How to keep bees away?

Xena Nierobisz
by Xena Nierobisz
In the last few day it has been really hard to sit on our porch and enjoy beautiful weather because of the large amount of bees keeping us company:) We are not allergic to them but they can be very annoying. I already had couple that fell in my coffee.... and I almost stepped on one a few times. I am looking for a good home remedy. Anyone has an idea and maybe tried something that worked? Thank you :)
just and update based on some responses: these are bumblebees and we do not want to kill them! Just keep them away from us and our porch.
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  • Terry's Flooring Terry's Flooring on Apr 14, 2014
    If I were you , I'd get me a shallow, but large bowl ,and put colored marbles in them :then mix up some sugar water and fill until half of the marble is covered ..Sit it away from you 40 to 50 feet ....
  • Lynn Zawojski Lynn Zawojski on Apr 14, 2014
    Honey Bees are very necessary in the eco system and they won't harm you. The yellow wasps or mud wasps are the ones that sting us when we don't know they have dug into the ground or are in a planter. But the bees that we need are dying very fast, and my friends in Cape Cod Mass who have hives and thousands of bees each, found this winter that they all died in the hives. She had 150,000 and all are gone. They were told one of the reasons was the use of Round up which killed the bees by weakening them over the winter. Without bees, the world would be in trouble.No fruits, vegetables, etc.
    • Xena Nierobisz Xena Nierobisz on Apr 15, 2014
      @Lynn Zawojski oh believe me I don't want to kill them. I asked how to keep them away. I know we need them.
  • Lynne Lynne on Apr 15, 2014
    Are these honey bees or wasps??? PLEASE DO NOT try and kill them if they are bees!! We are losing desperate numbers of bees due to pesticides. We rely heavily on them to pollinate our fruits and veggies, with their numbers in decline we are risking a future without!! If you have a beehive close to your property you may be able to find someone to safely remove the hive without killing them!
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    • Lynne Lynne on Apr 17, 2014
      @Xena Nierobisz Good to hear that you don't want to kill them. I think I would still find someone that can possibly find their hive and safely move them if they are that much a problem. Sorry.. I don't have any good suggestions for you other than that.