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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => EQUIPMENT USAGE, EXPERIMENTATION, HIVE PLANS, CONSTRUCTION TIPS AND TOOLS => Topic started by: Queen Bee on July 05, 2004, 11:58:05 PM

Title: Making Fume boards?
Post by: Queen Bee on July 05, 2004, 11:58:05 PM
Has anyone made their own fume boards? I would like to make a few fume boards before Sat. They look very easy but what type of fabric would be best?  I thought it looks like felt but really unsure?? It seems that any type of natural fabric would work!  Thanks Debbie
Title: Making Fume boards?
Post by: Phoenix on July 06, 2004, 02:44:25 AM
I was told to use flannel in the construction of fume boards.  Give us your feedback as to what you use and your results.  Thanks.

Phoenix
Title: Making Fume boards?
Post by: Agility Mom on July 06, 2004, 10:42:45 AM
What do you use to creat the actually "fume"?
Title: Making Fume boards?
Post by: Robo on July 06, 2004, 10:48:12 AM
I would also recommend flannel.  We used to use fume boards for wax moths and flannel worked well.

Judy,

There are various "fumes" on the market.  Bee-Gone, Bee-Quick, etc.  I have personally never used any, but I understand some of them smell pretty bad and you don't want to get it on your clothes.
Title: Bee--Go
Post by: Bruce Hanson on July 06, 2004, 11:02:33 AM
If you ever smelled baby puke thats what bee-go reminds me of,but it does the job of getting bees out of the boxes. All my fume boards have felt and have lasted many years