rationale for why i'd prefer them not to be there is that i have a 3 year old and 1 year old that are on the deck all the time... freaks them out so much so that they avoid going to back yard, as well wanting to avoid any kind of stinging episode.
rationale for why i'd prefer them not to be there is that i have a 3 year old and 1 year old that are on the deck all the time... freaks them out so much so that they avoid going to back yard, as well wanting to avoid any kind of stinging episode.
Just tell your kids that the bees are Pokemon and that they have to catch them all.
They'll be occupied for days!
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rationale for why i'd prefer them not to be there is that i have a 3 year old and 1 year old that are on the deck all the time... freaks them out so much so that they avoid going to back yard, as well wanting to avoid any kind of stinging episode.
Well I think we have the answer here. Children are not born freaked out by bees - that is learned behaviour. Did they learn it from you? Ha Ha!
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Natural Bee Lure
Bees will often relocate to be closer to their food source and are attracted to strong, sweet smells. Cut soft, ripe pears or mangoes into chunks and place them into an open sandwich bag. Place this 15 to 20 feet away from the hive. After a few days, move the bait a few feet further away from the hive. Continue this process until the bees stop visiting the original location and have set up a new hive closer to the bag.
A more lethal form of lure is to fill a basin with sugar water and place it where the bees congregate. The bees will be attracted to the water and drown. For better effect, add some soap, which will disrupt the water’s surface tension.
Natural Bee Repellents
While bees are attracted to sweet smells, they are equally repulsed by pungent smells. One of the simplest methods to repel bees is to liberally sprinkle garlic powder in places where the bees congregate. Not only will they generally avoid the area, but direct application of the powder on bees may prove lethal.
Citronella candles will not harm bees, but they will avoid any areas containing the smell. This helps protect some areas if you have a hive in your yard, and may prove partially effective in forcing a colony to relocate if the candles are being burned close to the hive.
Scatter a handful of cucumber peels as another natural form of repellent. The peels give off a scent that bees and many other insects find repulsive. The downside to this method is that it is not easily used to make bees abandon their hive. However, if used in the garden, the degraded peels will help fertilize your plants.
Not sure of the efficacy of this method and whether you want a deck that smells like garlic powder... cheaper than Citronella though and probably easier to obtain than cucumber peels, but if there's a nest, it needs to be properly removed.
Worth a shot?
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Just a quick google and this was the first I found. From the Daily Mail in England b) He may have learnt to be afraid by watching or observing someone else with this fear. This is called vicarious learning. It has been found that insect phobia is often passed onto children by their parents, carers, teachers or other children.
As someone who is deathly allergic to bees and am absolutely terrified of them because of it, you guys are pretty much the worst.
Anyways, it's preferable you get the hive moved if you can, or find a repellent. If those don't work, unfortunately, you're going to have to deal with a lynch mob
As someone who is deathly allergic to bees and am absolutely terrified of them because of it, you guys are pretty much the worst.
Anyways, it's preferable you get the hive moved if you can, or find a repellent. If those don't work, unfortunately, you're going to have to deal with a lynch mob
It's most likely an underground nest, not a hive hanging from a beam.
It's most likely an underground nest, not a hive hanging from a beam.
The latter would be much better cinematically for our upcoming Bee SuperHero action movie so we're going to have to go with the hanging from a beam hive.
The latter would be much better cinematically for our upcoming Bee SuperHero action movie so we're going to have to go with the hanging from a beam hive.
Fair enough. Let me know if you need any establishing locations or bee action shots. I have orange belted bumblebees in my backyard and some other kind of bumblebees in the front.
All I require is free and unfettered access to craft services and a producer credit.
As someone who is deathly allergic to bees and am absolutely terrified of them because of it, you guys are pretty much the worst.
Anyways, it's preferable you get the hive moved if you can, or find a repellent. If those don't work, unfortunately, you're going to have to deal with a lynch mob
Well that's a little different. You have good reason to be terrified.
So my SO was putting the garbage/recycling bins back on the deck after coming home from work which we have sit just next to the door on our front deck and notices some bee activity.
I'm not sure how that hole got there. But now we have a task on our hands. I'm fairly certain it's a yellow jacket nest. Since it's clearly in the wall, sealing the entrance would be a mistake since they would likely find a way out inside the house.
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When I was a wee lad in preschool, back when the first Trudeau was PM and Nixon was still president , they took us kids out to the park one day and a bee disrupted the class. I don't remember if it was the teacher freaking out first, and the kids imitating her, or if the kids ran around screaming like kids generally do, but I do remember I let the bee land on me because I liked bees. "I like bees!" I therefore told the screeching teacher as she tried to somehow not touch me and not alarm the bee while freaking the hell out. "He can be my pet!" I continued, unaware that the bee was a dirty girl, probably with cooties.
This incident was the beginning of my problems with authority.
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So my SO was putting the garbage/recycling bins back on the deck after coming home from work which we have sit just next to the door on our front deck and notices some bee activity.
I'm not sure how that hole got there. But now we have a task on our hands. I'm fairly certain it's a yellow jacket nest. Since it's clearly in the wall, sealing the entrance would be a mistake since they would likely find a way out inside the house.
Get some foam wasp nest spray, at dusk spray it at the hole, then once that is covered put the nozzle tube in the hole and fill until satisfied
