There is a beekeeper next door to us and every year now more and more bees are coming into our yard. Last year my dog got a bee sting and it cost us a $100 vet bill.
My husband supports beekeeping, but having so many bees in our yard now is just not working for us.
Can you suggest something we could do to detour the bees away from our home?
Thanks, Jan
Hi Jan
If the beekeeper has too many hives in his yard I can see this might cause a problem for you. Perhaps the beekeeper could move them away from your side of his property, if he's a reasonable guy I'm sure he will try to work with you to help your situation.
Of course not everyone is reasonable or approachable so you could make inquiries with your local authorities to see whether there are any regulations which restrict where bee hive are kept.
If all else fails you could put up a barrier on your side of the fence between your two properties. When bees leave their hive, if they encounter an obstacle such as a fence or a hedge they will fly up and over it. Once they fly over it, they stay at that height until they reach their destination.
I had a hive in a backyard many years ago next to a neighbor's fence which was about seven feet tall. One day the fence blew down and the neighbor saw the beehive. She asked me how long it had been there and I was able to answer, "About two years." The bees had been flying over her fence and across her garden at about seven feet off the ground. When she was quietly tending her flowers she was totally unaware that bees were flying over her head.
If it is appropriate you could grow a thick line of trees, perhaps leylandii to create a much taller barrier, I think the bees might decide to fly in the other direction away from your property.
I hope these ideas will help you to alleviate the situation.
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