It is the first day of spring today here in australia & I have a massive lavender bush out the front of my house right on the footpath. I have noticed already that bees are occupying the plant & I really dont want anyone to be stung. Any suggestions would be grateful, thanks in advance for the answers.
2006-08-31 23:48:01 · 8 answers · asked by Mrs D 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Bees are pollinating the bush and gathering pollin for honey. They are just doing what nature intended them to do.Without them your bush won't produce as many flowers. All you can do is wait until winter when the bush is dormant and after it has flowered and move it to a different area of your yard. It smells sweet and attracts the bees. Bees travel miles to find the nectar and your bush attracts them. Sorry there is no other solution besides getting rid of the bush. Other bees will find it too if you were to kill those bees. Good luck.
2006-09-01 01:00:28 · answer #1 · answered by Just Bein' Me 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bad news and good news.
Bad news is you can't keep the bees away unless you move the plant (I imagine, that would be hard).
Good new is that they are not really interested in humans. They only sting by mistake, thinking that you mean harm to them.Just try to explain it to the family that bees are not to be disturbed.
Be particularly careful about the bees flying up from the grass - those are usually very panicked bees.
Put a screen on the window so that they don't fly in the room.
2006-09-01 16:51:07 · answer #2 · answered by Snowflake 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just try to think of yourself contributing to the environment. Lavender honey is lovely.
Try moving the plant away from the footpath (the bees will find it wherever you put it).
It's not just bees that are attracted to lavender, butterflies are too, you are going to have some lovely wildlife in your garden.
2006-09-01 00:13:43 · answer #3 · answered by sarah b 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Bees are attracted in large numbers by the fragrant flowers of lavender - they love blue! - they help in pollination.
Many bee keepers place their hives in a lavender field to produce delicious tasting honey which is highly prized for its delicate flavour. So it looks like you'll have to pull up the lavender if you want to avoid busy bees.
2006-09-01 00:00:04 · answer #4 · answered by solstice 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you really dont have a choice in the matter you can remove the plant...but the plant needs the bees to bloom and thrive...with out them the plant wont bloom...
2006-09-01 06:38:53 · answer #5 · answered by bllnickie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why do you want to do that? It's their nature-given right. You can't stop them & frm these bees only you get honey
2006-08-31 23:59:59 · answer #6 · answered by Love to help 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't...bee's go where they please. If you are really concerned about someone getting stung...remove the lavender plant!
2006-08-31 23:54:31 · answer #7 · answered by Bear Naked 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
put up a no bees sign
2006-08-31 23:53:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋