What type of plant can I plant outside this summer to keep bees away, especially bumble bees?

I have problems with bumble bees (the big fat round bees) around the front of my home every summer.





I can never find where their nest is so it's not as easy as destroying the nest and I can't afford to have pest control come.





I have heard that there are specific outdoor plants you can have that will keep bees away. Does anyone know?What type of plant can I plant outside this summer to keep bees away, especially bumble bees?
most likely what you think are bumbles are carpenter bees and they're munching on the wood in your house..... bumbles have fuzzy butts, and carpenters have black shiny butts.... see if you see the difference..... anyhoo... leave the bumbles be.... they're not going to hurt anyone... neither will the carpenters, actually... what buzzes around are the males and theyhave no stingers....





plants that do not flower, or that have flower stems that are easy to remove are your best bets.... coleus' flowers can be pinched off easy..... hosta flowers can be clipped off early... many other pretty colored plants are as eyecatching as flowers, but have little in the way of flowers... dusty miller is one whose flowers SHOULD be removed....





please don't hurt the bees...we DO need them.....What type of plant can I plant outside this summer to keep bees away, especially bumble bees?
Any flowering or fragrant plant will attract bees. It is instinct for them to come to the plant to pollinate. Without the bees, your plants will not flower. If you want to plant something that bees tend to ignore, try hostas, evergreen, Japanese maple. Bees tend to ignore that type of plant because of the flowering pattern. Any ornamental grass will do as well.


However, bees are generally not interested in you unless you are threatening them. They simply want to get to the flower for survival.
I realize that bees can be annoying but I think it is more with yellow jackets and wasps(more aggressive attracted to meat) but right now there is a bee crisis that has wiped many colonies of bees and they have no clue why we do need bees for pollination of our crops and our honey supplies if we continue to loose these colonies the prices of fruits and vegetable's and honey will continue to rise.If you would like more information on the bees go to the web site ';the great sunflower project';. But do you have flowers by your front door, are they in pots or can the flowers be moved away.Bees are attracted to all flowers but here are a few that they really like maybe you can plant them away from your door-sunflowers,bee balm,asters, cone flowers and marigolds. If they continue to be a problem contact you local county extension office explain the problem to them and they might have some great ideas for you and it is a free service to you(we pay for this service with our taxes)
I am not sure of a plant that will do that... But i do know my neighbor had the same issue and she found this type of paper where is was highly sticky on one side and attracted all sorts of bugs and bees and when they would land on the paper they would instantly be stuck to the paper.. and at the end of the week she would just take the paper off and throw it away.





Im not sure if you are the type of person who would feel bad for killing bugs and what not but i just thought that you might like the paper idea :]
bees are good for the earth - did you know that if all bees die off -humans wouldnt last more than 5 years.. and recently there has been a drastic reduction in bee population??





ok plant TREES - and move all flowers away..





flowers attract bees.. shadey trees deter them...
Bumble bees are the least troublesome kind of bees and should not be destroyed.