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Please help me save my wild BEE'S!!!1!!!
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Posted by acenjason 2 (My Page) on Mon, May 18, 09 at 22:02
| Hello bee keepers. I just came over from the worm forum where I usually hang out because I am hoping you folks can help me. There are a bunch of wild honey bee's hangin around the deck today looking for a spot to build a nest. Normally I like honey bee's but my 60+ year old mother likes to spend time out there working on her flower boxes and I am worried that they will disturb each other and conflict will ensue. Now I am an organic gardener and am dead set against ever using poisons but if they start stingin my momma than I won't have much choice. So I am wondering if there is a way to discourage them from building there without hurtin the little critters. I would love for them to nest almost anywhere else but there! Anyway thanx for any help you folks can give. If anyone has any Questions about composting red worms I would be happy to return the favor! |
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RE: Please help me save my wild BEE'S!!!1!!!
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Are you sure these are honey bees!
Honey bees usually don't build nest outside, they go inside of enclosed environment like walls.
A picture would help, this sounds like a wasp situation if they build a nest outside.
If they are hanging around your deck, honey bees could stay a couple of day's in a ball called swarm.
If you have a swarm, please call your local bee keeper.
Konrad |
RE: Please help me save my wild BEE'S!!!1!!!
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| Hey Konrad thanks for getting back to me so fast. They are wild honey bee's. I live on a ranch in the rocky's and they are around every summer. I like having them around the garden cause they are very nice compaired to the yellow jackets. As far as them liking walls and stuff there are plenty of nooks and cracks in this old house(I go through a few cans of spray foam a year). Do you know a way to discourage them? Thanx for your help! |
RE: Please help me save my wild BEE'S!!!1!!!
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Any opening in walls is very enticing for them and say ... we'll stay. Where are they now?
It's a good thing to seal up every hole and crack, that's about all you can do for honey bees.
Any old hives previously in walls make honey bees stay around for longer because they can smell the old honey and comb
inside which makes them think they can go inside, it's always best to fully, [very clean] scrape out old honey and comb and
wash out so no scent is left behind.
Old dead trees might be a target too in your area.
Konrad |
RE: Please help me save my wild BEE'S!!!1!!!
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| They seem to have left on there own, have not seen any today. Thanks for all your help though! |
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