read further on ..you will find out that this product kills bee's ... which I am not willing to do ... so I don't use it anymore .. Thanks Terry
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The label does not mention that it is safe to use around bees-- so it would probably kill them.
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Yes but the better way to take care of carpenter bees is to treat the areas they bees are going into the wood by using a dust. I really like Delta Dust for carpenter bees. It's long lasting, quick acting and is waterproof. Just use a duster to apply the product into the opening they are using. If the bees are just buzzing around and not going into an opening, I doubt that the Cy-Kick will help you and it's likely to affest non-target insects .
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I have these bees too. I don't think so. The problem is where to apply the product. I'd change my response to say that if you could figure a way to put this where they burrow probably.
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No, bees respond to sweet. This is not sweet. I even made some juice after mine got nastier. Made it out of blood from a roast and a few other disgusting things. :)