I purchased Eli's Aquifers from Brushy Mountain. They consist of plastic
rectangular buckets with a detachable rim, little brightly colored styrofoam
islands and a tiny-holed white mesh overlay. The styrofoam islands hold up the
mesh allowing the bees to walk on it and drink. We purchased three of them
(they're fairly inexpensive) and had them in place before our neighbors opened
their pool (!!) and when we installed the packages.
Here are some pictures:
http://www.annzoid.com/images/forums/aquifer1.jpghttp://www.annzoid.com/images/forums/aquifer2.jpg
So far so good!
Ann
Hanson, MA
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