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    Carpenter Bee Traps
    Carpenter Bee Traps
    Carpenter Bee Traps
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    Carpenter Bee Traps

    By Jim MacLachlan

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    This is an easy woodworking project to make carpenter bee traps out of 2x4 or tree branch scraps & a jar using minimal tools. It gives the bees a nice chunk of wood with premade holes that lead to a glass jar. They land on the outside of it, climb up into a tunnel that leads up at about a 45° angle to another that goes straight down through a jar lid into daylight, & they're stuck in the jar until I get around to emptying it. I've never seen one find its way back out.

    Carpenter bees look similar to big bumblebees & they're pretty innocuous for the most part. Like most bees, they're an important part of the ecosystem so I don't go out of my way to kill them unless they're causing a problem. They certainly do when they build their nests in my buildings. I don't like using pesticides & many aren't particularly effective since the bees don't eat the wood they're boring into. They just crunch it into sawdust & shove it out the hole which is why they'll bore into treated wood. Effective pesticides are pretty nasty & only work for a short time, so I think the best way to stop them is to plug their holes & trap them. These are the plans for a couple of different traps; one using 2x4 scraps, the other a bit of tree branch.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJim MacLachlan
    Release dateSep 1, 2017
    ISBN9781370790128
    Carpenter Bee Traps
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    Jim MacLachlan

    I grew up on the family farm with horses, sheep, cattle, fowl, dogs, cats, & a lot of other critters in north central Maryland. While the farm paid for itself, the family remodeling business was the steady income. I worked at that for about 15 years until an injury forced me to change my computer hobby into my career. It was tough at the time, but a great career move from an economic standpoint.Now I'm the entire IT department for a small manufacturing company in Louisville, KY. My wife of 35+ years & I have a small hobby farm with horses, goats, dogs, & a cat. Taking care of the farm, woodworking, & various fiber arts take up my free time.

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      Carpenter Bee Traps - Jim MacLachlan

      Carpenter Bee Trap Plans

      By Jim MacLachlan

      Copyright 2017 by Jim MacLachlan

      Published by Jim MacLachlan at Smashwords

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only, but you can freely distribute this document. It's freely available to anyone who wants to use it in multiple formats. Feel free to edit it to meet your needs, but don't resell it & please keep the proper attribution.

      Warnings & Disclaimers

      READ THIS. I'm serious.

      Use of any & all construction methods I describe or you think I allude to is at your own risk. I may use shorthand or do things that are dangerous. I'm not writing safety instructions since I don't know what tools you're using, your age, strength, or skill level.

      Working with wood is inherently dangerous. Anyone using any of the tools or techniques in this book is personally responsible for learning the proper methods involved. You assume all risks and accept complete responsibility for any and all damages and injury of any kind, including death, which may result.

      Before using any hand or power tool with which you are unfamiliar, consult its operating instructions, and if necessary, seek instruction by a qualified person well versed in its operation and appropriate safety techniques. It remains up to you to make sure what you're doing is safe. The joy of woodworking, rewarding as it is, is not worth the cost of getting hurt. Please keep safety foremost in your mind whenever you're in the shop.

      In simpler words, if you hurt yourself based on anything in this document, that's your responsibility.

      By reading further, you agree to the above.

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