What type of flowers, plant, shrubs detract bees and/or wasps.?

I own a new home, and my landscaping the contractor did sucks....I have 3 large azeleas in the front of my porch, but the bees love them, and we can't sit on our wrap around porch b/c all of the lanscaping the bees love, and the wasps love our porch. So I want to rip it all out, and replant An ATTRACTIVE Assortment of flowering plants and bushes that will keep all year long (not annuals) that detract bees and/or wasps. Thank You!

FlowersBirthday FlowersSympathy FlowersAll flowering plants attract pollinators. There are perennials and bulbs that only bloom at night, and are pollinated by moths only. Lilies, four'o'clocks, daturas are a few.





Azaleas only bloom for a short time in the spring, the rest of the year there are no bees around them. You can get rid of the wasps by spraying their nests with a wasp killer, after they are in their nests at night and sleeping they won't fly out and sting you. Getting rid of the flowering things won't stop the wasps from building nests on your very handy porch.





The bees won't bother you if you don't swat at them, they are gentle creatures unless you interfere with them. They are not interested in you, just in the flowers.
Reply:Did you say DETRACT Bees,what do you think a tree produces flowers for Try Plastic flowers
Reply:Bees really are non aggressive creatures and you have to be doing something to get stung in the first place. I have this motto..." A busy bee won't bother me". This is true for wasps as well. I had to teach myself this because I used to be afraid of any flying stinging insect until I began gardening and had to learn to work beside them. Those bees could care less about you because their only thought is on collecting nectar and pollen. As mentioned above, there are no bee or wasp detracting plants. All bees and wasps are attracted flowering and fruiting plants, trees, and bushes so your only option is to just pull it all out and have nothing. We used to have a large English laurel tree that would bloom every Spring and produce the most lovely scent that would cover the entire block. My children used to enjoy sitting under the canopy of the tree and watch all the activity from all the bees, wasps, and moths. Not once in all the years did a single one of them pay a bit of attention to us. It was quite a sight. Therefore, my best suggestion is that you do some research on our pollinating friends and learn to appreciate them. You may discover that you can enjoy your porch and the azaleas as well.





Addition: I'm terribly sorry that you are upset by our suggestions. We obviously cannot relate. I for one have never been stung by a bee and neither have my children, even though we are around them all the time. I have, however, been nailed by a paper wasp but only after disturbing a nest. If you and your kids have been hospitalized, you must be allergic in which case you might consider getting rid of your flowering plants altogether. I did some reasearch just to make sure and I have not found a single plant that is reported to repel bees or wasps. I wish you the best of luck.





Good Luck
Reply:Most any flowering plant will attract bees. If you wish to deter bees plant non-flowering shrubs and climbing cover, maybe box wood, bitter sweet or an english ivy ground cover. As for the wasps if they are paper wasps they are utilizing the fibers from your deck to build their nests. The only way to rid yourself of them is to remove the nests as soon as you see them or pesticide.fitness