Chemicals that will repel foraging

[Ian Banks]

Hello Members,

When I am weed spraying is there a chemical I can add to the pesticide that will repel bees from foraging my target?

 

[Mummzie]

Pesticide or Herbicide?
because a repellent to a bee would likely also repel the pest being targeted.

 

[Ian Banks]

Pesticide or Herbicide?
because a repellent to a bee would likely also repel the pest being targeted.

Oh sorry-Herbicide!

 

[yesbut]

Hello Members,

When I am weed spraying is there a chemical I can add to the pesticide that will repel bees from foraging my target?

Yes there is, it's the internal one that tells your brain not to spray at flowering time !

 

[Hector Wong]

Water is non toxic so just use steam. Just need to be careful not to burn yourself.

 

[Eeb Evih]

I used my gas cutting torch on a weed thats growing out of my rock wall above young parsnips that would die if I poured boiling water over it as I usually do. 100% kill rate both ways!

 

[Grant]

Guys all of @Ian Banks previous posts have been spraying related. So if we are talking a paddock then boiling the jug and torching individual weeks aren't going to cut it. So could we please stick to answering the actual question rather then interpreting it 100 ways like a beekeeper would

Whilst I can't answer the question, I will provide a resource that might with a bit more digging

Bees

www.growsafe.co.nz

 

[Bron]

I’m just a little anti spray, as I’ve seen spray hive poisoning. The sticker agents aren’t that flash and often do more harm to the bees than the spray itself.

Spray before the bees get up so the spray dries or spray late when they’ve gone to bed. Mostly try not to spray bee friendly flowers in full sunlight when the bees are foraging, you’ll have grateful beekeepers.