Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Plan B

It feels like it has been months since we had to do a bee post.  Linda thought those pesky stinging bees were gone for good.  Why do they love our house so much?  It took 3 different people with sprays and bombs to get rid of their nests in the front yard.  We were afraid that Noah was going to get stung when we sat outside waiting for his Mom or coming/going on our walks.  Now the bee's have moved to the back of the house.  Linda just tried to sit on her deck lounge chair and eat lunch, but they were buzzing her.  She also had the sliding door open so the pets could come in and out, but so did the bees!  At twilight, she is going to look for the nest.  Maybe it's under the deck or under the house eave.  Supposedly they are lazy at twilight so you can spray the next without getting attacked.  Bee's make pretty flowers, but they also are annoying when they fly around your face and head. We need a good plan on deterring them from coming back.  The spray makes Linda nervous since it's poison.  What if Chim licks the wood on the deck and gets sick?  Maybe we can dress up Chim in a bee costume and he can scare them away?