how to discourage bees on water faucet ?

15 years ago

I love the bees in my garden and won't kill them. Found a hive in a nursery pot last year and thankfully found someone to come get them.

My issue is this: There are bees crawling all over my outdoor faucet and I can't even keep a dish of water for my pets there.

How can I discourage the bees from being there ? Is there anything I can spray on the faucet so that they will go elsewhere ? Hubby wants to spray them dead !

any help is very much appreciated !!

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Konrad___far_north
15 years ago
A wet faucet can do this, perhaps a plastic garbage bag put over when
not in use.
wmsuber
15 years ago
The bees are very important to have around for pollination in your garden and flowers. Offer the bees another water source. Buy a $2.00 poultry waterer from a feed or hardware store and keep it filled. get several if you can. Put small rocks or gravel in the water tray so the bees have something to rest on. If you do not add the rocks, the bees will get down into the water and drown. I would put the new water source several feet away so the bees can find it, then move it a little farther every few days until it is a comfortable distance from the spicket. Enjoy watching your bees.
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