Oil for beetle traps

[lakeman]

I often have lots of oil from frying fish, turkeys, and hate throwing it away, has anyone used oil that has been used in a fryer? I would think it would be fine for a beetle trap.
Seriously, has any one given this any thought, or tried it?

[Bee-Bop]

I'd personally hate like hell having my honey smell like fried fish !!
I mean saving a little money is great, but ??

Bee-Bop

[lakeman]

I'd personally hate like hell having my honey smell like fried fish !!
I mean saving a little money is great, but ??

Bee-Bop

I see, my first question back would be does the juice your bees collect from a fresh cow pie (or other excrement they locate, although there are not too many active out houses in this day and age) make your honey smell like cow pudding? :-D :evil: :-D  Seriously, has any one considered, or tried this.

[HAB]

Used some from a deep fried turkey pot.  If you don't change it pretty often it will turn into a very hard to remove crud.  But so does cheap vegi-oil. :) 

[Pond Creek Farm]

The racoons are pretty hard on my oil traps as it is.  Do you think the added smell of cooked food would be even more of an attractant to the pests?

[USC Beeman in TN]

I use mineral oil.

[doak]

Most smells will not come through from the processing system. You have to worry about what the cured honey it's self will absorb. It will absorb Oder the same as it will excess moisture. :)doak