For the record, this is what ants think of cinnamon.

I knew cinnamon wouldn't keep the ants out of the top bar hive from our experience with the Warré hivetop feeder. But it made for a good Instagram post, so…

For the record, this is what #ants think of #cinnamon. My mentor #MartyHardison would say, "You don't have an ant problem. You have a bee problem." A strong colony can handle ants. Too bad I have no colony b/c I am a bit of a loss as to what to do about these scavengers. Advice from any #beekeepers out there? #beekeeping #TopBarHive

A photo posted by BBHB (@backyardbee) on Jun 21, 2015 at 7:17am PDT

We received one response with a suggestion to try petroleum jelly. Since the year 2000, we’ve seen 40 or more days in the 90s each year except 2004 and 2009. The years 2010 and 2011 were particularly hot with 49 and 44 days, respectively. But 2000 was a killer, with 61 days, consecutively if my memory serves. My point is, it's too HOT here for petroleum jelly. I tried it. It didn't stand up to one day of the summer heat and Mile High sun. Next test: bay leaves (ground with baking soda?)