Pine Wood Carpenter Bee Box Trap

Purchase pressure treated wood to make the base of the trap.

Pine wood carpenter bee box trap. Circular saw or a hand saw drill 1 2 wood bit 7 8 wood bit 1 2 metal bit square punch hammer tape. There are two types of ready to use traps that are really effective. Pine and cedar are a couple of options for an inexpensive but effective trap. The trap is a simple wooden box with 1 2 holes drilled in all 4 sides at an upward angle.

How to make a carpenter bee trap. The unfinished softwood exterior and specifically sized entrance holes are appealing to a searching carpenter bee. The carpenter bees enter the angled hole and become trapped. Since the bees prefer to use an existing hole these traps provide the hole they are seeking.

The pine wood carpenter bee box trap is entirely made of pine wood. The syrup isn t for the wood bees it s there to attract wasps hornets and yellow jackets so the trap can serve more than one purpose. Please note that these plans are copyrighted. Not everyone has golden hands or enough time to make a carpenter bee trap.

Made entirely out of pine wood this carpenter bee trap gives a different aesthetic option for your home. A clear tapered bottle is attached to a hole in the bottom of the box. Wooden and sticky traps. Once the carpenter bees have entered the box the hole at the bottom of the box is the obvious exit.

Our carpenter bee traps work all on their own but you do have to wait until it catches that first carpenter bee. I ll have to look into the carpenter bee spray thanks for the info. Our patented bee box trap catches carpenter bees inside the trap in an easy empty container. Carpenter bees are attracted to pine wood.

This typically occurs in the spring. The 3 best carpenter bee traps. This cap has small holes allowing the scent and sound to pass to the outside that attracts even more carpenter bees. Carpenter bees build their nests in soft pieces of wood so avoid untreated lumber.

You may use them to build carpenter bee traps for your own use but they may not be used to make and sell carpenter bee traps commercially. Made entirely out of pinewood carpenter bees are attracted to softwood this trap discreetly catches the carpenter bees inside the body of the trap so you don t see them. The bee box trap uses the same guiding design principles as all our wood boring bee traps. It has a small cap located at the bottom that removes excess moisture in the trap and dead bees.

Once inside the box the bees fly toward the light and end up in the plastic water bottle at the bottom. This unique carpenter bee catcher discretely catches the carpenter bees inside the body of the trap so you don t see them. Appealing to carpenter bees half inch holes are drilled into a wood box at an upward angle that prevents direct sunlight from shining in.