Bees Boring Into Wood

[SageMother]

I wonder if putting a piece of garlic clove inside the hole, before it is sealed, would drive the bees away? Has anyone experimented with this option?

[tater03]

I am really not sure what you have to do to get rid of them but I do know that they are not good to have in your wood like that. I am curious as to if the garlic would work also?

[riskey58]

We have the same problem on our deck. We get them every year. I will have to google and try to find out to get red of them.

[SageMother]

Is there a varnish that might deter these little critters? Since they are such a problem, there might be a treatment that would make the wood undesirable!

[Mickie31]

I didn't know that either. That is amazing and something I never realised.

[rooty]

I would not have guessed they could bore into wood siding either! But I would hesitate to kill them, maybe you could provide an alternate and more tempting habitat nearby, like a cedar box in the garden or something. I know there is a lot of concern about the declining bee population...

[PinkGardener]

We had them in our shed. One day I was out organizing and noticed a little sawdust on my shoulder so I brushed it off then I was standing there and saw the sawdust falling from one of the beams and then saw the bee. I had no idea they did this either it was intresting to watch for a bit before he dive bombed me.