Bees attacking lights

Highlandsfreedom · August 06, 2009, 08:37:00 PM

I have a cut out colony resting in my carport and when ever I turn on the flood light on about 3-4 bees hit it like moths. Why do they do that? They go after it like mad. Its kinda funny to watch.

Kathyp · August 06, 2009, 08:42:33 PM

wait until you do a cutout in a dark space. you either do it by feel, or you try to collect bees off your light source forever. :-)

iddee · August 06, 2009, 09:52:34 PM

Cover the light with red tinsel. They will then ignore it. For cutouts, too, Kathy.

Kathyp · August 06, 2009, 09:58:01 PM

i read that. maybe in one of your posts. i read it after i did that attic cutout. that's the first one i have done where i had no choice but to use artificial light. it wasn't so bad. i just turned off the light and brushed the bees off from time to time, but it was kind of a PIA.

Bee Happy · August 07, 2009, 02:12:07 AM

bees fear abduction and relocation by aliens from a distant genetic memory of being taken from their planet of origin.
you didn't think they were from HERE didya? :shock:
(J.K.)

JP · August 07, 2009, 09:33:54 AM

Highland, bees don't see like we do, they see other color spectrums that are invisible to our eyes. A white light drives them crazy and its magnetic, they just have to go to it.

Red lights work, don't attract nearly the amount of bees other colors attract.

...JP

Highlandsfreedom · August 07, 2009, 11:31:42 AM

Well its off to get a military issued red spectrum flashlight. Thanks all.

J.P. That's a nice snapper I just got back from freeport where I got to do ALOT of fishing but it was a charter party boat and they wouldn't tie up to a rig. That's where I caught all the fish like you are holding. Oh well it was still a BLAST. Again thanks for all the good advice everybody.