The Asian hornet Skirt
PostPosted:02 Aug 2018, 14:56
Placing skirts around the base of the hive is helpful in keeping the Hornets more visible. This is now routinely done in France - from http://ahat.org.uk/sample-collection/
had me wondering what a 'skirt was'
This page has a photo of one from France, where some cloth is fixed under the front of the hive to prevent the hornets from hiding under there before grabbing bees.
https://honeybeesuite.com/beekeeping-wi ... n-hornets/
had me wondering what a 'skirt was'
This page has a photo of one from France, where some cloth is fixed under the front of the hive to prevent the hornets from hiding under there before grabbing bees.
https://honeybeesuite.com/beekeeping-wi ... n-hornets/