Houston, we have a problem.
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whichwatch
Blackhawk
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tom black said:
Have a phone?? Call an exterminator. In the time it took you to post this you could have called one.
Orkin? Or some wasp, bee spray from Wally World. Spray into hole liberally, and immediately plug the hole afterwards. Good luck
gramps
gramps
graygun
Hunter
tom black said:
Call a pro.
Busterswoodshop
Hunter
Dawn dishwashing soap and water in a sprayer will do the trick.
I have had to kill more than one swarm of bees and that it what I use.
We get 3 or 4 every year.
I have had to kill more than one swarm of bees and that it what I use.
We get 3 or 4 every year.
Armybrat
Hunter
I'll echo what he said.427mach1 said:
Call a pro to remove them.
If they are "Africanized" bees, then all bets are off. Be careful with those nasty things.
wasp spray from Wal Mart just doesn't work. We had some bees when we first moved into our house. I tried wasp spray, but it didn't work. Then in talking with the bee removal company we ended up hiring, I told him my plan, and according to them, if you plug the hole, they will come out another hole, INSIDE the house, such as recessed lighting in the kitchen, around electrical outlets.
speedsixman
Single-Sixer
I waited until the bees settled down for the night and squirted a liberal dose of Sevin dust in the hole. By noon next day none in sight anywhere.
I took a bottle that had had gear oil in it and rinsed it out good with gasoline, then filled it about half full of the dust. I cut the spout about half way back to get a larger hole, turned the bottle upside down before I stuck the nozzle in the hole, and gave it a mighty squeeze.
Worked like a charm.
Myron
I took a bottle that had had gear oil in it and rinsed it out good with gasoline, then filled it about half full of the dust. I cut the spout about half way back to get a larger hole, turned the bottle upside down before I stuck the nozzle in the hole, and gave it a mighty squeeze.
Worked like a charm.
Myron
CGDustDevil
Buckeye
It's always best to try to re-home honeybees as 427mach1 suggested, but you're probably not going to get a beekeeper to go behind siding & into walls. Busterswoodshop is spot on with dishwashing soap. Works like a charm!
Most of the time honeybees are fairly docile when they're starting up a new hive. (Busy you know...) Africanized bees are of course the exception. They're more than ready to take time out of their busy schedules to kill you & your pets. We have several dozen attacks a year out here in Az. Some of them are fatal.
Professionals are best in your situation.
Most of the time honeybees are fairly docile when they're starting up a new hive. (Busy you know...) Africanized bees are of course the exception. They're more than ready to take time out of their busy schedules to kill you & your pets. We have several dozen attacks a year out here in Az. Some of them are fatal.
Professionals are best in your situation.
Yep, honey bees can be our friends... I'd find a pro to move them... don't know how they do it but they do.... if its the wrong kind of 'bee' then they will know and can deal with it....
There is a large agricultural area of China where the government decided they had an insect pest problem and so they decided to kill them all... including the bees... now the farmers have to pollinate all the plants themselves.
There is a large agricultural area of China where the government decided they had an insect pest problem and so they decided to kill them all... including the bees... now the farmers have to pollinate all the plants themselves.
Don Lovel
Hunter
Please do not kill the honey bees. There are be wranglers available who will come and get them and give them a home.
Monsanto is killing off bees every day, not necessary for you to help those bastards.
Monsanto is killing off bees every day, not necessary for you to help those bastards.
Zebraranger
Single-Sixer
Had the same problem last year in our attic, called the pro's and they took care of it.
opos
Buckeye
Agree on keeping the honey bees in tact....we have a rental house on a canyon that had a bee problem back before the current tenant moved in ....we had a pro come and get the bees...simple, quick and good for everyone involved (including the bees)..
Want to mention one thing many know but some may not....Africanized bees are often enraged by a high pitched sound like a lawn mower or power tools being used near them and it's almost certain to trigger an attack...My oldest Son's Mother in Law almost died from a bee attack a couple of years ago on the golf course...there were mowers working the area and she was just walking by the swarm and they jumped her..she now has to carry and injection kit of anti sting medication when golfing....She was told that the high frequency whine of power garden tools in the area is a trigger that will almost always bring an attack if someone is in the area near the swarm.
Want to mention one thing many know but some may not....Africanized bees are often enraged by a high pitched sound like a lawn mower or power tools being used near them and it's almost certain to trigger an attack...My oldest Son's Mother in Law almost died from a bee attack a couple of years ago on the golf course...there were mowers working the area and she was just walking by the swarm and they jumped her..she now has to carry and injection kit of anti sting medication when golfing....She was told that the high frequency whine of power garden tools in the area is a trigger that will almost always bring an attack if someone is in the area near the swarm.
I try to give honey bees and bumbles a free pass around here. Wasps and hornets are ruthlessly hunted down and killed. An effort to to transplant worthy in this case, but gotta ask, what will the pros charge ? I'd suggest getting out a phone book, or googling the closest sources of local honey and asking those people if they'd be interested in coming out for a rescue. Fingers crossed for a good outcome.
contender
Ruger Guru
PLEASE, PLEASE call a pro. A beekeeper can & will get them. Often for free. Honeybees are critical to our food supply. We are losing way too many of them to diseases, and pesticides. They pollinate our food sources,,, and are very good for us ALL!
Call the county extension office, look up beekeepers etc. Even if a minor home modification is necessary,,, they do have ways to recover them and keep you from paying.
Call the county extension office, look up beekeepers etc. Even if a minor home modification is necessary,,, they do have ways to recover them and keep you from paying.
haymaker
Single-Sixer
I've had to call beekeepers many times to remove swarms from our yard. They are happy to get the bees and so they don't charge anything. They use smoke to settle the bees and then start collecting them in a big canvas bag. I had one guy use a small shop vac after he smoked them. He dumped them from the vac into buckets and bags and put them in the back of his car. He transported them to someplace to start a new hive. It's an interesting process to watch.
Try to avoid killing them.
On a side note-honey is the one food that never spoils. It lasts forever.
Try to avoid killing them.
On a side note-honey is the one food that never spoils. It lasts forever.
Aqualung
Blackhawk
Another vote to call a beekeeper and not kill them.
Aqualung
Aqualung
cadillo
Blackhawk
Get help. I once saw a man killed by Africanized bees that had colonized in his separate garage. Last year a friend and his dog were nearly killed by them when his chainsaw set them off. A day in the hospital for him, and about a week in the vet's office for the dog, amounting to several thousand dollars in out of pocket medical costs.
Busterswoodshop
Hunter
I am all for trying to save them. My dad was a bee keeper.
The problem is that every time I have tried to get someone to remove them they want money.
Even the people that advertise that they will do it for free come up with a reason why I should pay them.
Sorry but I am not paying someone to do something I can do myself.
The problem is that every time I have tried to get someone to remove them they want money.
Even the people that advertise that they will do it for free come up with a reason why I should pay them.
Sorry but I am not paying someone to do something I can do myself.
CGDustDevil
Buckeye
opos said:
A LOT of things will set off Africanized bees! And yes, lawn mowers and power tools will damn sure do it. There were two people and their dog killed out in Coolidge (20 miles from here) last August when they were cutting some grass and ticked off a hive of 'em.
Many years ago (late 1970s) I was in Maine on vacation visiting my parents. They were friends with a couple who purchased a home they had lived in and occasionally visited. I happened to be with them one day when they visited.
They kept bees... LOTS of bees. I was just horsing around with the dog, and gave a loud clap to get her (Jesse, the dog's) attention. In a split second I was totally surrounded by bees. Hundreds of 'em. I was standing next to the car so I jumped in, but the back hatch was open. The bees found me immediately and continued their attack. I finally made a sprint to the house and managed to get inside with only a couple bees still after me. (Thankfully in those days I was very spry and could run like the wind)
They said "Oh... You mustn't make noises here. You'll irritate the bees!"
DOH!!!! Now you tell me!? lol I was pretty lucky. Got stung a few times but escaped serious injury.
I'm by no means an expert but it seems there are a lot of folks who don't understand there is a big difference between honey bees and wasp. By wasp I mean things like yellow jackets, brown wasp and hornets... some of those critters are just down right mean and can put a major hurting on you. I'm pretty sure there is a big difference in the 'poison' in a honey bee sting and that of any wasp....
Busterswoodshop
Hunter
blume357 said:
Don't forget a wasp can sting you several times.
A bee can only sting once.
"Please do not kill the honey bees. There are be wranglers available who will come and get them and give them a home.
Monsanto is killing off bees every day, not necessary for you to help those bastards."
BS. Most feral colonies won't stay in a hive at all or not very long. The local bee keepers don't even want the ferals in their bee yards.
Within the last 4 years, I've had bees in two areas of my house(west side and northeast corner) and I killed them DEAD, DEAD, DEAD. Might even have used some Monsanto chemicals.
After you "remove" the bees, you'll have to open the siding and sheathing and remove the comb they've built. It will make a mess. Afterward, the outer wall will have to be repaired and sealed up. If any bees survived, they'll try to come back into the wall.
Monsanto is killing off bees every day, not necessary for you to help those bastards."
BS. Most feral colonies won't stay in a hive at all or not very long. The local bee keepers don't even want the ferals in their bee yards.
Within the last 4 years, I've had bees in two areas of my house(west side and northeast corner) and I killed them DEAD, DEAD, DEAD. Might even have used some Monsanto chemicals.
After you "remove" the bees, you'll have to open the siding and sheathing and remove the comb they've built. It will make a mess. Afterward, the outer wall will have to be repaired and sealed up. If any bees survived, they'll try to come back into the wall.
BlackEye
Single-Sixer
There's some folks around here that don't charge to collect the hive.
