fly screen for a bedrrom window

[bessie26]

The bees love to congregate on DD's windowsill on summer mornings (I think because it gets nice & warm in the sun?) - only trouble is, if her window is open they then like to sneak into her bedroom!

So... I want to get some kind of fly-screen type thing to go over the window, so we can have the window open without the bees getting in. Any suggestions? Do things like this really work?

Yes... I'd go for that Lakeland one. If it doesn't work, I am sure Lakeland would give you the money back.

I got one from a gardening magazine with was mesh slats, weighted at the bottom. Cost £50 and because it blew in the wind, the insects all just flew in anyway. Useless.

That Lakeland one looks a lot more effective as it is fastened to the frame all the way round.

Hi, we bought that exact lakeland one and it's still in place on our small kitchen window at least three years on. The hook and loop take (Velcro) is great on upvc, but as it's very strong it can damage paintwork on painted wooden frames or painted Walls as we found when we used it on a skylight. Of course daily use won't cause the paintwork to come away, we only discovered that the adhesive on the back of the velcro was so strong when we tried to remove the screen altogether for the winter. Definitely works to keep all sorts of bugs out tho - it was a few wasps that inspired me to buy it and it did the trick. Hope this helps.

Thanks for the info! We've got plastic windows so no worries about paintwork, but will prob leave the Velcro bits on the window over winter unless they're REALLY unsightly - do you have to put alot on?

Hi there, no you don't need a lot - just the corners and one small piece in the middle of the longest sections (hope that makes sense), however on our skylight, as the wall is angled and gravity wasn't on our side, I used strips of Velcro right around the window rather than little squares. As u say, with the plastic windows u will be fine. Good luck :)

Got round to fitting this a couple of days ago (easy) & it seems to be really good. No bees have got in & being able to have the window open just a small amount has made DD's room much less stuffy

Was also fairly impressed by how unobtrusive it is - I was expecting it to look pretty awful, but actually the grey mesh isn't that noticeable - I mean you can see it's there, but it doesn't look horrendous! Oh, and the velcro bits you leave on the window are white so don't think I'll bother to take those off in the winter!

thanks for your help!