Sid :
 
At 07:13 AM 5/1/97 +0100, you wrote:
 
>Is there any way in which the apiary supply can be made very attractive or,
>alternatively, the pond supply made unattractive (there are no fish to worry
>about)?
 
I think I am correct in saying bees prefer kind of murky over clean water.
Maybe your source of water is too clean.  Also, water foragers add a
pheromone to water sources they would like to recruit to (I think it is
Nasanov).  If someone has worked out the
doseages and if this was environmentally safe to do (both of which I do not
know) you could maybe mix a little pheromone in with your water.  Oh, and
one last thing.  The watering hole you provide them should have good
opportunities for landing.  Bees don't like to drown, so there needs to be
plenty of edges so that they can gas up on water without getting wet.
Finally, keep your bees in a cool shaded place.  The less heat stress they
experience the less motivation there will be for them to visit your
neighbours pond.
 
Cheers
Adony
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