The Burlingames( wrote:
> HI Bee Guys and Gals,
>
> I have one hive that the ants are in.
>
> Dear Meri,
I had the same problem about 3 days ago. I had just moved my hives
to mango
trees and when I went back I saw hundreds of these little pests
running all over
my hives and looting like crazy !(Grrrr!!!)
I then bought some axle grease and smeared it on the legs of the
hive stands. You
should also keep your apiary free from long grass against the hives
because the ants
will use it as a bridge to get on the hive if they are stopped by
the grease. I also have
heard that when an ant has found some food (your honey) it will
leave a type of
chemical trail for others to follow. Maybe you could scratch around
in the dirt in an
attempt to confuse them.
Glen van Niekerk
South Africa