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Enemies of Bees

 Ants e.g. wood ants, sugar ants safari ants

 Wax moths – hive beetles, wasps, hawk moths

 Honey badgers – damage the hive, kill bees and eat honey.

Other things that bees don’t want

 Bad smell

 Too much noise

 Frequent visits from people or other animals

How to protect bees from their enemies

 By oiling the base of the poles on which hives are.

 Putting grease on the wires to prevent the ants from climb-
ing.

 Spraying insecticides at the base of poles to kill the pests.

 Keeping the grass around the hives short.

 Hanging the hives in trees 100cm- 150cmhigh.