The Woodshop Shed

Carpenter Bee Trap

Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)


We have an issue here with Carpenter Bees, so a solution was needed. A quick project after dinner.
Cut from 2-1/2' of 1×6 Cedar.
Top is 5” square
Sides are 4-1/2” wide x 4-3/4” high
Epoxied a bottle cap in the bottom, drilled (4) 3/8” holes at a 45 degree angle near the top and (1) in the bottom.
Everything was glued and nailed, no finish. It took longer searching for a few hardware parts to hang it.Hopefully this attracts them, and ends the destruction of the soffit. I have seen these things all over the south, with the catch container filled.The wife loves it, and she has been saying that I need to build stuff for some local craft shows. This could be one item, should only take a few hours to build 12 or so.Thanks for looking, and as always comments welcome.Wow 2 orojects in 1 day. A couple of early days from work.

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