Carpenter bees are truly wonderful creatures but when they start drilling holes into your wooden structures, they suddenly become much more of a pest. I’m all for making sure that we always deter bees in the most natural and harmless ways so this leads me to ask how to protect wood from carpenter bees without […]
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If you’re new to beekeeping or just a little inquisitive, you may have seen beekeepers smoking their hives and wondered what they were doing. Well, the reason they do this is to subdue the bees while they perform maintenance on the hive. But why does smoke calm bees? Smoke interferes with the bees’ sense of
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Bumblebees are harmless creatures. However, you might not fancy living alongside them in close quarters and that’s totally understandable. Of course, getting rid of the bees can be a task within itself and you’ll want to make sure you don’t cause them any harm. So if you’re wondering how to get rid of a bumblebee
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When you think of a bee, what do you imagine? A lot of people would say that they think of the bee sitting on a flower. It’s a classic image but it makes you wonder; what do bees get from flowers that is so important and why do they spend so much time around them?
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Since bees are unable to talk, they have had to develop other ways to communicate with one another. Communication between hive members is super important so that bees know where to find food, when a threat is nearby, and for things like mating. So, how do bees communicate? Bees use various methods of communication including
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In summer, we’re all used to seeing bees buzzing around, collecting nectar, making honey, and generally going about their bee business. But when the cold weather comes around, we stop seeing our winged friends because they’re just not equipped to handle the low temperatures. However, we see them again in spring, so how do bees
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I love bees. But I prefer to see them in their natural habitat. For starters, it’s better for them and secondly, it saves me the hassle of being amongst a lot of flying pests. But in the summer, many people find their backyards are buzzing with bees and this can be disconcerting. So you’re probably
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If you spend some time observing bee-havior then you will see that these amazing little creatures do some weird and wonderful things. One of the things I noticed my bees doing was pulsating and it got me wondering why they do this. So, I spent some time doing a little research and I found the
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Out of all the bee species, carpenter bees are considered one of the least threatening to humans. The males don’t even have a stinger and the females will only use theirs when they feel threatened. However, despite their docile nature, I wouldn’t want to share my home with them. Still, many of us have experienced
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So you’ve got a bee problem and they just won’t buzz off! It’s super annoying and sometimes quite worrying but there are lots of things you can do to get rid of the infestation. One common trick is to seal any holes or entranceways with expanding spray foam. You would think that this would trap
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