Garbage:

-Keep garbage containers indoors- inside a locked shed or garage, or basement until pick-up day.

-Dispose of garbage regularly- don’t stockpile it or it will begin to smell and attract bears.

-Never leave fish parts, meat bones, or other meat byproducts where a bear’s sensitive nose can find them- keep them in your freezer until you can dispose of them properly.

Compost:

-Do not put meat byproducts, fish, or fruit into your compost.

-Sprinkle your compost with lime. Lime aids the composting process, and also reduces the smell, discouraging bears.

Beehives:

-Place beehives on a platform with an overhang more than two metres above the ground, or surround them with electric fencing.

-Don’t set up beehives in the early spring when other bear foods are not yet abundant.

-Wire beehives together with metal strapping.

Barbecues:

-Be watchful at barbecues. The smell from cooking meat attracts bears.

-Store barbecues inside.

-Wash grills immediately after use. The smell of an uncleaned grill can attract bears even if it is stored.

Fruit Trees:

-Pick fruit daily as it ripens; don’t allow it to fall.

-Pick the fruit before it ripens if you don’t intend to use it right away.