While bees don t love all flowers and plants there are plenty with sweet smells that bees can t resist.
Bumble bees in house siding.
If bees are getting inside your house and you don t have a chimney the next step would be to check the vents.
While there is always the humane alternative follow these steps if you want to eradicate the.
They look very much like bumble bees so you might get confused.
These bees do not sting but they are harmful to wood as they make holes in it.
Simply cut the top of the bottle to the point where it is the same all the way down the sides.
Staple the top upside down in the bottle.
You may not know for sure how many.
Locate the entrance through which the bees are entering your siding.
Now you might think that a hive hidden away inside of the siding on your home whether it s wood vinyl or aluminum is hard to get rid of but actually they re pretty safe and easy to eliminate because you won t have to touch them directly.
If the bees are near the kitchen windows bathroom windows or laundry room its time to check out the vents.
Again listening is key.
Follow where they seem to disappear into the side of your house.
Since the nest is in your siding you have never seen it only the bees entering and exiting.
Because the bees seems to prefer the first board just under the vinyl soffit and facia and our house is tall so that board is not easily accessible we replaced each of those boards with vinyl which was stained to match the cedar siding.
Bees will usually sequester themselves away in overhangs cracks window and door frames and under siding basically anywhere they can build a cozy nest.
Now these are bees that you should worry about.
Keep the bee friendly flowers to the edge of your property away from your house especially if you want to keep bumblebees away.
It could be a stove vent a bathroom vent or even a dryer vent.
If possible mark off any entrance holes you find so that you can easily identify them later.
Get rid of bees in siding if bees have decided to build a nest in your home s siding you have a few options.
You can use a 2 liter bottle to create a bee trap.
The slight distinction is that their abdomens are smooth.
Observe the bees during the afternoon as that is the most active time of day for yellow jackets.
How to eliminate bees living in exterior siding.
This really cut down on the number of bees.