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Honey Bees and Your Swimming Pool: Not a Good Mix
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Tags: Swim, Pool, Bees, Help, Insects, Water, How, To, Rid, Kill
When bees forage for water, they are not too fussy about where they collect it. It could be from a small, muddy puddle, a stream or your swimming pool. It is when bees come in contact with people, especially at swimming pools, that people notice them. Then they are considered not only a nuisance, but also a hazard. Here are some tips on how to keep bees away from your pools.
| | When you first notice bees around your pool, mix a 1/4 cub of dish soap to a quart of water, and fill an empty sprayer bottle with it. Using the soapy mixture, spray any bees that are at your pool. |
| | This soapy mixture will kill the bees quickly and without harmful pesticide residues. |
| | Do this every time you see bees at a water source you want to keep bee-free. |
| | This will kill those foragers who are telling others in the colony where your swimming pool is located. Eventually, all those foragers who are not returning to the colony, will have died. |
| | Other foragers will find a different source of water, so do not worry that you are harming the colony. Your are only eliminating a few individuals. |
Lister:
Britt
Source:
www.ars.usda.gov
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i can't stand bees in the summer.. thanks
Comment by: thundrks
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