Will this effect my honey bees that collect water from my apple trees?
820222
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.
820223
I'm certain that it will damage bees, uless they try to get too close to the product getting irremediably stuck on it.
820224
I only used it to stop ants from climbing up a metal pole to get to my Humming bird feeder. It was close to an apple tree and no bees got stuck in it. Bees were not attracted to it.
820225
It is a sticky wax. If they land in it they would stick to it. If you use it according to the instructions I doubt they would be affected or is that effected?.
1083958
Honey bees love clover. I don't think it was treated but treatment on seeds won't affect bees feeding on flowers. (Biology minor).
695826
These things worked pretty good for me last year on my fruit trees. They are sticky but I don't believe sticky enough to give any birds problems , even humming birds. Bugs don't need much sticky power catch them..RBC
1477001
According to this article from a scientific journal, they have minimal effect on the adult bees, and if the odd adult bee does get infected at a nectar source and bring it back to the hive, the infection does not readily spread to the brood in the hive. In other words, probably ok. But I'm not a beekeeper.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2619623/ (full article is available for free as PDF)
1287923
Unfortunately, no it does not keep the bees away. I have yet to find a solution to keeping the wasps and yellow jackets away from my hummingbird feeders. I have tried moving the feeders to different locations, maybe the bottle neck type feeders are a bit better. The problem with those is that the hummingbirds don't seem to like them either! Good Luck Megan!
1551885
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. :)
1073272
Yes! I live in a wooded area so I take the cork out, dump the dead bees in the woods and then just rinse the trap out. (You could probably dump it in a toilet.) I'm amazed at how quickly it fills up with bees again!
2035380
My best guess is that it wouldn't harm bees since it's not generally toxic, but you'd have to get a more expert opinion.
2008102
Yes. I use it on all of my apple and other fruit trees to prevent apple borers.
1492373
Nope! Doesn't hurt them and doesn't deter them. We still have bees buzzing around our flowers - right under the product hanging on our porch. Both our fruit trees got pollinated and produced fruit.
1438027
I would contact the manufacturer for the best answer. I did read in the description, "not to allow to drift to blooming plants when bees are in the area".
1463335
I don't know. I bought it to use on apple trees, but I have not used it yet.
1570782
Not unless they are on top of each other. It uses a short burst of vacuumed air from compressing the chamber. One bug at a time and ideally ones which are not moving as the top is small and narrow. You won't be emptying out a bee hive with it.
961925
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.
2190411
No, it will not. If you can keep water in an ant moat on the feeder all of the time, the ants are not a problem. However, this is hard to do on hot days with the rapid rate of evaporation and if goldfinches drink from the moat. I use a powdered insecticide on the ground around the base of the small shepherd's hook I have one of my feeders hanging from.
99775
probably not, and there is no need. I've placed several pea-sized drops on a tree trunk that had an ant nest (ants were going up and down the tree constantly). The ants will find the gel. In my experience, after a couple days, the ants were gone
566306
Absolutely, but you have got to be careful to keep the honey flowing in a small stream. I hope this will help you.