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In this area, water temperature and proximity can be quite attractive,
particularly in spring.  My neighbours have a hot tub and use bromine
rather than salt - my bees just would not leave it at alone in the spring
ignoring other safer water sources I had provided.  In the end I had to
move to hives to out yards.
I put a 5 gallon pail of water in each yard and usually add some pond
salt.  There are always a few bees using the pails, but they are only used
on mass during cool days in the spring, and drought conditions in the
summer.  During these times the 5 gallon pail can disappear in less than a
week.

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