Last week Tim and I noticed a bunch of bees making their way behind a piece of vinyl siding at the back of our house. Tim is allergic, so of course we made him get a closer look while Margaret and I hid in the house and peered through the window.
We weren't sure where they were heading inside the house until they started showing up in the master bathroom. This, by the way, is not close to the back of the house at all, so now I'm wondering what kind of creepy pipelines and tunnels exist between here and there.
I've started checking for wayward bees before hopping in the shower, but three times lately, I've encountered a bee while in my most vulnerable state. Even the two puppies guarding me from the bathmat can't come to my rescue when I find myself naked as a jaybird, in a glass enclosure, being circled by a bee.
I am truly naked and afraid, but thus far the score is Bees: 0 Anna: 3.
p.s. Bee lovers, please count me among you in my ardent admiration of God's creatures, unless I'm naked.
Oh dear! I'm sorry...I had to laugh at the image...not that I'm picturing you naked, lol - just the idea! (That really sounds wrong..haha!) Luckily we have had no bees in the house, but living in the hot and humid coastal south, we have palmetto bugs that occasionally get inside our abode. They terrify me no matter what state of dress I'm in - but one morning I too was in the shower, and when I opened the shower door to step out, one of those huge suckers came crawling right in at me - literally made a beeline toward me..I had nowhere to go so I'm cowering in the corner of the shower and screaming bloody murder! Luckily my hubby came to the rescue, exclaiming that I probably woke the entire neighborhood...I didn't care. I wanted it dead, dead, dead and away from me!!!! Ewwwwwww! Still makes me shudder.
ReplyDeleteThere are companies that collect and relocate bees from homes. It's good you don't just kill them...we and nature need them...just not in our homes. They can tunnel all through homes and become thousands. Good luck...
ReplyDeleteNope, nope, nope. Bees do NOT belong in the house and they ESPECIALLY don't belong in the shower with you. Call someone to come and relocate the bees STAT.
ReplyDeleteI have never been stung by a bee or a wasp, so naturally I am terrified of them. Like "abandon the children and run for my life" terrified.
ReplyDeleteThey might be building a nest somewhere. My next door neighbor had bees building a nest in her garage wall and had to call the experts.
ReplyDeleteCollecting the bees could involve some de-construction of your house. Check with your insurance guy about your home owner's coverage for the repairs.
ReplyDeleteI think insects are neat. Just not in my house. Anyone with more legs than me that enters my house does so at their own risk.
ReplyDeleteBees are so amazing. But stay outside, bees! I have nothing to pollinate inside!
ReplyDeleteMy children used to tell me dont kill insects, they are God's creatures.
ReplyDeleteI used to tell them, they are God's creatures outside and if they come in the house, they come in to die.
Be careful, bees are resourceful and build hives fairly quickly. Best to have someone out to take care of it. I speak from experience. I had bees in my bedroom as a teenager and when we finally had someone out to check, they took a full garbage can of hive out from the vinyl siding under my bedroom window.
Head's up-- a friend had 90 lbs. of Honeycomb under the siding of her house. (A really old home.) The bees living there numbered, well,....a lot! Maybe call someone to take a look. Tim doesn't sound like a good person for the job. yikes! However, if you do it naked, the neighbors and possibly the police would be by to see what was happening. Just a thought. If you're desperate. :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you can find their passages and glad your winning!
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