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Mary, I don't know if you will get this, but my thought is to put something in your yard that will draw the bees to it.  This spring when I harvested honey, I put all the utensils and containers I used to harvest honey in the yard and immediately my bees went to it.  And I've caught swarms before by putting a honey super out with two frames of honey among the other empty frames of comb.  They like that to and are immediately drawn to it.  Who knows where their queen it, but it might get them away from your house doors.  

Donna

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From: Lynn S Wilson <wilsonls AT esinc.net>
To: Mary Florence <maryflorence AT me.com>
Cc: Person County Beekeepers <person_county_beekeepers_association AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBA] misbeehaving!

Mary, It sounds like they're trying to colonize your house!  No idea what to do.  My vinyl siding is nailed so loosely that a black snake crawls up to my attic through there, but I can't see that being space enough for a colony ... unless you've got an additional cavity there.  Here's the list serve e-mail  ... I'll look forward to hearing what the "Masters" say!

Person County Beekeepers <person_county_beekeepers_association AT lists.ibiblio.org>

You've definitely got some characters among your colonies!

Wish I had an answer.

Take care, Lynn

On Oct 20, 2015, at 7:08 PM, Mary Florence wrote:

> Hi Lynn,
> I am puzzled about what is going on now with the honeybees (maybe not mine, but still honey bees).
>
> I have been regularly feeding.  Today when I did, there were several bees that looked like they were trying to get in from the side crack in between the feeder box and a hive body.  I am wondering if they might have been robbers.  But the most puzzling thing is why are lots of bees hanging around my side door that I use to go into the house.  They are at the front door also, but not as many.  I bet 15 or 20 are flying around my side door at most times.  My grandkids are afraid to come on the porch.  I hurry in and out so none get in the house but I’m not always successful with that.  Then tonight I noticds many bees maybe 40 or 50, going and trying to go in behind the corner piece of my siding.  there is a piece that covers the corner joint of the back and side vinyl siding, and they seem to be trying to go in there. 
>
> I am wondering if these are honey bees from elsewhere trying to find shelter under my siding, and also trying to rob my hives of food. 
>
> Do you have any thoughts?  Have you heard of others having bees hang around their door to the house?  Any suggestions of how I can discourage them from doing this?
>
> I was going to post on the list but can’t remember how to post.
>
> Would appreciate any thoughts. 
>
> Hope all is well with you.
>
> Mary

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