Catch & Release Bee Gadget ?

[sheddy]

Does such a thing exist ?

We get bees and hoverflies wandering into our conservatory, and need a quick way to redirect them into the wild. Does anyone use one ?

 

[vickster]

Shoo them out with a newspaper

 

[sheddy]

Broadsheet or tabloid ?

 

[Cycleops]

Paint yourself in yellow and black stripes and put a crown on your head, they’ll always follow a queen bee.

 

[vickster]

Broadsheet or tabloid ?

Bees are cultured so a broadsheet, wasps are yobs so red top

 

[Sharky]

Good opportunity to listen to one of my childhood favorites:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2skW43HNpE

 

[CanucksTraveller]

Such a gadget exists, they're a little perspex box or pyramid on the end of a stick. The box has a sliding flap of perspex. You put the box over the bee with the flap hanging down, twizzle the stick 180 degrees and the flap rotates up and then drops down trapping the bee in the box.
Take the box to the window and twizzle the stick again so the flap drops open. Repeat.

 

[roley poley]

we use a glass to trap the bee usually against the window pane it's trying to fly through then slide a bit of paper between the two capturing the bee for release

 

[I like Skol]

Just splat the damn things, they won't do it twice!





Just joking, before anyone gets all shocked and enviro- indignant......

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

we use a glass to trap the bee usually against the window pane it's trying to fly through then slide a bit of paper between the two capturing the bee for release

That's what we do. Same with spiders.
Wasps and flies get sprayed vigorously.
When we had cats we had humane mousetraps on permanent call. They worked well

 

[raleighnut]

Such a gadget exists, they're a little perspex box or pyramid on the end of a stick. The box has a sliding flap of perspex. You put the box over the bee with the flap hanging down, twizzle the stick 180 degrees and the flap rotates up and then drops down trapping the bee in the box.
Take the box to the window and twizzle the stick again so the flap drops open. Repeat. View attachment 533522

Yep got one.very good.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

As already said, usher them out with something like a newspaper. A large bit of cardboard can be better though.
I tend to catch them if I can by cupping my hands around the silly bee and then release him outdoors.