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Carpet strips bee hive skunk.
While it won t stop reckless bear destruction using carpeting tackboards on the base of the hives even above mouse guards can be an effective deterrent for other pests.
I do think a skunk can depopulate a hive with time and the hives population will suffer.
In this video i show you up close how a skunk approaches a beehive at night and how he eats the honey bees.
It may keep raccoons and especially skunks from doing much more than scratching a bit before they wander off and hopefully before the bees get agitated and vulnerable.
One good preventive measure is to place carpet tack strips you.
How many bees does he actually eat.
February 18 2018 eric miller.
That could be a compounding problem over the course of several days or weeks but as long as we ve.
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The skunk is renowned for scratching around the hive entrance swatting the bees that come out to see what all the fuss is about and then contentedly munching on them in their dazed and injured.
These are usually from skunks trying to get the bees to come out of the hive in order to defend it thus becoming the skunk s midnight snack.
But for me i would react differently.
The author of the video is not concerned of this loss of bees.
To stop this raise the hive up so the skunk can t reach it or put a carpet tack strip on the edge of the landing board with the tacks facing forward towards the entrance of the hive.
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During those times the frequency was more sporadic and the damage was less severe.
Skunk at the bee hive.
They seem to be targeting a handful of hives and i m worried those bullied colonies won t make it to spring.
Many of us have bear fences that usually keep out skunks and opossums.
A common solution is to run a strip of carpet tack in front of the entrance.
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Yes they do they come out at night and scratch the front of the hive and eat the bees as they come out to investigate they will come back every night till the hive is almost empty.
I ve posted about critters eating my bees a couple times in the past.
