bees advice

[the_stig 6,614]

while i`ve been away for a few days bees have moved in under the kennels -- been in and out all day i cant see under whr they are -- are they best left ? how long will they be around ? all stupid answers on a post card all serious ones thanks in advance

Edited June 4, 2012 by the_stig

[the_stig 6,614]

anyone ?

[christian71 3,187]

anyone ?

 

Well stig as no one else will help i will, but dont expect a serious reply now!

 

£5 worth of petrol and a match

[the_stig 6,614]

anyone ?

 

Well stig as no one else will help i will, but dont expect a serious reply now!

 

£5 worth of petrol and a match

--- on a postcard anyway its a wooden kennel -- be a few tins of wasp and fly killer and run in the morning mate..

[christian71 3,187]

I had a black terrier that waited out side the nest all day every day for about 2 weeks and killed every one

she caught them with her teeth

[mally 832]

anyone ?

 

Well stig as no one else will help i will, but dont expect a serious reply now!

 

£5 worth of petrol and a match

--- on a postcard anyway its a wooden kennel -- be a few tins of wasp and fly killer and run in the morning mate..

 

I've used the ant powder in the past mate, if there going in through a hole then just blow it in and around the hole and they will be sorted. Best to do it as it's getting dark while there less active. You can also get the aerosol wasp nest destroyer they work very well too.

[christian71 3,187]

So you have edited (answers on a post card all serious ones)

 

So i will not give you my 2nd advice to try

(He bee's f@ck off)

[the_stig 6,614]

anyone ?

 

Well stig as no one else will help i will, but dont expect a serious reply now!

 

£5 worth of petrol and a match

--- on a postcard anyway its a wooden kennel -- be a few tins of wasp and fly killer and run in the morning mate..

 

I've used the ant powder in the past mate, if there going in through a hole then just blow it in and around the hole and they will be sorted. Best to do it as it's getting dark while there less active. You can also get the aerosol wasp nest destroyer they work very well too.

going under the shed -

[David K 172]

Hi, it is the time of year for swarms and please don't destroy them if you can avoid it. Try looking on the Internet for your local bee keeping association, many of them have contact details for swarm collection as bee keepers love free bees so someone will come out and collect them. They will need access to the swarm cluster to remove them so if you can see where it is all the better. Swarms will move on by themselves in a day or so if they don't think the place they are in is suitable but if it's warm and dry they could be planning on staying so the sooner someone removes them the better. A swarm is usually not too stingy as they are more interested in setting up home than repelling intruders. Good luck.

[the_stig 6,614]

So you have edited (answers on a post card all serious ones)

 

So i will not give you my 2nd advice to try

(He bee's f@ck off)

tried it no good --

[the_stig 6,614]

Hi, it is the time of year for swarms and please don't destroy them if you can avoid it. Try looking on the Internet for your local bee keeping association, many of them have contact details for swarm collection as bee keepers love free bees so someone will come out and collect them. They will need access to the swarm cluster to remove them so if you can see where it is all the better. Swarms will move on by themselves in a day or so if they don't think the place they are in is suitable but if it's warm and dry they could be planning on staying so the sooner someone removes them the better. A swarm is usually not too stingy as they are more interested in setting up home than repelling intruders. Good luck.

dont think they`d get at them sheds only 7 inch off the floor cant even see whr thr goin -- any quick fix get em to move on ..

[David K 172]

There is no quick way if you can't access the cluster. Maybe they have been there for a while and you have only just noticed them? It is a shame to destroy a colony of honey bees but if they are causing you problems and you can't get to the colony then you may have to go down that route. I have only ever captured swarms that I could physically put into a box and take away so I'm afraid I can't give you any more advice about what to do with them.

[nod 285]

what type of bee's are they

[moxy 617]

That would have been my first question, and it would have to

Be one serious bee keeper to try and collect

Them if they are inaccessible, I know a lot of our local bee lot wouldn't entertain trying to get them out.

Depending on what flavour the bees are will better enable you to decide what course of action to take, if any