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nannybee Foraging Bee
Joined: 21 Jun 2012 Posts: 127 Location: Deeping St. James Lincolnshire UK
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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:09 pm Post subject: What is in this 'wax moth deterrent'? |
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A friend of mine used to have a bumble bee lodge that she bought from a garden suppliers. The company sent her a small, unlabelled jar, like a lip gloss jar, of something that they advised for wax moth deterrent. It is a dark coloured soft gel and smells herbal - like a mild menthol or thyme (quite nice!) You smeared some of the gel round the access holes in the lodge. It was apparently no problem to the bumble bees but wax moths disliked and avoided it. She's given the jar to me.
Does anyone know what this stuff might be? Would it work for honey bees? |
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nannybee Foraging Bee
Joined: 21 Jun 2012 Posts: 127 Location: Deeping St. James Lincolnshire UK
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Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 2:21 pm Post subject: A sort of answer - is it worth a go? |
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Have had a reply from the supplier (Harrods Horticultural) who can't say what the ingredients are because they no longer supply it - but they can assure me that it is entirely natural and organic and perfectly safe to use with honey bees. Whether it works or not isn't mentioned!
What do beeks think? Is it worth trying ?  |
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zaunreiter Moderator Bee

Joined: 26 Nov 2007 Posts: 3097 Location: Germany, NorthWest
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Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 2:26 pm Post subject: |
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Wouldn't use what I can't identify. Usually bees need no help to keep moths at bay. |
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