Kumamoto is experiencing scorching heat day after day.

Beekeeping club members on a business trip to Hokkaido also reported that this year has been unusually hot.

However, the extreme heat is not the only thing that the staff at SUGI BEE GARDEN are concerned about.

Hornets are a nuisance every year at this time of year.

Hornets have a habit of attacking not only humans but also honeybees, posing a serious problem for us beekeepers.

This year, hornets are wreaking havoc throughout Kumamoto Prefecture, so we'd like to introduce three ways that beekeeping club members deal with hornets.

--The first one is a wooden box trap--
It is installed so that it hooks onto the entrance of the hive, and the cut honeycomb is placed in front of the entrance to lure the hornets and guide them into the wooden box. The hornets' tendency to fly up and up is used to trap them in the wire mesh.

--The second item is a sticky sheet for trapping mice--
It is placed on top of the hive and captures the hornets that are attracted to it with its strong adhesive power. Since hornets have the habit of gathering together their comrades by smell, it can be caught in a chain reaction.

--The third one is a plastic bottle capture machine--
We put SUGI BEE GARDEN 's original attractant (strong-smelling liquid) into a plastic bottle with a hole in it and place it near the hive.The attractant and the scent of their companions will attract and capture the hornets.

This video shows hornets swarming around a hornet trap and honeybees fighting them.
You will be overwhelmed by the power of the giant hornet as it attacks the honeybees with a loud buzzing sound.

In order to protect our precious honeybees, the beekeeping club members take every possible measure to protect against hornets every year.

Honey harvesting in Hokkaido is a seasonal summer tradition at SUGI BEE GARDEN, and hornet control in Kumamoto.

For us, who aim to promote a healthy beekeeping industry,

It is an endeavor that must be undertaken with all one's heart and soul and with a deep reverence for nature.