While doing some pruning around the house over the weekend, I discovered that bumblebees have made an interior wall of the garage their home. Over the winter, squirrels chewed a hole through an exterior wall, making a space just big enough for themselves — and now the bees — to enter.
No question the bees are a nuisance, and I could go as far to remove them with pesticides. However, this action would potentially kill hundreds of bees in one foul swoop. Given all the alarming stories we’ve been hearing about the sharp decline in the bee population, I’ve decided to leave them be (pardon the pun) for now.
