{"id":2850,"date":"2020-01-09T17:46:03","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T17:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/?page_id=2850"},"modified":"2026-05-09T23:56:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T21:56:39","slug":"protecting-a-bumblebee-colony-from-ants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/ochrana-cmelaciho-ulu-pred-mravenci\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting a bumblebee nest from ants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2850\" class=\"elementor elementor-2850\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59b906c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59b906c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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first consideration<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3766\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/jak-ziskat-cmelaky\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">How to get bumblebees<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-802\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/jak-vybrat-spravny-ul\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">How to choose the right beehive<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-38041\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/nezbytna-vybava-ulu\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Essential hive equipment<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-805\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/chodba-v-ulu\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Corridor in the hive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-806\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/vetrani\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Hive ventilation<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-808\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/klapka\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Slipper<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5373\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/klapka-zvedani-zaklopky\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Latch lifting solution<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2892\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/strecha-cmelaciho-ulu\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">The roof of the beehive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25831\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/tepelna-izolace-a-vytapeni-ulku-pro-cmelaky\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Thermal insulation and heating of the hive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3606\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/cmelaci-vytah-k-bezpecne-kontrole-hnizd\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Bumblebee lift for safe nest interventions<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-809\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/vystelka\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Lining<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3607\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/pozorovaci-okenko-ulu\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Observation window of the hive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-38137\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\">======================================<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-4161\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/pomucky-chovatele-cmelaku\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Breeder's aids<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-37248\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/pomucky-pro-odchyt-a-usazeni-kralovny\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Aids for catching and introducing a queen<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-37247\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/pomucky-pro-bezpecnou-kontrolu-v-ulku\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Equipment for safe hive inspection<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-38138\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\">=================================<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-37249\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/krmeni-krmitka-prikrmovani-cmelaku\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Feeding and supplementing bumblebees<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-893\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/kudy-cesta-nevede\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">DANGEROUS things for bumblebees<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8405\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/nevhodne-komercne-dostupne-ulky\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Unsuitable commercially available cheeses<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-30192\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/nebezpecne-pripravky-proti-parazitum\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Dangerous antiparasitic preparations<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5884\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/prodej-nepuvodnich-druhu-cmelaku\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Sale of non-native agricultural hybrids<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5843\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/nevhodna-odchytova-sada\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Unsuitable trapping kit<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-30193\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/zazracny-pripravek-na-ochranu-cmelaku\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Biopesticide Bacillus thuringiensis: risk or benefit<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-38139\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\">============================================<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-38090\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/pripravna-faze-chovu-cmelaku-v-ulku\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Preparation phase of breeding<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-33503\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/priprava-ulku-pred-sezonou\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Pre-season ulcer preparation<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-26457\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/kdy-umistit-ulky-pro-cmelaky-na-stanoviste\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">When to place hives in their location<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2854\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/ochrana-cmelaciho-ulu-pred-mravenci\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Ants and hive protection from them<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-26750\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/zazracny-pripravek-na-ochranu-cmelaku\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Miracle protective product?<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-811\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/nejcastejsi-chyby\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Common mistakes<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-813\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/vyber-z-vasich-dotazu\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Selection of your queries<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-38134\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\">===========================<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-38109\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/cmelaci-sezona-zacina\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">The bumblebee season begins<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author nmr-logged-in menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2463\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/prvni-krok-nez-zahajite-sezonu\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">First steps before you start the season<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-26458\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/kdy-umistit-ulky-pro-cmelaky-na-stanoviste\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">When to place hives in their location<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-33532\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/umisteni-ulu-na-zahrade\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Where to correctly place a beehive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4692\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/matka-hleda-hnizdiste\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">A mother is looking for a nesting site<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-815\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/jak-usadit-kralovnu-do-ulku\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">How to place a bumblebee into a hive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-36889\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/atraktant-pro-obsazeni-ulku-s-cmelaky\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Attractant for bumblebee nest occupancy<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-797\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/mam-nebo-nemam-usazeno\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Do I or do I not have this settled<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5983\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/matka-se-usadila-v-hnizdisti\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">The mother settled in the nesting site<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator 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menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-32968\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\">End of the bumblebee colony<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7428\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/prohlidka-ulu-a-hnizda-na-konci-sezony\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">End-of-season hive and nest inspection<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-850\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/jak-vycistit-a-zazimovat-ul\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">How to clean and winterise a beehive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-38141\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\">================================<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item 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class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-38041\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/nezbytna-vybava-ulu\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Essential hive equipment<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-805\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/chodba-v-ulu\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Corridor in the hive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-806\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/vetrani\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Hive ventilation<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-808\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/klapka\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Slipper<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5373\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/klapka-zvedani-zaklopky\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Latch lifting solution<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2892\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/strecha-cmelaciho-ulu\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">The roof of the beehive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25831\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/tepelna-izolace-a-vytapeni-ulku-pro-cmelaky\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Thermal insulation and heating of the hive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3606\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/cmelaci-vytah-k-bezpecne-kontrole-hnizd\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Bumblebee lift for safe nest interventions<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-809\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/vystelka\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Lining<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3607\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/pozorovaci-okenko-ulu\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Observation window of the hive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-38137\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">======================================<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-4161\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/pomucky-chovatele-cmelaku\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Breeder's aids<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-37248\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/pomucky-pro-odchyt-a-usazeni-kralovny\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Aids for catching and introducing a queen<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-37247\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/pomucky-pro-bezpecnou-kontrolu-v-ulku\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Equipment for safe hive inspection<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-38138\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">=================================<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-37249\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/krmeni-krmitka-prikrmovani-cmelaku\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Feeding and supplementing bumblebees<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-893\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/kudy-cesta-nevede\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">DANGEROUS things for bumblebees<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8405\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/nevhodne-komercne-dostupne-ulky\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Unsuitable commercially available cheeses<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-30192\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/nebezpecne-pripravky-proti-parazitum\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Dangerous antiparasitic preparations<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5884\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/prodej-nepuvodnich-druhu-cmelaku\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Sale of non-native agricultural hybrids<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5843\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/nevhodna-odchytova-sada\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Unsuitable trapping kit<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-30193\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/zazracny-pripravek-na-ochranu-cmelaku\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Biopesticide Bacillus thuringiensis: risk or benefit<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-38139\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">============================================<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-38090\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/pripravna-faze-chovu-cmelaku-v-ulku\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Preparation phase of breeding<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-33503\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/priprava-ulku-pred-sezonou\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Pre-season ulcer preparation<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-26457\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/kdy-umistit-ulky-pro-cmelaky-na-stanoviste\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">When to place hives in their location<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2854\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/ochrana-cmelaciho-ulu-pred-mravenci\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Ants and hive protection from them<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-26750\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/zazracny-pripravek-na-ochranu-cmelaku\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Miracle protective product?<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-811\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/nejcastejsi-chyby\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Common mistakes<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-813\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/vyber-z-vasich-dotazu\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Selection of your queries<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-38134\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">===========================<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-38109\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/cmelaci-sezona-zacina\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">The bumblebee season begins<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author nmr-logged-in menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2463\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/prvni-krok-nez-zahajite-sezonu\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">First steps before you start the season<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-26458\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/kdy-umistit-ulky-pro-cmelaky-na-stanoviste\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">When to place hives in their location<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-33532\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/umisteni-ulu-na-zahrade\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Where to correctly place a beehive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4692\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/matka-hleda-hnizdiste\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">A mother is looking for a nesting site<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-815\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/jak-usadit-kralovnu-do-ulku\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">How to place a bumblebee into a hive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-36889\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/atraktant-pro-obsazeni-ulku-s-cmelaky\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Attractant for bumblebee nest occupancy<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-797\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/mam-nebo-nemam-usazeno\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Do I or do I not have this settled<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5983\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/matka-se-usadila-v-hnizdisti\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">The mother settled in the nesting site<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-796\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/umeni-klapky\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">The art of the clap<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-795\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/extremni-vlivy-jara-mraziky\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Extreme spring influences: frosts<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6940\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/kdy-a-jak-vetrat-ulek\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">When and how to ventilate a bumblebee swarm<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-38136\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">===============================<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-33573\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/cmelaci-hnizdo-v-dobe-delnic\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Solitary phase of the mother and first workers<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7049\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/kontroly-hnizda-v-ulku\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Caring for a developed nest in a beehive<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-38115\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/parazite-a-predatori-ve-cmelacim-ulu\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Parasites and predators in the hive<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6161\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/pacmelaci-a-chov-cmelaku\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Bumblebees and bumblebee keeping<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6786\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/zavijec-cizopasny-a-chov-cmelaku\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Aphomia sociella and its rearing<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18210\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/melittobia-acasta-a-chov-cmelaku\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Melittobia acasta is a species of wasp.<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6709\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/ochrana-cmelaciho-ulu-pred-mravenci\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Ants and their control<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-38140\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">===================================<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-32968\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">End of the bumblebee colony<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7428\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/prohlidka-ulu-a-hnizda-na-konci-sezony\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">End-of-season hive and nest inspection<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-850\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/jak-vycistit-a-zazimovat-ul\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">How to clean and winterise a beehive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-38141\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">================================<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-793\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/vyber-z-vasich-dotazu-2\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Selections from your inquiries<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-894\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Back to introduction<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4795fce9\" data-id=\"4795fce9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48f0bfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48f0bfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"#\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><em><strong>What you will learn here<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Ants pose a threat to a bumblebee nest because they can forage for food, taking away resources that the bumblebees need to survive. They can also attack the queen and larvae, causing significant damage to the nest. In large numbers, ants can overwhelm a bumblebee colony, leading to its destruction.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>How it works in the nest<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>How can this be prevented<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d296c17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d296c17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"#\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Last updated: 16\/02\/2024<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cec1102 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cec1102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"#\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37899 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cmelaci-PLUS-abstrakt-www-small.jpg\" alt=\"page abstract\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/p><ul>\n<li><strong>Ants signify danger<\/strong>Some species of ants can destroy nests \u2013 pollen, nectar and larvae. Some species do not harm the nest<\/li>\n<li><strong>Just a moment<\/strong> If ants decide to raid a nest, it only takes them a moment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The fawn must be protected:<\/strong> To prevent ants from getting into the bumblebee nest (bumblebee box), it is necessary to create barriers for them.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It's easy:<\/strong> creating obstacles is easy, but it requires care<\/li>\n<li><strong>Without regular checks, measures may not be effective:<\/strong> Ensure that the barriers created are effective \u2013 a single blade of grass or a twig is enough for ants to find their way into the hive<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba4da0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba4da0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b style=\"color: #54617a; font-size: 1.5rem;\">Contents<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"#0\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong><a href=\"#1\">A scarecrow placed on the ground or on a raised platform<\/a><br \/><a href=\"#2\">Startlement on the wall<\/a><br \/><a href=\"#3\">Fright on the rack<\/a><br \/><\/strong><strong><a href=\"#4\">Checks<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a5f43e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a5f43e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>Some species of ants<\/strong> jsou \u00fa\u010dinn\u00fdm <strong>Liquidators<\/strong> bumblebees. If a path to the nest is found, they take it to the bumblebees.<strong> honey reserves and also their larvae<\/strong>. <br \/>Often they are so difficult in the nest that bumblebees are startled (beehouse) <strong>will leave<\/strong> (initial nest phase), or the nest is weakened and the bumblebees abandon it, or they die in it without offspring.<\/p><p>Ants are sometimes only interested in <strong>garlic shoots<\/strong> and by necessity do not have to penetrate the nest. There are even recorded cases where ants lived in the bumblebee nest as <strong>tenants<\/strong>.\u00a0 <br \/>Known cases of ant attacks on bumblebee nests clearly indicate \u2013 protect the hives from ant intrusion.<\/p><p><i>Challenge <br \/>If your nest has been invaded by ants and you have photographs of the invasion, please send them to us for use on this website. Our address is info@cmelaciplus.cz\u00a0<\/i><\/p><p>You can learn more about ants as parasites of bumblebees in the chapter on bumblebee parasites and enemies (in preparation).<\/p><p>It is therefore necessary to prevent ants from accessing the nest by creating\u00a0<strong>ant protection<\/strong>. <br \/>This can only be achieved by creating between the hive and its surroundings for the ants<strong> impenetrable zones at all<\/strong><b> p<\/b><strong>transition bridges<\/strong>.Transfer bridges are understood as places such as the legs of the hive, the stand, hinges and other parts of the hive's construction, for example, even an absorbent rag that accidentally touches the wall, or branches and grass stalks that touch the hive.<\/p><p>The protection must always meet these requirements:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Security<\/strong> for bumblebees and other wild insects \u2013 bumblebees, but also other hymenopterous insects, must not be caught and die in the trap.<\/li><li><strong>Durability<\/strong>,So, in order for the protection to work as independently as possible from us, the breeders \u2013 it is necessary to take into account the risks associated with drying out or, conversely, a decrease in effectiveness in heat or rain.<\/li><\/ul><p>These measures reliably protect bumblebees from all crawling insects such as ants, and therefore also from velvet ants (Mutillidae) and earwigs (Dermaptera).<\/p><h5>Warning:<\/h5><ul><li>Even though you create good protection against ants, you haven't won \u2013 it's often forgotten that <b>branches and blades of grass touching the hive<\/b>, they can create a makeshift bridge that ants can use to enter the hive.<\/li><li>Every protection against ants and crawling insects must be <strong>regularly check<\/strong> and renew if necessary.<\/li><li><b>If you use liquid protection<\/b> (water\/oil) Choose a solution that prevents the liquid from drying out and <b>climbed <\/b>for the construction of a kiosk \u2013 see subsequent text<\/li><\/ul><div id=\"attachment_3094\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3094\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ochrana_ulku_proti_mravnecum_2.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Hive protection against ants - ants\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ant attack prevention \u2013 ants<br \/>Internet Photo<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_3093\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3093\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ochrana_ulku_-proti_mravencum_1-e1579128448430.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Hive protection against ants - ants on garlic\" width=\"500\" height=\"496\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protecting your garlic from ants \u2013 ants on garlic<br \/>Photo O.Hercog<\/p><\/div><p>In the following text, we provide<strong> possible solutions<\/strong> these requirements according to the location of the ulcer.<\/p><p>We would be happy if you would write to us about your solutions, we would gladly supplement our recommendations with your proven ones.<\/p><p>Perhaps to start with, take a look at what happens when ants venture into a bumblebee nest. Some species of ants do not harm bumblebee nests, while others will destroy them. It is difficult to estimate what kind of ants are living around your hive, and therefore we recommend applying the recommended measures as a preventative.<\/p><p>The video was provided by Petra Hersemeier and filmed in April 2020 in D\u00fcsseldorf. This case involved an ant attack from the Lasius genus.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30f4127 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"30f4127\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/VT6jjgN2fhQ&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da686fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da686fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"1\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>A scarecrow placed on the ground or on a raised platform<\/strong><\/h4><p>The most common, but not in all respects the most suitable, placement of the hive (not only from the perspective of ant protection) is on the ground.<\/p><h5>Solution<\/h5><ul><li>Some manufacturers already supply hives with such a solution and therefore embed it into the base of the hive <b>matrices <\/b>etc. for placement <b>screws<\/b>. But it's not a problem to create such legs yourself.<\/li><li>Create on the ulk corpus <strong>Screw feet<\/strong>.<\/li><li>If you want to take advantage of\u00a0<strong>screws<\/strong>, use furniture nuts. These look like large screws, but they have an internal metric thread. You'll screw bolts into these. Very <strong>You can then easily level out the slope<\/strong>y.\u00a0<br \/>This is a more stable solution and will remain functional for a long time, even when handling a heavy ulcer.<\/li><li>You can also use <strong>stronger screws<\/strong> with a flat head. You screw them into the corners of the bottom board of a bee hive. If the hive has a thin bottom 2-2.5 cm, it is more suitable to screw the screw into a 3-5 cm thick plank and then attach it to the bottom with screws.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>This solution is functional, but levelling the oil is more complicated.<\/li><li>Then place the toadstool with its feet into <strong>Vessel<\/strong> \u2013 tin or plastic containers, caps from PET bottles, medicine bottles, small cups, etc.<\/li><li>The containers should be filled with non-edible oil, thick liquid soap, viscous soap, <b>Chemstopem<\/b> ...atd. \u2013 simply, a material that ants won't cross or will stick to.<\/li><li>If you use\u00a0<strong>Apilanol<\/strong>,ants will not stick to such a place, but they will not overcome the obstacle. This <strong>Eco-friendly material<\/strong> beekeepers use.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Suitable<\/strong> containers in which the incoming bumblebees cannot see the oil, so <strong>Taller and narrower<\/strong> (dispensing wells\/cups). It is also a good idea to hide the bowls under the hive floor, where the bumblebees won't see them, where it won't rain on them and where they won't dry out so easily. <br \/>The liquid dries relatively quickly, however, and needs to be refilled.<\/li><li><b>WARNING \u2013 unsuitable (large) containers can become a trap for bumblebees<\/b>.<\/li><li><strong>It proves very effective<\/strong> fill the bowls<strong> Chemstopem<\/strong>, which only needs topping up once or twice a season. <strong>Apilanol<\/strong> will last you one season<\/li><li><strong>Large bowls are not suitable<\/strong>, which are not covered by the ulcer's ground plan \u2013 bumblebees are attracted by the shimmer of the liquid surface and can thus drown in the bowl or get stuck.<br \/>Because the bowls are not covered, they dry faster, or rain gets into them and the effectiveness of the protection is lost.<\/li><li><strong>Do not use <\/strong>Water, dries quickly.<\/li><li>But do not use<strong> inedible oil<\/strong> where it can reach, for example <strong>Pets<\/strong> a<strong> Garden animals<\/strong> (e.g. hedgehogs).<\/li><li>Do not use <strong>edible oil, <\/strong>That rather <strong>ants will be attracted<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-12ff4a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12ff4a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-301bb0c\" data-id=\"301bb0c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4341e46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4341e46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"attachment_32776\" style=\"width: 883px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32776\" class=\"wp-image-32776 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Apilanol-Foto-Internet-873x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Apilanol - Photo Internet\" width=\"873\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Apilanol-Foto-Internet-873x1024.jpg 873w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Apilanol-Foto-Internet-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Apilanol-Foto-Internet-768x901.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Apilanol-Foto-Internet-1309x1536.jpg 1309w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Apilanol-Foto-Internet-1232x1445.jpg 1232w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Apilanol-Foto-Internet-921x1080.jpg 921w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Apilanol-Foto-Internet-1320x1548.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Apilanol-Foto-Internet.jpg 1705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-32776\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Apilanol<br \/>Photo: Internet photo<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-85e9931\" data-id=\"85e9931\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bf8275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bf8275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"attachment_2977\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2977\" class=\"wp-image-2977 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Materi\u00e1l_pro-vytvoreni_lepiv\u00e9_vrstvy_Chemstop.jpg\" alt=\"Chemstop material for creating an adhesive layer by application for bumblebee protection\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Materi\u00e1l_pro-vytvoreni_lepiv\u00e9_vrstvy_Chemstop.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Materi\u00e1l_pro-vytvoreni_lepiv\u00e9_vrstvy_Chemstop-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Material for creating a coating layer by application \u2013 Chemstop<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e0c9f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e0c9f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"#\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you place the hive legs further under the base and use Chemstop\/Apilanol as the filling, you will create a functional and safe solution. One filling will last more than one season, and the risk of bumblebees adhering there is minimal.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><div id=\"attachment_15954\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15954\" class=\"wp-image-15954\" style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Ochrana-proti-mravencum-z-vicka-PET-lahve-napln-Chemstop-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Ant protection from a PET bottle cap - Chemstop refill Photo O. Hercog 4\/2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Ochrana-proti-mravencum-z-vicka-PET-lahve-napln-Chemstop-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Ochrana-proti-mravencum-z-vicka-PET-lahve-napln-Chemstop-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Ochrana-proti-mravencum-z-vicka-PET-lahve-napln-Chemstop-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Ochrana-proti-mravencum-z-vicka-PET-lahve-napln-Chemstop-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Ochrana-proti-mravencum-z-vicka-PET-lahve-napln-Chemstop-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Ochrana-proti-mravencum-z-vicka-PET-lahve-napln-Chemstop-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Ochrana-proti-mravencum-z-vicka-PET-lahve-napln-Chemstop-1232x693.jpg 1232w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Ochrana-proti-mravencum-z-vicka-PET-lahve-napln-Chemstop-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Ochrana-proti-mravencum-z-vicka-PET-lahve-napln-Chemstop-1320x743.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"> Ant repellent from a PET bottle cap \u2013 Chemstop filler<br \/><\/span>Photo O. Hercog 4\/2021<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e84b597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e84b597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"#\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Further alternative solutions<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c84eee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c84eee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><div><div id=\"attachment_3387\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3387\" class=\"wp-image-3387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Ochrana_proti_mravencum_ulek-na_zemi.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Ant repellent for soil\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Ochrana_proti_mravencum_ulek-na_zemi.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Ochrana_proti_mravencum_ulek-na_zemi-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Ochrana_proti_mravencum_ulek-na_zemi-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a0Ant protection shock on the ground<br \/>Photo J. \u010c\u00ed\u017eek<\/p><\/div><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div id=\"attachment_3097\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3097\" class=\"wp-image-3097 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ochrana_ulku_proti_mravencum_-umisteni_ulku_na-zemi.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Hive protection against ants - ground hive\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ochrana_ulku_proti_mravencum_-umisteni_ulku_na-zemi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ochrana_ulku_proti_mravencum_-umisteni_ulku_na-zemi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a0 Ant protection for the hive \u2013 ground hive.\u00a0<br \/>However, the containers are quite large, smaller ones are better <br \/>Photo D. Mesko<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_3101\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3101\" class=\"wp-image-3101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ochrana_ulku_proti_cmelakum_ulek_na_zemi_jedly-olej_jako_krmitko_mravencu.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Hive protection against ants - Ground hive - Edible oil as an ant feeder\" width=\"500\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ochrana_ulku_proti_cmelakum_ulek_na_zemi_jedly-olej_jako_krmitko_mravencu.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ochrana_ulku_proti_cmelakum_ulek_na_zemi_jedly-olej_jako_krmitko_mravencu-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ochrana_ulku_proti_cmelakum_ulek_na_zemi_jedly-olej_jako_krmitko_mravencu-1024x759.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ochrana_ulku_proti_cmelakum_ulek_na_zemi_jedly-olej_jako_krmitko_mravencu-768x570.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ulcer protection against ants \u2013 ground ulcer \u2013 edible oil as an ant feeder<br \/>For lids, we recommend a more durable material like Chemstop, as ants don't like it :-) Photo \u0160.V\u00e1cha<\/p><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2fef18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2fef18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"2\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Startlement on the wall<\/strong><\/h4><p>Ants can also appear on the wall at a height of 100 cm and above, and can make a feeding station for themselves from their nest. Therefore, ant protection must also be addressed here. <br \/>Don't forget that ants <strong>often move along the wall of a house, garage or shed<\/strong>, you place your lure. One lone scout can call scavengers to the lure.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><h5>Solution<\/h5><ul><li><strong>On the crossbeams<\/strong> a barrier against ants must be created (where the bird feeder is hung or attached).<\/li><li>It is best to wrap the circumference of the crossbar with adhesive tape and then apply a sticky layer of Chemstop\/Apilanol all around it.<\/li><li>There are also repellent products offered, for example, for beekeepers, but we have not verified their effectiveness in practice.<\/li><li><strong>Always ensure that ants \/ birds do not stick to the ant protection.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div id=\"attachment_3109\" style=\"width: 446px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3109\" class=\"wp-image-3109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ochrana_ulku_proti_cmelakum_ulek_na-zavesech_na-zdi.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Ant protection - wall hanging screens \" width=\"436\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ochrana_ulku_proti_cmelakum_ulek_na-zavesech_na-zdi.jpg 1238w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ochrana_ulku_proti_cmelakum_ulek_na-zavesech_na-zdi-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ochrana_ulku_proti_cmelakum_ulek_na-zavesech_na-zdi-1024x744.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ochrana_ulku_proti_cmelakum_ulek_na-zavesech_na-zdi-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ochrana_ulku_proti_cmelakum_ulek_na-zavesech_na-zdi-1232x896.jpg 1232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ant protection \u2013 shock on wall curtains<br \/>Photo O.Hercog<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_3110\" style=\"width: 451px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3110\" class=\"wp-image-3110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ochrana_ulku_proti_mravencum_ulek_na_zidce.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Hive protection against ants - hive on a garden wall\" width=\"441\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ochrana_ulku_proti_mravencum_ulek_na_zidce.jpg 362w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ochrana_ulku_proti_mravencum_ulek_na_zidce-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ant repeller for the apiary \u2013 apiary on a fence wall.<br \/>Photo O.Hercog<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_3105\" style=\"width: 578px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3105\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ochrana_ulku_proti_mravecum_ulek_na_-zavesech_na_zdi.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Ant protection - wall hanging screens\" width=\"568\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ochrana_ulku_proti_mravecum_ulek_na_-zavesech_na_zdi.jpg 568w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ochrana_ulku_proti_mravecum_ulek_na_-zavesech_na_zdi-267x300.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ant protection \u2013 shock on wall curtains<br \/>Photo O.Hercog<\/p><\/div><h4><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/04_izolepa_na_stromky.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/04_izolepa_na_stromky.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/04_izolepa_na_stromky-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/04_izolepa_na_stromky-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/04_izolepa_na_stromky-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/04_izolepa_na_stromky-1232x690.jpg 1232w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/04_izolepa_na_stromky-1920x1075.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/strong><\/h4><div id=\"attachment_3376\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3376\" class=\"wp-image-3376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Lepivepasy_na_ochranu_ulku.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Sticky tapes for hive protection\" width=\"300\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Lepivepasy_na_ochranu_ulku.jpg 511w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Lepivepasy_na_ochranu_ulku-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sticky ulcer protection strips<\/p><\/div><p>Some manufacturers have already begun to supply solutions for hanging ulcers on the wall. The solution in the photograph is very aesthetically pleasing, looks robust, and will undoubtedly serve its purpose, but\u2026<\/p><p><strong>A startle won't knock it off the wall<\/strong>, to check the nest and potentially intervene inside, which can be a bit of an issue during the season.<\/p><p>The manufacturer has not yet provided information on their website regarding ant protection, we assume they will add it later.\u00a0<br \/>However, you can create protection similarly \u2013 by coating the circumference of the holder with Chemstop\/Apilanol, or by applying an adhesive strip.\u00a0<\/p><p>Since the bracket is firmly attached, it will be a bit more complicated. However, it will help to shim the bracket (for example, with a larger nut between the wall and the bracket) and this way you can protect its entire perimeter.\u00a0<\/p><p>Practical women like Alenka Votavov\u00e1 recommend an even simpler solution:\u00a0<br \/><em>Cut a piece of sticky tape so that it is larger than the bracket. Stick the tape under the bracket onto the wall, and then screw the bracket in. If you want to get your hands dirty \ud83d\ude42 and protect the wall, place the tape between the dowel and the bracket.\u00a0<\/em><br \/><em>If the sticky tape extends beyond the hinge, this should also prevent ants from entering the nest.<\/em> <br \/>We haven't tried it yet, but in principle it should work.<\/p><p><strong>If it proves successful, please send us a photograph to complete the instructions.<\/strong><\/p><p>If you're worried about the house facade getting dirty, deal with it in another way.<\/p><div id=\"attachment_3361\" style=\"width: 446px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3361\" class=\"wp-image-3361\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Zaves_komercne_vyrabeneho_ulku.png\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Hanging a commercially produced hive\" width=\"436\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Zaves_komercne_vyrabeneho_ulku.png 605w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Zaves_komercne_vyrabeneho_ulku-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Install a commercially produced beehive<br \/>Manufacturer's web photo<\/p><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0321c48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0321c48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"3\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Shock absorber on a stand<\/strong><\/h4><p>If you have chosen to place the hive on a stand, ant protection is easier.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><h5>Solution<\/h5><ul><li>It seems appropriate to use <b>Chemstop<\/b>, which you paint the places where ants could get into the hive (transition bridges).<\/li><li>Similarly, it can be used <b>Flypaper<\/b>, or insect repellent.<\/li><li>It is advisable to create a bowl on the stand, around the entire circumference of the stand (pipe).<\/li><li>On a stand made of tubing create <strong>tin or plastic mugs<\/strong> And fill it with a liquid that ants cannot pass through. You can use <strong>inedible oil, sticky soap, Chemstop<\/strong> etc.<\/li><li>Sites with a sticky layer or a bowl with liquid are required <strong>To cover<\/strong> so that they <strong>It is not drizzling<\/strong> and so that on them<strong> The bumblebees didn't stick.<\/strong> <br \/>By placing the receptacle beneath the gutter, it is not rained upon, nor is it exposed to sunlight, so the liquid\/contents will last longer inside it.<\/li><li>Better create <strong>a deeper bowl with a small surface area<\/strong> \u2013 the ant won't get over it, but at the same time, bumblebees or other random insects won't get stuck in it. (see photograph)<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Ros\u0165a sent us a very nice solution. We are providing his literal description and photographs that supplement the description.<br \/>Ros\u0165a is a meticulous chap, which is why he prepared a literal obstacle course (multi-level protection) for the ants. <br \/><i>Ant+ \u2013 If I were an ant, seeing this insurmountable defence of the anthill, I would commit suicide by jumping off a daisy\u2026 :-)\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/div><p><em>This bumblebee house stands on a classic fence post. The bumblebee house is attached to the post by a base. The first obstacle for ants must overcome is a bait in the form of sticky tape for tree protection. Double-sided tape is most suitable. <\/em><br \/><em>Another trap awaits them in the form of an oil pit \u2013 I used a taller round vitamin box, from which I removed the lid, trimmed the sloping top edge, and drilled the bottom with a hole saw of the same diameter as the post. <\/em><br \/><em>I slid the finished semi-finished product upwards from under the post. <\/em><br \/><em>Any leaks at the points where the column meets the box must be sealed. Waterproof sealants or assembly adhesives can be used. And then there's nothing left to do but fill the cup with a suitable liquid. I used old lawnmower oil; the other animals find it smelly. <\/em><br \/><em>From my own experience, I can confirm that ants have never overcome these baits, nor have they tried very hard to. Furthermore, this is a year-round, maintenance-free solution.<\/em><\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div id=\"attachment_3366\" style=\"width: 418px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3366\" class=\"wp-image-3366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Ochrana_proti_mravencum_ulek_na_stojanu-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Ant protection on a stand\" width=\"408\" height=\"726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Ochrana_proti_mravencum_ulek_na_stojanu-scaled.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Ochrana_proti_mravencum_ulek_na_stojanu-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Ochrana_proti_mravencum_ulek_na_stojanu-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Ochrana_proti_mravencum_ulek_na_stojanu-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Ochrana_proti_mravencum_ulek_na_stojanu-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Ochrana_proti_mravencum_ulek_na_stojanu-608x1080.jpg 608w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a0Ant repellent spray on the stand<br \/>Photo Ros\u0165a K\u00fdros<\/p><\/div><div><div id=\"attachment_3367\" style=\"width: 417px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3367\" class=\"wp-image-3367 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ochrana_proti_mravencum_ulek_na_stojanu_detaily.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Ant Protection on a Stand - Details\" width=\"407\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ochrana_proti_mravencum_ulek_na_stojanu_detaily.jpg 407w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ochrana_proti_mravencum_ulek_na_stojanu_detaily-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ant protection for a stand - details<br \/>Photo Ros\u0165a K\u00fdros<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c432cbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c432cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"4\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Checks<\/strong><\/h4><p>When inspecting a beehive, there are several things to check, as we will describe in the chapter <b>.<\/b>.<\/p><p>At the<strong> Ant protection check<\/strong> Verify that:<\/p><ul><li>The liquid in the bowls has not dried out, is not flooded with water, and is not full of insects or other material.<\/li><li>The sticky traps are not dried out, clogged with insects, or other material.<\/li><li>For some reason, protecting ants is not dangerous for the inhabitants of the anthill.<\/li><li>The fright does not touch any part of its location in a way that ants could bypass the protection (for example, a absorbent cloth touches the corner of the wall).<\/li><li>Observe the surroundings of the anthill for a while and the movement of the ants, to see if you notice them heading to and from the anthill.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zp\u016fsoby bioochrany \u00falku p\u0159ed mravenci a jin\u00fdm lezouc\u00edm hmyzem Co se zde dozv\u00edte Pro\u010d jsou mravenci pro hn\u00edzdo \u010dmel\u00e1k\u016f nebezpe\u010dn\u00ed Jak p\u016fsob\u00ed v hn\u00edzd\u011b Jak se tomu lze br\u00e1nit Datum posledn\u00ed aktualizace: 16\/2\/2024 Mravenci znamenaj\u00ed nebezpe\u010d\u00ed: n\u011bkter\u00e9 druhy mravenc\u016f dok\u00e1\u017eou hn\u00edzdo zlikvidovat &#8211; pyl, nektar i larvy. 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