is there a humane way to shoo bumblebees?
@scarlet_woman (23465)
United States
May 30, 2009 9:59pm CST
we are about to fix my mom's porch,and we have these bumblebees we need to get rid of before they get too comfortable (and fix the roof)..i was wondering if anybody knew something that wouldn't harm them,just repel them.
i don't want to kill them,they're harmless,and kind of stupid cute.
i don't know if smoke will work on them like it does honeybees.
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@saw2207 (1359)
• United States
31 May 09
This one always works. Take a spray bottle and put some vinegar and a little water mixture in the bottle. When they start coming around just spray the little devils with your vnegar water concoction! They will be heading in the opposite direction in no time! It works with any other flying pests as well! Happy roof fixing!!!!
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@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
1 Jun 09
vinegar?hmm..i'll give it a try and see what they do:)
@rebelann (111222)
• El Paso, Texas
6 Sep 20
Yep, vinegar is not a well liked substance for any pesky pest.
@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
1 Jun 09
these guys don't seem to have stingers..i don't see any..
but they will hover right in front of you,it's kind of funny in a way.
@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
31 May 09
I just recieved an email the other day that said that bounce dryer sheets will shoo away yellow jackets and to put one in your pocket to get rid of mosquittos too. I have not tried it. Maybe it would work on bumblebees too.
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@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
1 Jun 09
yea,mosquitos i know it definetly works on-i put bounce in my swamp cooler in arizona and it did keep them away.
i'll give it a try,they may be the same way.
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@rebelann (111222)
• El Paso, Texas
6 Sep 20
Those dryer sheets are toxic so be careful how you use them @scarlet_woman Also, dryer sheets are very harmful to pets.
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
31 May 09
If they have a hive you're not going to be able to get rid of them unless you move the hive and that's not something you should try to do yourself. Smoke does work on bumblebees if they're just hanging around and I've also heard that spraying them with water will cause them to go away too...but they might come back ticked off. 
@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
1 Jun 09
they seem to be scouting at present..hopefully the smoke will deter them.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
3 Jun 09
you may have to call a proffesional on bees. im not sure if there is one for bumble bees but there should be. maybe bee keepers would know something about them to? iam curious about this myself now.
@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
4 Jun 09
there's supposedly a keeper here with a "bee vacuum"..sucks them up harmlesly and they relocate them-i'm trying to track down their info.
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@rebelann (111222)
• El Paso, Texas
6 Sep 20
Thank you for not harming the bees, they are endangered now and we need them for our survival.
