Bee Problem

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Hi...looking for some advice please, I have noticed over the last few weeks bee's crawling under my decking, there isn't a huge number of them but I am petrified of them(yes i know they don't sting unless provoked but i am still scared). Our back door which we use all the time leads out on to the decking and there is always one there waiting when we go out. Also I have a 2year old and although I know they probably wont sting him i dont want to take the risk and I cant sit in the garden with him whilst they are there. I dont want to have to kill the bee's but cant seem to see a way of getting rid of them as I cant pull the decking up and I cant see the hive or holes ( i think they could be carpenter/wood bee's)....does anyone know how to get rid of them, i dont think beekeepers will be able to help as i dont think they are honey bees and the hive is not accessible....??

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Are they bumble bees?

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they look like bumble bees but when ive searched online most things are pointing to them being carpenter bees?

olly300

noodle84 wrote: »

they look like bumble bees but when ive searched online most things are pointing to them being carpenter bees?

See if you or another adult can take a photo of one for identification.

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Whether bumble or carpenter you don't need to worry at all. They are very docile and generally won't sting unless very harassed - picked up and poked would probably do it. Carpenter males might be territorial and fly around you but they have no sting. Carpenters are solitary so no hive but you might get a group of nests close together.

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so can i not get rid of them then if there is no hive? like i said i dont want to kill them but i really dont want them flying around my decking all the time - i am a bit of a wuss when it comes to anything like this, is there something that i can put down to make them not want to be there? thanks

ixwood

Just ignore them and they'll ignore you. really. They'll have no interest in you whatsoever.

They definitely won't sting your baby. Why would they? They've got better things to worry about like finding food for their own babies.

And Bumble Bees don't have much of a sting at all. They've no honey stores to defend like honey bee's, so have evolved to be much more docile and friendly.

I think you need to face your fears before you pass them on to your child. It must cause a lot of hassle/stress/inconvenience.