Best Homemade Bee Trap Formula

Best Homemade Bee Trap Formula; Homemade bee trap solution for your bee catcher! Say goodbye to bee and wasp stings this summer. 

Have you ever bought one of those fancy outdoor bee traps, but have had no idea what kind of liquid to put into it? Don't worry. I got your back. Time to say goodbye to those problem bees

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Picture yourself sitting on your back patio/deck, mid-July, soaking up the warm sun rays, reading your favourite magazine/book...when out of no where a mean wasp sneaks up and stings your finger. OUCH. What a way to ruin your afternoon.. am I right!? You need to eliminate these stinging bugs from your deck. 

 A lot of people look poorly on these bees traps but what they don't realize is that some people are highly allergic to bees and wasp stings. So if you are one of those people who are going to come at me because I eliminate wasps from my backyard, think about that.

Overall, insects can be quite annoying when you are trying to enjoy your backyard. I cant even tell you how many carpenter bees, honey bees, wasps, flys, hornets / yellow jackets we have around our house. Last year we had a major nest that we needed professionals to come and take care of.

Some of the honey bees we release back near flowers, far from our deck area, but to be honest we don't have too many honey bees in our backyard.

This post is all about Best Homemade Bee Trap Formula

I have tried several different combinations when it comes to catching bees and wasps. This is the only one that I have had success with. It is simple, and only requires three ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen right this second! 

This homemade liquid works as a bait to lure the bugs into the jar or fancy glass bottle. The bugs will crawl into the small opening entrance and get trapped. In this concoction there are no harmful or toxic chemicals. We do not use a spray like many people do. I try to keep things natural around our house because of our young children. You never know with them!

All you need is ¼ cup of sugar, lemon juice and a cup of water! I have seen some recipes that add in liquid dish soap but I found that it was way too hard to clean once the soap dried on the bottom of the trap. I have had just as much success with the recipe below.

This is by far the best bait recipe (insecticide free) we have ever used so lets jump right into the recipe now shall we?!.

Homemade Bee Trap Formula:

1. White Sugar
2. Lemon Juice
3. Warm Water

Bee Trap Solution Instructions:

All you do is combined these ingredients and add them to your bee trap. Ensure the water is warm. Stir sugar into the water until the sugar is dissolved, might take a few minutes. 

It is a pretty straight forward bee trap solution and are probably all ingredients you already have in your pantry! So you can get right to mixing up the perfect formula to get rid of those bees and wasps!

If you don't have lemon juice you can replace it with another acidic ingredient such as lime juice, apple cider vinegar or even white vinegar.. although I do find that the lemon juice really attracts the wasps. 

You can use any sugar, as long as it dissolves into the water completely! You don't want this liquid to be lumpy in any way. 

Make sure you hang your bee catcher high up, and make sure it is away from where you are going to be sitting because you will get a ton of bugs swarming the area. Keep it away from your deck or porch area.

Tips for DIY Bee Trap Solutions:

When the water dries up, replace it with a fresh batch. You will most likely need to clean out the catcher before you add in this new batch of formula. Make sure you are super careful when cleaning it out, you do not want to get stung by one of the bees/wasps in the catcher. You also may need to soak it in warm water and soap if dirt is hardened onto the inside. 

If you do not have one of these fancy wasp trap contraptions, I recommend using a plastic bottle or soda bottles as your lure funnel. You can definitely find some DIY ones on the internet for those wasps being a pest! You will just need to use a knife or scissors to drill into the bottle to create the same angle of a trap as this glass one.

I hope you have as much success with this combination of ingredients as I do! Let me know in the comments below if you have any other alternative liquid formulas that are non-toxic and homemade to keep those bees away! I hope this homemade bait recipe works for you too!!

If you liked this post, make sure you check out some of my other summer posts such as: 7 Beautiful Swimming Pools Your Backyard Needs and 5 Healthy Summer Rhubarb Recipes You Need to Make

Until next time my favourite people!

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