How to Make a Carpenter Bee Trap

Carpenter Bees are very industrious and can drill hundreds of holes in the wood on your home and barn. The damage can wreak havoc on your homestead and the most natural way to eradicate the problem is to put traps in strategic places.
Olin Funderburk shows you how to build your own carpenter bee traps with a very easy process and just a few tools and supplies.

[@haroldmoran7222]

Actually, all you need to mount the lid is the screw in part of the lid assembly. It works great with small nails or screws.

[@StoneyCreekFarmFranklin]

Thanks for your input! We appreciate it!

[@WilliamJHaner]

Thanks for the video! Hopefully those bees get off my front door soon!

[@leighfunderburk5320]

Me too!

[@Miguel195211]

You don’t need to cut hole in ring, just drill small screws into lid. The ring is complete unnecessary.

[@jimp3839]

Made some traps just like this put sugar water in the bottom. It's been a week and I still haven't caught one.

[@leighfunderburk5320]

The only thing we know to put in it is a dead carpenter bee...so they will sense it. We have not heard of attracting them with sugar water. Also, you may have to move it around their holes so they will find it. We have had to move them on occasion.

[@seymourbancroft6167]

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[@herbsu4330]

The female is attracted to the hole. You do not have put anything in it. I make and sell them as well as have them around my own house. You need to have them in late March because April and may is when they are active. I also use a step drill to make the hole in the jar lid.

[@jerrypedigo1619]

Are you using treated wood ?

[@leighfunderburk5320]

Olin used old treated wood...several years old scap wood. You can use untreated wood.

[@evildark940]

Man just screw that lid on the block and drill through it! Nails have a chance to loosen or rip theough the lid due to the small head on it, please use screws. Dont take a chance of anyone getting smashed in the head by a jar! If your using plastic it dont matter as much but glass mason jars screw them lids on dont nail! I install these on 10 houses a day its the safest most efficient fastest way. But that is the general idea. Just adding some constructive criticism!

[@afheltsley]

Why not 4 holes?

[@leighfunderburk5320]

You can put 4 holes...