Outdoor Cake....bugs???

jollysangel

Is anyone doing anything with their cake to make sure bugs (like knats, or flies) dont invade your cake?? I know the food will be covered but should we have a covering for the cake too??

bbyckes

I'm planning on bringing the cake out later in the evening - I thought about netting for the food - what are you using?

My mom suggested citronella candles to ward off bugs, but I really have no idea how much that will actually help.

What are you doing?

felkels

here is a suggestion I found online....I actually kind of like the idea if I could find a shepards hook that was big enough. 

http://www.chicaandjo.com/2008/04/24/protect-your-cake-at-an-outdoor-wedding-reception/

[Deleted User]

We kept ours inside until we were ready to bring it out. I guess it would depend on your venue (ours was a cabin on the water so we had a kitchen), but maybe you could keep it in your venue's kitchen or some other private area?

Myroni03

also you can buy certain bug sprays to spray outdoors around the venue area for a few days leading up to the event and the number of bugs should be reduced.

leahskinner1

I also heard that wasps won't go where another nest is located so you could hang one of those fake wasp/hornet nests nearby.