[gateorade]

Weird question, but if you encourage bees to come through these methods, how prevalent are they? I like the idea of doing this, but I also have a young child and am somewhat allergic to bee stings myself and wouldn't want my yard to become overrun with bees.

[WaitWaitWha]

For the love of all that is good, not worth a trip to ER. That kind of emergency usually happens when least expected, and the epinephrine is on the other side of the farm, and need 15 minute ride.

Personal experience, solitary bees (and honey bees in general) - the key word here is bees, NOT wasps - are gentle. I regularly play with bubble bees and show my progeny how to treat them.

But, that implies that you can identify a bee from a wasp.

Take a look at some of the comparison images and you will get the gist [0]. Drunk yellowjackets are the worst.

[0] https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=wasp+vs+bee&iax=images&ia=i...

(Do not read this: to be fair, ground nesting solitary wasps are not as freakish as any hive wasps.)