Eli5: If ants love sugar, and bees make honey, why aren’t bee hives constantly attacked by ants?

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Eli5: If ants love sugar, and bees make honey, why aren’t bee hives constantly attacked by ants?

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I have endless struggles with this. Especially the smaller ants. Some are so small that the bees don’t even bother to stop them. I use diatomaceous earth to make a barrier around the hive, but the rain washes it away readily.

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