Bees are adorable and I am often in the garden looking for them. One day I came across a big black flying bug which looked like a bee, but something was off. Th The fuzzy, little creature wasn’t a bee but a fly. I immediately went to the internet and read up about it. These … Read more
Yes, the Mexican honey wasp, also called Brachygastra mellifica, is an exception here. But it produces honey in very small amounts, not as much as a honey bee produces. My son loves to eat honey on his toast every morning, and while he’s having his breakfast he keeps asking me why an ugly-looking bee keeps … Read more
We all know that bees aren’t exactly harmless. Everyone knows to be careful of them and that is fine. What I am talking about here is an unnatural fear of bees – the kind in which merely thinking of them makes your skin crawl. This unnatural fear of bees is called Melissophobia. I had Melissophobia … Read more
A lot of pesticide and insecticide based anti bee sprays are available over the counter, each promising to eradicate wasps and bees from your home and gardens. But it’s natural for you to be anxious about using toxic bee sprays, because not only do they kill the insects slowly and painfully, these chemicals also badly … Read more
Nothing is scarier for a homemaker than seeing her abode being infested and destroyed by pests. Oh, the horror of dealing with those tiny, ferocious creatures that lurk around the corners of the garden and slowly eating away the very foundations of your house! Blame it on the ever climate change or global warming, but … Read more