>>>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.
I think they're carpenter bees. I found one hole on the underside of a handrail that I plugged but haven't found any more holes yet.
I did some research on them and found out that the female hangs around the 'nest' and the males are the ones that buzz around people. I also found out that the males have no stinger - - - that they're all 'bark' and no bite. So now I just shoo them away.
I fear that they are nesting in the foundation piers under my deck. It's a place I can't access, ugh . . .