How to Get Rid of Honey Bees in Bird Seed

Due to their important role in pollinating crops and flowers, honeybees are among the most beneficial garden insects. Gardeners should never harm bees, especially in light of their growing scarcity. In the absence of pollen from flowers, however, bees may turn to ground seeds and grains from bird feeders as a substitute. Bees in feeders are undesirable, as they may frighten birds, or birds may kill them. Providing alternative pollen sources makes bird feeders less attractive to bees.

Flowering plants
Window screen
Peanut butter
Suet

Instructions

- 1
  Grow a variety of flowering plants, so that bees have pollen available throughout the spring, summer and fall. Bees prefer native plants with sweet nectar and bright-yellow and purple blossoms. Wild grass and weeds provide an attractive environment for bees.
- 2
  Exchange brightly colored bird feeders for feeders with dull colors, such as black or brown. Bright flowers attract bees and brightly colored feeders attract bees.
- 3
  Replace the bird feeder’s bottom with a window screen allowing fine bits of seeds and nuts to sift through. Alternately, use peanut butter in the feeders, which doesn’t produce fine bits of pollenlike food. During colder months, use suet in the feeder. However, suet may spoil in warm temperatures.

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