Bee Extermination | How to Keep Bees Away from Your Home
There are several natural and easy ways that you can keep bees away from your home, and this can be of particular importance if you or a family member is allergic to them. These same repellent methods can also work for some species of wasps and hornets. Although bee extermination can usually deal with the issue much more effectively, you can always try a few of these methods beforehand.
A bee lure can draw bees away from your home and is particularly useful when you are eating outdoors or at a picnic. Put a bowl with some soda, syrup, banana peels, apples or juice about 10 to 15 yards away from your home or picnic area. This will draw the bees in the area away and give them a distraction for a while. It doesn’t work to solve the bee extermination need permanently, and if you are trying to picnic you should set the lure out about 30 minutes to an hour before you eat.
Use Moth Balls
Moth balls are a repellent for bees, and you can put them in an old nylon and hang them on a tree near your picnic or home to keep them away. The scent will repel them for a while, but if this doesn’t work you can spray a mixture of 1 quart of water, 2 tablespoons of dish soap, and 1 cup of cooking oil around your picnic area or directly on the bees. In terms of keeping the bees away from your home more permanently, try planting peppermint around it, or spread ground cinnamon around the hives. This will hopefully force them to move since bees avoid peppermint or cinnamon. It’s not bee extermination as much as it is a deterrent.
Call Pest Control When You Have No Luck
Bees can be resilient and sometimes these methods won’t do much more than aggravate them. If you find that you are having trouble, call your local pest control company to handle them. They will be able to safely move the bees away from your home while maintaining the colony if it is possible, and they will use safe and effective methods that won’t harm your family.
