I scrolled trying to find if this had been answered, but didn't see it. Is there a non harmful way to keep bees and wasps (we have honey bees, bumble bees, sweat bees, red wasps, yellowjackets, dirt daubers, and I might have seen a bald hornet once? central OK) away from your yard and home? I don't want to kill them, or hurt them, but it was horrifically painful the one time I got stung, and while I don't have anaphylaxis, I was sick for almost two weeks. When I see even dirt daubers I jerk and panic and startle, and sometimes I'm more scared that I'll fall over than that they'll actually sting me, but either way, I just can't handle it. But regular Google searches only turn up "how to kill the evil supervillain [cluster b related slur] that ate your grandma and her little dog, too". I like spending time outside, and we just moved into an older house with lots of trees around, and I'm just dreading it getting warmer. What can I do? Thanks in advance, your blog is so cool.
I'm sorry, there is really no way to keep bees and wasps completely out of your yard. If you want to spend time outside unbothered, I recommend one of those mesh/netting gazebos that keep mosquitoes (and other bugs) out while you're enjoying your yard/patio.
