Bumble Bees

[bryn27 89]

What's the charge for a wasp call out? local council is £ that about right.

[shropshire mole 190]

Our council charge £50 + vat for up to 2 nests, £15 per nest any others

[Phil Lloyd 10,739]

Here at Hampshire Wasp Control we charge £40 for the first nest and £10.00 for any others..

Edited June 24, 2015 by Phil Lloyd

[shropshire mole 190]

I think that a price of £40-£50 for a wasp nest is about right, any more is just greedy. Much prefer repeat business and recomendations rather than a one off "rip off" unless of course its a difficult job/access to get done, then can charge more

 

 

I also have a policy of returning for free, in the very unlikely event that the treatment has not worked

Edited June 23, 2015 by shropshire mole

[unclepesta 101]

nice to see the bumble bees being left alone where possible. sometimes they do cause concern as they do sting but where possible just leave them as they are not super aggressive. my friend had one set up in a thatch eve they were quite busy so we decided to leave them and let them go through there cycle, by the end of the cycle a lot of the honey is gone as they don't store like the honey bee, much smaller amounts of honey and much smaller nests.

 

if you get a bird box with bees maybe remove the nest and relocate, and just charge as per wasp nest for the extra time.

 

relocating a bumble bee nest is relatively easy especially if in a bird box, explain to the client if you were to kill them with insecticide that the bird box will be contaminated. so its usually just as easy to remove the box.

 

if its a super fine bird box then explain the same again but offer to open the box and remove and save the box from insecticide powders ect.

 

its takes a little planning and local knowledge as to where to relocate them, but im sure some of you guys will have thought of a place or two to put them

[shropshire mole 190]

nice to see the bumble bees being left alone where possible. sometimes they do cause concern as they do sting but where possible just leave them as they are not super aggressive. my friend had one set up in a thatch eve they were quite busy so we decided to leave them and let them go through there cycle, by the end of the cycle a lot of the honey is gone as they don't store like the honey bee, much smaller amounts of honey and much smaller nests.

 

if you get a bird box with bees maybe remove the nest and relocate, and just charge as per wasp nest for the extra time.

 

relocating a bumble bee nest is relatively easy especially if in a bird box, explain to the client if you were to kill them with insecticide that the bird box will be contaminated. so its usually just as easy to remove the box.

 

if its a super fine bird box then explain the same again but offer to open the box and remove and save the box from insecticide powders ect.

 

its takes a little planning and local knowledge as to where to relocate them, but im sure some of you guys will have thought of a place or two to put them

Relocated a bird box with bumbles in yesterday evening, they are now living in a tree at a local allottment, every one is happy

[DIDO.1 22,857]

Ha just got to a wasps nest....bumble bees! That will teach me to be a smart arse