Sweat bees

See the simple secrets to keep hover flies (sweat bees) far away from the outdoor spaces you like to enjoy with your family and friends!

Sweat bees are one of summer's annoying nuisances (along with mosquitos). Here's how to get rid of sweat bees but also why you may not want to kill them.

How to keep those annoying sweat bees from ruining your outdoor activities. Simple and natural solutions that work to repel sweat bees. #repelsweatbees #mintforsweatbees #keepsweatbeesaway

Sweat Bees in This family of insects is very diverse. Most of them are very slender in appearance and usually a metallic black color. They can also be a beautiful metallic green, blue, or purple color. Sweat bees are not very large, ranging from 0.4-1.1 cm in length. Sweat bee adults eat nectar. Larvae eat […]

Are sweat bees friends or foes in your garden? Read all about these fascinating wild pollinators and how they differ from honeybees in our complete guide! #bees #pests #gardening

Green sweat bees may be different than any bee you've seen before. What do you think of when you hear a bee? Yellow and black stripes, flowers and honey, or a yellow bear with a red t-shirt? I'm going to guess sweat and metallic green don't come to mind. Let's learn about the green sweat bee today. Learn more about Green Sweat Bees on the learn about nature website.

Instead of spraying or trapping sweat bees to eliminate them, it’s far better to simply find ways to repel them from the outdoor spaces you want to enjoy. Have a look at easy ways to keep sweat bees away from your outdoor spaces – and still allow them to continue their pollinating ways far away from your activities!

Several different types of bee actually live underground, not in hives. As a homesteader, knowing what these bees are and whether something should be done about them is critical. Not only are there considerable efforts ongoing to protect our bee populations, but bees also play an incredibly important role in the homestead garden. So, if you’re wondering which bees live in the ground, Read on to find out more about identification - if necessary – cruelty-free ground bee prevention #beekeeping

Some of the common names of the small bee-like flies shown in Figure 1 include corn fly, hover fly, helicopter fly, flower fly, and sweat bee. Each name fits some aspect of the insect’s appearance,…

Sweat bee is the name given to a large variety of bees belonging to the same family. These bees are attracted to your sweat and hence the name sweat bees. During the day you can typically encounter them swarming over flowers and carrying yellow pollen back to their nests. Learn more about Sweat Bees on our website.