>
> Those of us in the arid West would really benefit from any way to deter
> bees from swimming pools, ornamental ponds, and cattle water troughs.
Unfortunately, although potassium chloride was not very attractive to water
foragers, it took a fairly high percentage (like above 5%) to have much
effect.
But the paper did support that adding a half a percent of table salt to
water may make it more attractive.
--
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com
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