BUNCHING BEES

In the business world, you run into all kinds of obstacles. Our latest was honeybees. Jason installs vinyl outside, and the heat this summer has caused many difficulties. About the time the weather eased up, the bees came. They apparently got the notion that there was some nectar somewhere (vinyl nectar?) so they started looking for it in Jason's hair, clothing, toolbox, and on the vinyl he was installing.

Jason was at his wits' end. The insect repellents he had tried didn't repel honeybees, so he had resorted to squirting them with alcohol. (He uses that to install vinyl.) He worked a little, swatted a little, and squirted a little. He was as busy as a bee, so to speak. He looked at us forlornly and pleaded, "Can't you do something?"

We went to Lowes and looked at the flying insect killers, but there weren't any for bees. We figured that, since the insect repellent didn't repel bees, the insect killer probably wouldn't kill them. We decided on a bee trap, and it worked. Jason's happy - and productive - again!

George calls it "Bunching Bees." I never heard that term, but every day I find out how much I haven't heard of!