What do you do when ants are attacking your hives?
Don't use pesticides near the hive or your bees will come into contact with it. Use a small table about two feet high. If the legs are too long, cut them shorter. Place the legs in a can of oil. Tuna cans work well, but make sure that there is ample space between the legs and the rim of the can. Otherwise, the ants will form a bridge across using some kamikazee ants to walk on.
Also, make sure that the legs near entrance have hardware cloth wrapped around them. That way the bees don't fall in the oil. If you don't do this, you will definitely lose a few hundred bees.
Lastly, make sure that there are no weeds touching the hive or stand making another bridge for the ants.
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