How to Humanely Get Rid Of Bees

Have you noticed a higher number of bees in your yard this year and you want to know how to get rid of the bees? You probably want to just grab a can of Raid and go for it, but you may be able to learn how to get rid of your bees and still let them live.

Why Not Just Kill Them?

Bees are useful creatures that can be delightful and entertaining to watch, once you stop worrying about getting stung. Yes, they are irritating at a picnic or on a patio when they swarm around you and your food. However, without bees, there would be no honey and no pollination of crops. Don’t kill the bees unless you have to.

Beekeepers travel with their beehives, releasing the bees to pollinate entire orchards of fruit trees or acres of food crop fields at one time. Bees return to the hive every night after the day’s work is done, so it is easy for the beekeeper to tote them to the next location. We need bees to survive.

Unfortunately, scientists and beekeepers alike have noticed a reduction in the amount of honey bees that return to the hive every night. Researchers are studying the phenomena and are concerned that global climate change or the prevalence of wireless data waves in the air may confuse the bees and prevent them from finding their way back to the hive. So many bees are dying off naturally that we should avoid intentionally killing them if possible.

How To Get Rid Of Bees Without Killing Them

The first step in assessing your bee problem is to determine if there is a bee hive on your property. Carefully inspect the property, especially along the eaves where the roof meets the siding of your house. If you find a hive, you will have to call a professional pest controller, who will, sadly, exterminate the bees.

If you are just noticing more bees than usual and want to control them, however, and you do not have a nest or a hive on your property, there are several ways you can manage your bee problem without killing them.

How To Get Rid Of Bees – Lure Them Away

Bees are most attracted to blossoming flowers. Plant a flowerbed or perennial border, or even a whiskey barrel or other attractive container with flowering plants, and stand back and watch the bees leave you alone and focus all their attention on the blooms.

How To Get Rid Of Bees – Smoke Them Out

The citronella candle smoke that keeps mosquitoes away from your alfresco dinner table in the evenings will keep bees away during the day. You may feel silly lighting a candle outdoors in broad daylight, but placing citronella candles around the perimeter of your outdoor living space will significantly reduce the amount of bees in your area.