Hi there.
My neighbours have had some issues with bees going to their outdoor entertainment area at night.
They think it might be their light being an attractant, or a window?
I’m keen to avoid upsetting my neighbours, and am happy to move my hive on our block. Any suggestions as to best solution?
Hi Nathan,
Moving the hive may be the best solution.
As long as the bees can’t see the light source.
I have 3 hives next to my shed, the shed has 2 flood lights facing away from the hive.
Never had a problem with bees being attracted.
So, facing your hive away from the neighbours lights may also do the trick.
Let’s know how you get on.
Cheers
Thanks George. Hopefully an easy fix.
I’ll update here.
Give the bees a TV to watch… works with the kids…
I’m glad I found this topic .
I actually woke up today morning with the buzzing of bees around the LEDs of my neighbors.
As such it is a Bee-unfriendly Urban environment around me.
I rotated the entrance of the hives exactly 180deg.
Since the buzzing was aloud, I assume that there have been a lot of bees flocked to the neigbours lights… did I lose all of them then?
Could this be a reason for a population decline? Will they return to the hive if the lights are switched off?
Is there any suggestion other than moving the hives out again?
I moved these hive 3 times so far and each time losing a lot of them…