[Sca-cooks] Dealing with Stinging Insects

[Helen Schultz]

I purchased a lovely Medieval style bee catcher several years back, and it 
is a wonder to behold.  I saw one a few years ago that was much smaller, but 
identical.  It is a glass jar with a hole in the bottom that is raised about 
an inch on feet.  It has a removable top for cleaning out later, and for 
adding a sweet liquid around the hole.  The bees are smart enough to get 
into the thing, but can't seem to figure out how to get back out again 
(unless you accidentally leave the top off <grin>).  Having such a catcher 
just outside your place of food set up is invaluable, as they tend to go 
after its sweet smell and leave the other stuff alone.

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Meisterin Katarina Helene von Schönborn, OL
Shire of Narrental (Peru, Indiana)  http://narrental.home.comcast.net
Middle Kingdom
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