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News & ArtsThursday, October 11, 2012
Animals Bees vs. Bears
Posted by Gillian Anderson on Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 11:47 AM
Oof! Some Ballard Bee Company bee colonies had a few hungry, and messy, visitors. Bears had their way with the beehives at Local Roots Farm in the Snoqualmie Valley. Can't we all just get along?
- BALLARD BEE
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There must be a traditional remedy for this situation. Pretty sure it does not involve direct confrontation with a bear jonesin' for a honey fix.
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Booo, Local Roots is just down the hill from me. If there is one thing I have learned in trying to raise or grow anything out here: Electric fences are your bestest friend.
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If only those bees had guns. I bet they're thinking twice about shirking their second amendment duty now!
(yes, I know, I know, the second amendment only concerns the arming of bears.)
(yes, I know, I know, the second amendment only concerns the arming of bears.)
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There is no real way to keep bears out of apiaries once they know the hives are there. The best solution is to put an electric fence up before the bears go poking around.
Trying to do so now would be shutting to door after the horse has left the stable. A bear might be deterred by a painful zap if it's just curious, but a determined one that knows it can find honey on the other side of the fence will just power through it.
Trying to do so now would be shutting to door after the horse has left the stable. A bear might be deterred by a painful zap if it's just curious, but a determined one that knows it can find honey on the other side of the fence will just power through it.
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My brother had problems with bears in his hives. He put the hives on the roof of his house. It worked fine until he left a ladder leaning against the house. Then he had bears on his roof. Waved a shovel at them and they left, and after that he always remembered to put the ladder away.
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