is then in turn channeled and emitted through the funnel attachment 22 as the concentrated stream of air when the operator stops the motor the bee displacement assembly is also turned off the bee displacement invention displaces bees by physically agitating vegetation directly in front of the cutting deck 90 c in yet another embodiment of the bee displacement invention shown in fig9 10 a rake attachment 50 is affixed to the mowing machine by way of a bracket 46 46 a or other attachment means the rake having a head 50 a and attached tines 50 b projecting from the head 50 a in a downwards orientation towards the ground the tines 50 b are positioned so as to agitate the vegetation directly in front of the cutting deck when the mowing machine is in operation encouraging the bees to move away from the immediate vicinity in a first embodiment shown in fig9 the tines 50 b are arranged in a regular spaced apart relationship and are comprised of metal plastic or other suitably strong flexible material the inventor notes that memory metal is an ideal material for the tines as it is durable and flexible in a second embodiment shown in fig1 the tines 50 b are flexible and may be comprised of small chains as.