I have a few of these plants (pictured) around my house & tons of bees swarm them...?

Question

I am concerned for my toddler son b/c he wants to play with the bees :) Is there any way to get rid of the bees without getting rid of the plants?

Answer 1

Me thinks plant is Buddlea not sure on spelling highly attractive to bees    so teach son No!   (unlikely if toddling)   or get rid of plant as the bees can't help themselves

Answer 2

That plant is a Sedum (stonecrop) a hardy, drought tolerant plant. It could be the variety called 'Autumn Joy' but I'm not 100% certain since there are so many. Here is some information:

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/im...

http://www.perennialresource.com/index.c...

http://www.burpee.com/product/perennial+...

I don't have any ideas, other than removing the plants, on how to remove the bees. They are doing what they need to do and I don't think you can stop mother nature! I understand your concern for you son, just stay near him and explain each and every time that those are not the type of things you play with. I have to do that with my 5 and 2 yr. olds when we visit gardens with poisonous plants. It takes time but they do get it. Good luck!

Answer 3

They are sedum (Autumn Joy is the variety) and it is honey bees that are attracted to the flowers.  Honey bees are becoming endangered, they are beneficial, and they're very docile unless they are extremely provoked.  They seem to even get drunk off the nectar.

Take this opportunity to teach you kid about bees and how important they are for our food and flowers.  Let him know that bees are for looking and not touching because they can sting and the stings hurt.  This is a chance for you to teach him something positive: respect for our precious bees... not fear.

Answer 4

ewwww... yeah, bees love these.  call in a beekeeper if it's that bad.

Answer 5

Which area do you live in?

Honey bees are endangered so don't try and kill them but i understand your concern for your son. Is there a way you can move the plant out of the way?

Answer 6

Boo is correct; Sedum.

You can cut off the flowers.

Every kid has been stung by a bee at least once and learned from that lesson to leave the biting bugs alone.