Erik Whalen-Pedersen wrote:

> This so-called repellent would be for (wasps) YELLOWJACKETS 
> and not bees!  Honeybees seek nectar and pollen.  Wasps get 
> whatever they can and the most common offenders in this case.

You might want to check out the trash dumpster area of 
a large commercial bakery sometime to see what critters 
come to rob the frosting off of discarded cinnamon rolls, cakes 
or donuts: honeybees, yellowjackets and ants.

Or you might want to visit a sugar beet or apple juice processing 
plant and ask the employees what's one of the major critters that 
will fly into the plant if the windows or doors are cracked 
open: honeybees. Ditto in regard to candy factories, soda pop 
factories, etc. 

I am unaware of an commercially available repellent spray
that is capable of keeping bees, ants and wasps away from
sugary food products left out in the open for more 
than a matter of minutes or hours.   

Paul Cherubini
El Dorado, Calif.

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