tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112160252924952787.post6786906903773626230..comments2023-10-02T10:03:27.338-04:00Comments on Crafty Christina: Stalked by bees.Crafty Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05050088504748944549noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112160252924952787.post-59977517175161987622008-05-02T14:34:00.000-04:002008-05-02T14:34:00.000-04:00I'd try the landlord first. Maybe they can help. ...I'd try the landlord first. Maybe they can help. I hate bees, the other day one was flying along my drivers side window and I about screemed and swerved until I realized it was ouside. I just sped up and left him in my dust. Good luck to you.Camihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794736023671156799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112160252924952787.post-67405788936012642702008-04-28T09:07:00.000-04:002008-04-28T09:07:00.000-04:00I feel like this is total land lord responsibility...I feel like this is total land lord responsibility and don't let them tell you other wise. Anony JoyceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112160252924952787.post-54420515762928694212008-04-27T09:21:00.000-04:002008-04-27T09:21:00.000-04:00That is quite scary, but there must be a solution....That is quite scary, but there must be a solution. I hope you soon get the backyard that you deserve.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083410586195970499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112160252924952787.post-61229884284824210542008-04-27T00:03:00.000-04:002008-04-27T00:03:00.000-04:00Hey congrats on the name thing. And I'm very glad ...Hey congrats on the name thing. And I'm very glad to hear that you guys got some good news. Still in my thoughts and prayers. <BR/>I asked my hubby and neither of us have dealt with bees. I also vote with talking to your landlords. I have seen on tv be hives in the siding of the house so I would think your landlord should know and be responsible for it. Good luck and hope your having a nice weekend.CraftyAshleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06284104922393490238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112160252924952787.post-25197122705091914172008-04-26T22:45:00.000-04:002008-04-26T22:45:00.000-04:00We actually have the same exact problem at our hou...We actually have the same exact problem at our house. Hovering in the doorway and everything. The ones that hover are male carpenter bees, and they don't sting. They actually chase other bugs/insects away, except for the female bees. Hubby got ours away temporarily with a powerwashing attachment to the hose. He says that bug spray will only shoo them away, but not kill them.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09347254430391520325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112160252924952787.post-33413260319489984402008-04-26T22:18:00.000-04:002008-04-26T22:18:00.000-04:00Every few summers the bees get really bad here. T...Every few summers the bees get really bad here. They are everywhere and realy aggressive like you were saying. When that happens the entire island is covered with bee traps. They're clear yellow cylinders you hang with a piece of raw meat. The bees crawl in and can't get back out. It gets kinda disgusting because everywhere you go (outside restaraunts, parks, daycare centers) there's dead bees hanging on trees and fences. It does work for me, but who knows if it would help you much if they're housing under your porch or if you can buy the traps where you live. Here they're sold for about $14.95<BR/>Thanks for the offer to send the Doris Chan book! Can I take you up on that in another month? I've got the purse swap, then I've got to make something for mother's day. Also, I want to finish my grandma's shawl and I won a thing of fingering weight yarn on the condition that I use it up and not let it sit in my stash. That's my only reason - that I probably won't be able to get the yarn/start the project for another month or so.<BR/>Oh, and I think you asked a while ago about riding on a dark ferry. It's not that bad as it is a huge ferry with lots of people riding with you. It's more fun to see everything out the window instead of a dark black night. But I like the atmosphere on the night ferry. Everyone reads the paper/book/magazine with their coffee and the kids are too tired to yell and scream and run around too much. It's just a different feeling on the night ferrry. <BR/>LOL. Now I have to stop typing now.Laurahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10698549643181322446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112160252924952787.post-77329821149041070312008-04-26T20:46:00.000-04:002008-04-26T20:46:00.000-04:00I would contact the landlord. springtime is the ti...I would contact the landlord. springtime is the time for bees to swarm and if you get a swarm inside the house walls it can be very hard to kill them as they smell the honey in there. If the swarm is outside a beekeeper would collect them an take them away.<BR/>If I lived closed would send my partner (he is a beekeeper) but Australia is just a little too far away.<BR/>I freak out when I see bees because of my allergy but have spent 12 months having injections just to rid myself of it.<BR/>As a landlord I am sure its the landlords responsibility to remove them but laws are probably different over there.suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03747628811207087758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112160252924952787.post-24831784524421002922008-04-26T16:30:00.000-04:002008-04-26T16:30:00.000-04:00Glad to hear your FIL is doing better! Re: the bee...Glad to hear your FIL is doing better! <BR/><BR/>Re: the bees (which are horrible, I agree) I would call the landlord. Like Bezzie said, the worst they can say is "too bad" but it's a good place to start!Zarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08936624525398582630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112160252924952787.post-18836611730484862742008-04-26T15:57:00.000-04:002008-04-26T15:57:00.000-04:00P.S. LOL about "Chrissy" sound like me about being...P.S. LOL about "Chrissy" sound like me about being called "Laurie", LOL! <BR/><BR/>P.S. My son's best friend at daycare is named Christina - he's the only boy there who will play Barbies and ponies with her, so I guess that's why they get along so well, LOL!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615627617811272007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112160252924952787.post-28758406907321542132008-04-26T15:52:00.000-04:002008-04-26T15:52:00.000-04:00Yikes! Both of my kids are really afraid of bees, ...Yikes! Both of my kids are really afraid of bees, so I'm glad I've never had a bee infestation like that! I think the landlord should be responsible, since it's on his property. My husband got stung in the arm by a bee years ago, when he worked as a maintenance guy at our old apartment complex (he was cleaning up by one of the dumpsters), and it actually got infected - he ended needing antibiotics. My sister found out that her son is allergic to bees when he got stung by one at recess, couldn't breathe, and had to be taken to the hospital in an ambulance. He has an epi-pen at school now. Those bee stings can be pretty dangerous. <BR/><BR/>As far as fires go, don't be like this guy I read about in this "News of the Weird" column (some papers carry it, and it's online too) that had a bee hive in the sewer by his house, so he poured gasoline down the sewer, threw in a lit match, and the whole thing exploded and burned him pretty badly. Okay....I'm still wondering how he didn't realize gas can explode, LOL!<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the bee problem.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615627617811272007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112160252924952787.post-23172568408241737522008-04-26T10:41:00.000-04:002008-04-26T10:41:00.000-04:00Argentinian recipe to make them go somewhere else:...Argentinian recipe to make them go somewhere else: smoke. Light a small fire near the porch, and they will go away in a few days. They don´t like smoky places.Laura de Argentinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15317414763871092636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112160252924952787.post-24431109644659366502008-04-26T10:30:00.000-04:002008-04-26T10:30:00.000-04:00Call the landlord first--what's the worst he/she t...Call the landlord first--what's the worst he/she tells you? "Sorry, figure it out yourself?" <BR/><BR/>I honestly think it's because we haven't had much rain lately either. Bees seem to really like to show their stuff when they're thirsty. But lucky you and I--it's supposed to rain this weekend!Bezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11359396377873745454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112160252924952787.post-44238759764902787522008-04-26T09:06:00.000-04:002008-04-26T09:06:00.000-04:00Don't show fear, Bees can smell it! :) Sounds li...Don't show fear, Bees can smell it! :) Sounds like they might be carpeter bees, and in that case I'd call the landlord. I'm sure its not an environmentally friendly solution, but we got RAID and sprayed two cans on a Head sized hive in our attic and they did eventually die. <BR/><BR/>I hope you are enjoying your back yard soon!Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592595769485958017noreply@blogger.com