Are bees attracted to sunflowers?

Question

I have four sunflowers outside my house, and just yesterday they were really bad. My husband got stung by one. I have two little girls and I have never been stung before. I am allergic to mosquito’s, so you can only figure that I don't want to get stung. I will get rid of the sunflowers if it is whats bringing them here. We spraied for them last night and I have already seen a lot of them. I am afriad to go outside my house, this morning I went out side for not even a minute and had one flying around my head! please help me out here!

*the sunflowers are about to bloom!*

Ummm.... ok people, I know bees make honey and get the pollin from flowers, I am allergic to pollin, I'm not stupid, lol !!!

I don't plan on eating the seeds, I got the seeds to grow them from a wedding my husband was in. I just thought it would be fun to grow them, I love sunflowers! All my other flowers have been brought inside since it has been getting below 50 degrees at night. The only things that are still outside are my Marigolds, and my tomato plants, and they are on the other side of the house away from the front door! Sicne we put out fly traps, it seems to be working on bees as well, and my husband spraied the bees have calmed down, but are still out there. And I found out they are bad all over town!

Answer 1

Bees love them but you did right in spraying for the bees. You might want to plant them futher away from your house next time. Keep spraying and let them bloom.

Answer 2

Bees are attracted to all sorts of flowers. They collect pollen from the flowers, which they take back to the hive. They wouldn't be interested in the sunflowers if they haven't bloomed yet, because they are strictly after the pollen (which will be yellow powdery stuff in the center of the sunflower where the seeds will develop.) Bees are not usually real aggressive unless they feel threatened, but there are wasps, like yellow jackets, that look similar. When your husband was stung, did it leave a stinger in him? If not, it was more than likely a wasp. Only bees leave the stinger behind.
If it was a wasp, you can find out where they are nesting and blast the nest with flying insect spray at night when they have returned to the nest, but that is really risky, because they usually have another exit and will come flying out to retaliate. I am very allergic to insect stings and have ended up in the ER more than once, even though I carry an EpiPen (emergency allergic reaction injection.) I set - or rather, have someone who is not allergic - set wasp traps away from the house. These are plastic traps with an attractant in them which draws the wasps. You add water, hang them from a tree or fence, and then the wasps fly into the trap through small holes and can't get out again. The attractant is more appealing to them than just about anything, so the number in the yard is greatly reduced. You can get the traps at Home Depot or places like feed stores.
So the first question you need to answer is whether the critters are actually bees or wasps.

Answer 3

Bees And Sunflowers

Answer 4

Bees are very much attracted to sunflowers. If where they are planted is a high traffic area and you are that afraid of them for you and your family, I would cut t hem down. If you do keep them, now that they've been sprayed with an insect repellent, I would be very wary of eating the sunflower seeds produced on the stalks. P.S.: Are you absolutely sure the bees were not being attracted by already blooming flowers in your yard?

Answer 5

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What sort of bees? Honey bees, Mason bees or Bumble bees? Growing bee friendly flowers should attract passing bees (and butterflies) into your garden but they might not necessarily make a nest there again. Sunflowers are OK but wild plants like clover & dandelions are better. The term"hive" applies to a man-made wooden structure that us human keep honey bees in, wild bees make what is called a nest.

Answer 6

Of course, bees are attracted to all flowers. They go after the nectar to make honey, and the pollen, If you don't want bees get rid of the flowers, simple as that. Flowers need bees and bees need flowers... and bees kill a lot of pest insects.

Answer 7

yes bees r attracted by sunflowers.

infact when people plant sunflowers in their fields they try to bring some bees also so that they get 2 benefits--

1. good crop of sunflower

2. lot of honey from the bees.

not only sunflowers bees r attracted to many flowers to suck nector from their.

Answer 8

well bees are attracted to all flowers, especially the ones that have bright colors and are very noticeable. you may want to get rid of these, but have you checked for a nest? they could have a nest near there. have your husband, or anyone who definatly isnt allergic and has some guts to go out and check. i know my dad has sprayed nests with wd40 or something like that, and for the huge ones hes taken a hose to it. just be careful. you may need to get rid of the flowers, but first check for nests. good luck!

Answer 9

Yes bee's are very attracted to sun flowers but why spray the bee's? Cut down the sun flowers, dont kill the bee's!

Answer 10

Bees and OTHER INSECTS AND VERTEBRATES are attracted to flowers!

Spraying for them was one INSANITY and two USELESS.

Not only have you likely poisoned ALL the insects that have visited since but ALSO the other animals.

If one is SOOO worried about bees and insects then one should abandon gardening, fore without these animals gardening is futile and meaningless!

YES I AM BEING HARSH!!!!

As a Beekeeper, HORTICULTURIST, biologist, and scientist, I find this attitude, REGARDLESS of allergies, REPULSIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have you not read the latest about bee populations?

EVERY ONE LOST IS IMPORTANT!

YES, this is somewhat extreme, however, the lack of indifference and education is certainly worthy of the rebuke!!!