[Sca-cooks] Dealing with Stinging Insects

[ysabeau]

I used to see a cheap version of these all over the place in 
Germany. They take a plastic soda bottle and cut it in half then 
invert the top into the bottom half. They pour a bit of soda into 
the bottom and voila! I think they must have taped the top and 
bottom together but I really can't say for sure. It took me a 
little bit to figure out what they were for. It wasn't until I saw 
one full of bees that I snapped. It isn't terribly period but if 
you are in a pinch, it works!

Ysabeau


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Helen Schultz" <helen.schultz at comcast.net>
Reply-To: Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 14:35:45 -0500

>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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