Trevor,

My concern was that, if one kept a couple of hives in a suburban area and the next-door neighbor put up an ultra-violet zapper or two, one could lose a lot of bees.

Personally, I go out of my way not to kill a single bee.  When extracting, stray bees invariably fly to the light coming through the screened windows.  I just lift the screen and let the bees out.  Have not seen bees trying to get in; a few bees will approach window screens from the outside but don't make a serious attempt to get in.

Thanks,

Waldemar
LI, NY


>The ones we have here in Australia do attract bees.  The only thing about one type is that if the bees are attracted to the light and are
electrocuted, then they tend to "explode" and you then get bacteria
spread around.  If this is in an extracting shed then it is not good QA to have that bacteria having the possibility of getting into your honey.

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