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Syrup and ants. Thread starter RichardK Start date Jun 16, This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Where we're located it's very dry and there isn't much about in terms of flowers offering nectar right now. Yesterday evening I added a feeder which is the type you place on the brood chamber and then put the crown board ontop of the feeder and then the lid back on. I did a quick check this morning and it has large quantities of small red ants around and in it. Those in it have died a sugary death. Ants are a right pain around here - stubborn and very hard to eliminate. My assumption is that even if it looks a bit grim, I don't need to worry so long as the ants are not going into the brood chamber in any numbers.
Is that right, or am I missing the point somewhere? This hive in on 5 frames, swarm caught May 17th with first new brood emerging last week. Lots of capped brood and generally looking not bad with my inexperienced eyes. No worries anymore. Once the bees realised the syrup was there the ants seems to have been give the heave-ho.
