tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post8416883239265335412..comments2024-03-23T18:50:32.902-04:00Comments on Telling Secrets: Superstition and PrayerElizabeth Kaetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-75227464743354410922012-05-17T09:07:52.284-04:002012-05-17T09:07:52.284-04:00Maria - I thought garlic was only protection again...Maria - I thought garlic was only protection against vampires (LOL). I think I'll go to my health food store and get a whole bunch of garlic and hang in on my deck. The bee has not made an appearance today. It's bright and sunny but pretty windy on the water today. Must not be easy to fly - or torment people - when the wind is blowing.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-85897585008927152782012-05-17T09:05:04.942-04:002012-05-17T09:05:04.942-04:00Elaine C - The more I think about it, the more I t...Elaine C - The more I think about it, the more I think some of my friends are right: This is probably a carpenter bee who wants my deck, not me. I think s/he is staring me down in order to claim the territory. <br /><br />I know it sounds silly, but there's a real sense of aggression and hostility from this bee.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-39239105797016218312012-05-16T22:43:43.146-04:002012-05-16T22:43:43.146-04:00Elizabeth,
Here is a link to an organic gardening ...Elizabeth,<br />Here is a link to an organic gardening guide. It indicates you should place egg shells on the ground to attract birds that will eat the ground bees. It also discusses the use of garlic. http://organic.lovetoknow.com/Organic_Pest_Control_for_Ground_Bees<br /><br />Good luck.<br />MariaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-85645737733442116372012-05-16T22:35:02.128-04:002012-05-16T22:35:02.128-04:00Eat some garlic. The bees do not like the smell. ...Eat some garlic. The bees do not like the smell. Plant some lemon grass by the deck to keep those bad Mosquitos away too.<br />MariaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-6090912523478260182012-05-16T20:14:54.074-04:002012-05-16T20:14:54.074-04:00I have a bee who lives in the wood of my balcony w...I have a bee who lives in the wood of my balcony who comes near when I am outside. But that bee is more interested in getting home, than in me.Elaine C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02094641269585924122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-77435857421902802452012-05-16T15:53:17.253-04:002012-05-16T15:53:17.253-04:00Hmmm.... then she must have been sizing up my hous...Hmmm.... then she must have been sizing up my house to build a hive. I definitely felt like she wanted me to disappear.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-10241010267771699422012-05-16T15:10:15.603-04:002012-05-16T15:10:15.603-04:00Definitely a girl bee - the boys stay in the hive ...Definitely a girl bee - the boys stay in the hive lazing around and impregnating the Queen.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287169546184325690noreply@blogger.com