Cholla Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 We have lived in our home for two years and maintained a hot tub all that time. While we have had the occasional insect fall in the last two weeks have been crazy. (Keep in mind we have two wildlife watering stations not 50 feet from out hot tub.) The bees have suddenly gone crazy crawling in the cracks in the cover to get to the hot tub water. They were dying by the thousands! The water is treated with bromine and juiced up with chlorine several times a week so I don't understand why they want treated water vs the clean water not 50 feet away. I spoke with a bee keeper and he had no clue why they were choosing the hot tub vs the wildlife water. Surely they can smell/taste the difference. There were so many dead bees in it the water stank. I decided yesterday to drain the water out and vacuum every bee up. I think I sucked up a gallon or two of bee bodies. I am hoping that with no water in it they will move on. We have colder weather coming by next weekend so I hope that makes the hive go into hibernation long enough to purge the hot tub from their memory! I hope this does the trick because after a long, physical day at work, I like 30-minutes of soaking under the stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Could have been that they were attracted to the heat and not the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Rich Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 We have had a hot tub for 15+ years and never had a bee in it. Tried the bromine and didn't like it so we stick with the chlorine. Yes we do have bees down here in SSA. kR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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