Beeing a game bird breeder I can safely say that ducks (and most other
birds) do eat bees...among other things.  I doubt a couple of ducks would
do much damage since I have yet to see a duck stay on the water 27/7...
most of it is spent near the water or at the edge dabbling in the mud for
roots, grit, and whaterver else they happen to catch in the water.  If
you want to be sure your bees will have a safce drinking area, you may
want to get a little hardware cloth or chicken wire and fence off a small
area for them.  Maybe lay a cinder block at water's edge for them with
the wire "fence" around it.    Maybe put some sort of food source on it
to encourage them to use the brick... otherwise it would probably be best
to have a seperate water source.  Also, depending on the breed of ducks,
the number, and the size of the pond...you could find your pond in some
very serious trouble.  Most of the time though, the ducks seem to have
other things on their mind besides bees...
 
Stacy L. Spitz
) 1998 Stonegate Meadows
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/1393
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On Mon, 15 Feb 1999 21:32:32 -0600 Bill Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
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><snip>  Can anybody
>tell
>me if ducks would eat bees?
>