Author Topic: Woodpeckers  (Read 2702 times)

Greenerlife

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • Leafy Surrey
Woodpeckers
« on: August 25, 2013, 10:13:12 pm »
Every year I have to protect my hives from woodpeckers and this year there are a LOT of them about!  What I can't rememberis when I am supposed to do it! This year I am going to be later than normal with taking the honey off because the season was late starting and seems to be late finishing, so ot sure when I am supposed to protect them - any ideas?

HesterF

  • Joined Jul 2012
  • Kent
  • HesterF
Re: Woodpeckers
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2013, 11:43:41 pm »
According to my bee book, about October. I just looked it up today because we have so many green woodpeckers around. I guess it's at the stage when the bees become less active and able to defend themselves. Certainly mine would defend like crazy at the moment,

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Greenerlife

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • Leafy Surrey
Re: Woodpeckers
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2013, 10:14:17 am »
Thanks for that - I thought as much but I may do it earlier, as the woodpeckers seem to be having a go at pretty much everything in sight. (including my newly-installed beautiful new wooden windows  :furious:  !)

 

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