Bees in my garden!  

I dont know about how to keep bees away. I wouldnt spray any I saw because like you said they are becoming endangered. i saw one in the clover in front of my house the other day. The only thing I would spray is carpenter bees becasue they are agressive and their stings really hurt. Trust me I know. I dont think they help with pollination either. You could try a fogger of some sort. Ask at your local garden center.

i KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO USE THE INSECTICIDES ,i HATE USING THEM TOO,BUT IF YOU HAVE KIDS THEN THERES NO WAY THAT YOU CAN AFFORD TO LET THE BEES GET TOO NEAR THEM,BUT IT IS SAD ISNT IT,THE BEES DO SUCH A LOT OF GOOD WORK FOR US,WE HAD A COUPLE IN THE GREENHOUSE THE OTHER DAY..sorry about the caps!and they were flying around me,busy with their days work!!

Are you sure they were bees? Bees usually don't sting unless you frighten them or swat them. There are a lot of hornets this year and they sting with a lot less provocation.

First, Everlasting, I hope your stings are getting better!

As for the bees - if they are bees and have made a nest - although it is justifiable, not to mention therapeutic, to zap them with chemicals, you probably want to get someone to remove it. You would only get the bees that were zapped directly and those that are inside the hive could continue their work. Look for someone selling homemade honey in the area and get them to come over and look. Hornets may nest and have a really nasty habit of stinging, and a beekeeper will be able to determine the beastie and address the problem.

A good beekeeper will be able to relocate the nest to a more appropriate place.

Do you know what species of bee they are? it would be a big help in determining what to do, but I really wouldnt kill off any wild colonies unless they are somewhere that you will walk into them easily, bees do so much good. Its much more important to teach your children to be calm and respectful around bees, thay won't sting unless they feel threatened as stinging kills them, so it shoul dbe perfectly possible to have children and bees together. We keep bees so I have had experience of this.

I hope your bee stings are feeling much better now.

I have a volunteer pumpkin plant growing next to my front steps and it is growing along the side of the sidewalk. I've noticed several bees in the flowers of the plant. They are busy pollinating it so that I can have more than just the one pumpkin that is growing on it now!!

I don't bother the bees so they don't bother me. I've not been stung in a very, very long time and don't intend to get stung now!

I just watched bee movie and i also hope they stay away from me... not that i dont like them or anything... its just that im a bit allergic with bees... anyway... it will surely be wonderful if bees dont sting anymore.