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To: DelaWhere
Good news - my grandson loves the idea of having a bee hive! I ordered a bunch of catalogues and the movie Ulee's Gold for him. We have a pond out back, away from the house . . . I think that's a good place for it.

Do you know how to get rid of troublesome bees? I added a roof to part my back deck and now I seem to have bees hanging around. They are very annoying so close to the house and pool.

4,199 posted on 03/08/2009 6:11:40 PM PDT by Alice in Wonderland
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To: Alice in Wonderland

Call a beekeeper. Some will come out and collect bees for their own hives.


4,200 posted on 03/08/2009 6:22:17 PM PDT by artichokegrower
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To: Alice in Wonderland

>>>Do you know how to get rid of troublesome bees? <<<

Need to know type of bees to suggest remedy...

If they are honey bees, don’t worry... Wasps, then find the nest and spray... Bumble bees seldom bother you - if they are borer bees, follow them to holes and sprinkle sevin dust on board. Be careful though as sevin dust kills honey bees too and you don’t really want that...

Most bees will not bother you unless you emit the fear pheromones - that causes them to feel threatened.


4,542 posted on 03/13/2009 9:35:54 PM PDT by DelaWhere ("Without power over our food, any notion of democracy is empty." - Frances Moore Lappe)
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