So over the winter a mouse has moved into the hive , well the hive that did not make it..... No he thinks it is him home, I could kill him or get mouse guards.... depending on the mouse guards cost depends on if the mouse has a bright future or not
which mouse guards are the best?
I have seen some people use corner beads. They are the metal "L" shaped stripping that wraps around corners. You put them over the sheetrock just before you do the mudding. They are cut to length and then if they have existing holes and they aren't the right size you could drill 3/8 inch holes so the bees could use them.
Hope this helps.
James
I tried some of that type mouse guards and the bees would lose pollen going through the holes. I would get a small box of Decon and put on the ground near the hive stand. You never have just one mouse.
If it's an empty hive, take it to the house or garage and clean it up. Put it away until you get bees for it. Worry about a mouse guard this fall.
I put mouse guard on in the late fall.
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Quote from: iddee on April 05, 2012, 08:27:10 PM
If it's an empty hive, take it to the house or garage and clean it up. Put it away until you get bees for it. Worry about a mouse guard this fall.
Iw ant to leave the empty hive up.....Last year I had a swarm move in all on its own...... corse they didn't survive the winter but hey free bees