Help with a bee problem

JennyQ1985

We have a pear tree in our side yard and, among other critters, it attracts bees like crazy!  Any suggestion on what we can do before our pears start coming in (and brings the bees around)?

Dr.Loretta

Nothing. Bees are threatened in so many ways these days, and the pear needs them for pollination.

If you don't bother them, they won't bother you. Then the pear will end its flowering and everything will be fine.

JennyQ1985

I don't want to necessarily kill them, just keep them away.  They tend to make a habit of building hives under the awning of my shed, in the backyard, and then it's not safe for my nieces and nephew.

~NB~

If bees keep away from flowers, there are no such thing as fruits, or vegetables, or most any types of plants... or basically all living things on the planet that eat plants, or eat animals that eat plants....

It's much easier to keep humans away from bees.

Every week in spring, you should examine the awning on your shed, and any areas you don't want them to establish homes. Look out for places you see them entering (rotted trim, chimney, window frames, etc.) and seal those areas up. Remove hives as soon as they appear, before they get too big to remove with one finger.

Dr.Loretta

See if you can find a beekeeper in your area who can give advice or help you relocate them.

JennyQ1985

Thanks for the tips ladies!  I was also told to try and hang fake bee hives to keep them from creating there own on my property.

kastle

If you don't have bees, you won't have pears....

JennyQ1985

kastle:

If you don't have bees, you won't have pears....

I'm allergic & they are not edible anyways.