Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Let's (Not) Bee Friends!!

A few of you know that a couple weeks ago, I walked into my studio and looked out the window as I always do, to admire the view. My heart nearly stopped as I saw the entire view blocked by hundreds of bees ~ on the INSIDE of the window!! I beat a hasty retreat & got Larry. He tried to open the window for them to leave, but most were dying and the few that left, tried to return. We let nature take its course and cleaned bees up off the floor. We thought that we knew where they might have gotten in ~ but, one thing led to another, & thinking it was probably a fluke, we let it slide. Well ... last Saturday late afternoon, I again went into my studio to get my laptop, and history repeated itself!! There, covering the window, were hundreds of bees! I felt like I was in a bad "B" movie remake of The Birds & bees had been substituted. Once again I beat a hasty retreat & this time Larry was able to watch them enter the room. He sent J and Pat to the store for expandable sealer for the outside of the house while he clear caulked the interior opening. He also sprayed bee killer on them. We let them die in peace as he & Pat fixed the exterior. Monday morning I cleaned up the mess. This was just a small portion of the bees:


Here's a close-up:



How disgusting! But, now we are sealed up tight. I don't care to be friends with these bees.