Install a mason jar or another transparent object to hold the bees. Once built the swarm trap can be hung from a tree to catch wild honeybees.
6 wide plank of wood anywhere from to 1 thick.
How to make a wood bee trap.
Use a circular saw or a hand saw to cut the angle that you just marked.
A clear tapered bottle is attached to a hole in the bottom of the box.
Untreated wood works best.
Cut away the top third of a clean 2 liter soda bottle.
Method 3 attaching the mason jar base.
The trap is set.
Mark the lid of your mason jar with a.
Punch a hole in both sides of the wasp trap near the top.
Using a saw cut 4 wood pieces of equal size about 10 inches long.
Place a piece of plywood on the rectangle.
Average construction time is 5 minutes per trap.
Learn how to build a simple swarm trap from inexpensive plywood.
Making the bottom of the box.
Appealing to carpenter bees half inch holes are drilled into a wood box at an upward angle that prevents direct sunlight from shining in.
The trap is a simple wooden box with 12 holes drilled in all 4 sides.
With the help of a hammer and nails fix these wooden pieces in the form of a rectangle.
How to make a bee trap method 1 using a 2 liter soda bottle.
Measure seven inches up from the end of your 44.
For this project you will need.
Once the carpenter bees have entered the box the hole at the bottom of the box is the obvious exit.
Then draw a 45 degree angle that radiates down from this point.
4x4 cedar or pine post anywhere from 5 to 8 in height.
In a few steps you can create your own diy version of a carpenter bee trap.
Inside the box is our 5th piece of.
Once youve got the tools try the next simple steps to make up the trap for carpenter bees.
Mark a 450 angle on the 4x4 post.
First youll want to gather all your materials.
Build a honey bee bait hive.
Making carpenter bee traps step 1.
If youre a beekeeper or an aspiring beekeeper you can catch your own honeybees using a bait hive.
Then check back every day as the trap rids your home of the unwanted pests.
An easy to make and highly effective trap for the carpenter bee using common hand tools and scrap lumber.
Method 2 building a mason jar carpenter bee trap.
Gather a wooden post along with a few other supplies then make tunnels for the bees to enter the trap.
This will leave you with a block of wood that is seven inches tall.
Hang your wasp trap in a tree or on a fence post.
Thread a 14 inch piece of string through the holes and knot the ends to secure.
You can use any wood you like for the box as long as its unfinished.
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