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Old 01-06-2009, 02:32 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Bees attracted to freshly-dug earth and sand - why?



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On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 06:03:29 -0700 (PDT), moghouse
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On Jun 1, 12:12 pm, "Mortimer" wrote:
I've been helping my girlfriend dig her garden, and we've noticed that
we
are being plagued by bees which are attracted to the freshly-dug earth.
Can
anyone suggest why they are attracted, and how to discourage them?


It's quite easy, you just tell them to bee hive themselves.


or to buzz off.


beat you to it ;-)

Mike