# Is Borax toxic to bees

**URL:** <https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/is-borax-toxic-to-bees/3071>\
**Category:** Beekeeping - Basics\
**Created:** [August 27, 2015, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/is-borax-toxic-to-bees/3071 "2015-08-27T09:15:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michael\_Bush](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/michael_bush/32/1024_2.png) [@Michael\_Bush](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Michael_Bush)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2015, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/is-borax-toxic-to-bees/3071/4 "2015-08-27T14:12:40Z")

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Get a plastic container (tupperware?) drill a few 1/8" holes (3mm). Put a thin layer of 1:1:1 Borax:jelly:water in the container. Put it on the ground in the direct path of the ants, or better yet, follow the trail of ants back to the nest and put it on the nest.

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