You Wouldn’t Guess This Great Use For Your Old Political Yard Signs In Illinois

Don't throw the yard signs in the trash just yet.

The election is over and no matter how you feel about it, you may still have a yard sign staked in your lawn supporting whatever candidate. If you haven't tossed it in the trash yet, don't. There's a unique use for it.

What To Do With It

You may have overlooked it in your yard for a while but before it gets too cold outside or you put Christmas lights up, take care of this first.

Ecowatch has a really great suggestion on what you can do with the old political yard signs, especially since a lot of them are corrugated cardboard or plastic.

Donate the old signs to a beekeeper to provide insulation for the bees this winter.

Beekeeper Alma Johnson says that the corrugated plastic boards help keep the hives at their ideal 98-degree temperature in the winter. And unlike solid wood boards, the corrugated plastic can help prevent fungal infections. The signs also help with ventilation, controlling humidity, and help shield the queen bee and the hive from cool night air.

Foam boards don't work well for bees, according to Johnson. The hive doesn't care who you voted for, they just need to stay warm this winter to make honey. The signs work to protect the bees too. Johnson fills the little corrugated holes with oil and apple cider vinegar to trap pests that threaten the bees.

You can find a list of beekeepers closest to you by just searching it on Google.