We’ve been having a problem lately with bees and flies getting into our house and driving us, and our dogs, nuts. We thought at first that they’d just sneak in whenever we opened a door to go in or out and let the dogs in and out, but now it’s occurring more and more often.

Yesterday we found several bees that came in, and we figured out that they start in our big bay window in the living room. They’re coming in through our weep holes in the windows! I never even knew what weep holes were before, but I assumed since all of our new windows had these little slots below them, that they were necessary. These slots are for water drainage when it rains and water enters the screen and into the sill. The water then drains through these weep holes and out through the hole on the exterior frame of the window outside.

I figured there would at least be some kind of filter in the middle or something, like a screen, to prevent insects from using them, but no, this is apparently an after-market thing no one tells you about until it becomes an issue! All sorts of Weep Hole Patches are sold on Amazon, we just learned, so a pack of those will be here today. They are tiny screens that you attach over the weep holes on the inside of the window and they prevent bees and flies from enter the house.

From what it looks like, our big bay window in the living room is the only window in our house with weep holes. I wonder why all of the smaller windows don’t have them. Surely water can still accumulate in their sills during a sideways downpour… Hmmm. Anyway, this should definitely resolve our issue.

I’m really tired of chasing down bees and flies in our house. But it was kind of thrilling with the bees. We have a portable zapper that’s shaped exactly like a tennis racket. There is a zapping metal screen where the racket netting would be. I flip it on, then swing it at a bee. If I’m lucky there’s a satisfying SNNAAP and the bee sticks to the screen so I can easily dispose of it. A lot of times I catch the bee or fly in the window though. Those are easier. Just quickly lay the racket screen against the window, over the bee or fly, and wait. It’ll try to fly away and POP! Another one down. Kevin is just evil though – whenever he catches one he’ll keep it on the grid with the zapper on and just watch it sizzle, spark, and smoke. Yuck, what a stink that creates! I must admit though, bees are much much easier to zap than flies. Flies are much faster. And stealthy. They sneak around the entire house, and don’t just stick to windows and bright lights trying to find a way out.