Why don't you try to find out where the bees are coming from and hive them up ? If you don't want to fool with it the local Beekeepers might. Theres probably a hollow tree full of bees somewhere on your ranch. Bees of any sort are becoming rare... Honey is so expensive in stores! I paid about $4.50 per quart , as I found a country source and bought several dozen jars a year or so ago. In the store it's closer to $20.00 a quart...It's wildflower, cotton and soybean type. If only I could find some Sourwood honey at that price... It will keep practically forever, and stories of bees dying scares me. We use it every day in my hot Oolong tea and hubby uses it in his coffee...Mighty good on buttered toast....Jeannie T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Thu, 10 Feb . > My hummingbird feeder was covered with honey bees this afternoon. The birds won't come around when there are a lot of bees. I am guessing about 50-60 bees. I went out twice and turned the hose on > them but they just kept coming back when I left. So...I finally left them alone. What I need at a time like that is a bee eater. Let nature take it's course. > > Robert E Paty, Scottsdale, AZ aka Mad Hatter > ____________________________________________________________ Get Free Email with Video Mail & Video Chat! http://www.juno.com/freeemail?refcd=JUTAGOUT1FREM0210