A 4 in × 4 in (10 cm × 10 cm) wood post at least 7 in (18 cm) in height. Pressure-treated wood often has a faint green hue and smells like oil. The wood may also have a stamp like “L P22” on it to indicate that it has been treated. You can design your trap differently if you wish to. For instance, if you’re good with crafts, try cutting boards and nailing them together to make a square box.

Wear a short-sleeved shirt so you don’t have to worry about loose fabric getting caught in your tools. Also, don’t wear jewelry and tie back your hair if it is long.

The post doesn’t have to be very long in order to direct bees into the trap. In fact, leaving the post relatively small makes the trap easier to handle. If you have excess wood to spare, you could make additional traps with the material you cut.

Making this angle helps later with creating tunnels for the bees to enter. You could also do it without cutting the post at an angle, but it makes the tunnels trickier to line up. If you don’t wish to do this, you could leave the top alone and instead make a tunnel all the way through the post. Then, cover the top hole with a plank so the bees can’t escape that way.

The angled top prevents light from filtering into the trap’s tunnels, so the bees won’t have as much of an opportunity to escape. If you don’t plan on cutting the top, try nailing a board to it. The board will cover up any holes as well as give you a place to safely install a hanging mechanism.

You can measure your drill bit ahead of time to ensure the hole is the correct length. If the drill bit is too long, mark it with tape so you know when to stop drilling.

Make sure the marks are well-positioned before you start drilling! These will be the entrance points for the bees, so if they aren’t in the right spot, they won’t connect.

The tunnels have to be angled upward in order to prevent light from getting into the trap. It causes the bees to head toward the clear jar placed at the bottom of the trap.

Drill the other marks as well to make multiple ways for the bees to crawl into your trap. If you aren’t able to connect the tunnels together, don’t worry. You could try widening the holes or drilling down through the top of the post to connect them all.

If you don’t want to use a breakable jar, get a few plastic soda bottles instead. Try cutting open one bottle and stapling the bottom half to the trap. Fit a second bottle half over it to hold the bees.

Make sure you measure across the center of the lid. Hold the ruler very still until you’re done so the spots are properly aligned. The center marking will be an opening for the bees to crawl through. The other spots are there to secure the lid to the trap.

The punch can damage any surface underneath it. Work over something you don’t plan on keeping, such as a piece of scrap wood.

Be careful not to damage anything underneath the thin lid. Hold it down firmly against a piece of scrap wood that the drill bit can pass through without issue. Throw away the scrap wood when you’re done. If you use the wrong drill bit, it could burn out your drill as well as ruin the lid, so choose carefully.

Screw the holes straight into the wood so they don’t end up crossing into the bee tunnel. Then, make sure the lid is securely in place before attempting to position a Mason jar on it.

The length of the hole depends on the length of the eye screw you plan on using. It needs to be the same length as the screw. Normally, it will be 2 in (5. 1 cm) or less. If you made your bee trap differently, be careful not to drill all the way through the wood. For instance, if you made a box using flat boards, don’t let the drill pierce through the top of the trap.

Hang the trap near where you notice bees or near spots you think they might visit. With a screw hook, you can hang up a trap just about anywhere. If you’re not planning on hanging the trap, set it up on a stable surface near where the bees gather. Put it up high, such as on a table or railing.

The jar is where the bees go when they want to leave. The light attracts them there. It works the same way whether you use a jar, plastic bottles, or another clear material.