How to Get Rid of Bumblebees Without Killing Them

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If we cannot make them go away, then we will look at how to remove them, and finally, once we have got rid of them, we need to look at how to stop them from coming back.

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A bumblebee is a big, clumsy bee that is, for want of a better word, more bumbly than a honeybee. Bumblebees live in small seasonal nests or colonies.

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Honeybees make beeswax which melts at 144 to 147 °F (62 to 64 °C). Unlike honeybees, bumblebees have more primitive wax...

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All bees on Earth are suffering from our presence on the planet. Poisons, environmental destruction, big ugly cities, and pollution are just a few of the things we have created which damage bees. Bees ...

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Why Bumblebees Always Come Back

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How to Make Bumblebees Go Away?

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The easiest method to make bumblebees leave is to sprinkle smelly substances on the nest. Dilute vinegar solution, or citrus oil in water work well. The smell confuses the bumblebees and they leave. Some people use ...

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Bumblebee Removal

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Bumblebees like good bumblebee real estate. If you make spaces that are attractive to them, they will nest there. They like tufts of grass, overgrown bushes, compost heaps, eaves, and birdhouses in my experience.

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How to Get Rid of Bumblebees Without Killing Them

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If we cannot make them go away, then we will look at how to remove them, and finally, once we have got rid of them, we need to look at how to stop them from coming back.

A bumblebee is a big, clumsy bee that is, for want of a better word, more bumbly than a honeybee. Bumblebees live in small seasonal nests or colonies.

What is a Bumblebee?

Honeybees make beeswax which melts at 144 to 147 °F (62 to 64 °C). Unlike honeybees, bumblebees have more primitive wax...

How are Bumblebees Different from Honeybees?

All bees on Earth are suffering from our presence on the planet. Poisons, environmental destruction, big ugly cities, and pollution are just a few of the things we have created which damage bees. Bees ...

Why We Should not Kill Bumblebees?

Why Bumblebees Always Come Back

I perform honeybee removals all the time. People always ask “Why do the bees come back?”. This is much like asking people why ...

How to Make Bumblebees Go Away?

What we are really saying is how do we get bumblebees to go somewhere else. The best time to make bumblebees go away is before they build a ...

The easiest method to make bumblebees leave is to sprinkle smelly substances on the nest. Dilute vinegar solution, or citrus oil in water work well. The smell confuses the bumblebees and they leave. Some people use ...

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Bumblebee Removal

If chasing the bees away fails you will have to remove them. A big nest will not leave with a few sprays of vinegar or citrus oil. In this ...

Bumblebees like good bumblebee real estate. If you make spaces that are attractive to them, they will nest there. They like tufts of grass, overgrown bushes, compost heaps, eaves, and birdhouses in my experience.

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