Bees under shed....??.... I think

[jace1969]

I think we have bees nest under the shed,council are coming out next week to identify if they are 100% bees which i think they are,not a wasp i know that.

Has anyone on here had this problem and how they deal with it,the shed is years old but its raised about 3'' or a bit under so you can look under which i haven't done.

we live on the end house with massive trees and yellow pollen leaves which you can see some carry,just a bit of advice as i have blocked the bottom until next theurday

as it was getting mad,just a few now like 5 or so every so often but they just look about by there and fly off.

[Swiftfocus69]

Had them for the last 3 yrs , All in different places under the eaves of the house .Called out a pest control guy who sprays them with powder , That's it they tend to disperse , Don`t see them again until the following year when then tend to appear in a different place .

Council should be able to do the same

[jace1969]

To be honest its all money either way you look at it as my dad is 89 and house bound and we live upstairs the council is just inspecting its only £10.

Is there any home remedy as i know its going to cost which he/me aint got a chance of having done,i do have a picture somewhere of one i stunned then just flew off after.

[Turvey]

Any beekeepers in your area? Facebook group etc they may be able to help 🐝

[pragmatix]

As above don't get them destroyed bees are in short supply, no bees,  no pollination,  no crops.

[jace1969]

22 hours ago, pragmatix said:

As above don't get them destroyed bees are in short supply, no bees,  no pollination,  no crops.

I never do on most stuff but it all depends as i cant have them buzzing around,see what council says but no way can he pay.

Im going to look into the local bee keeper but i don't think there is a lot under there  as only a few and now i have blocked it.

[iantt]

i will ask at work, we got a new guy started a month or so ago and he has BEEn a bee keeper for many years.will see what he recomends.

[jace1969]

6 hours ago, iantt said:

i will ask at work, we got a new guy started a month or so ago and he has BEEn a bee keeper for many years.will see what he recomends.

Lol cheers mate.

Read that they just die after a 7 weeks the working ones and even get kicked out of the nest early so die that way as well.

[Stoney871]

Usually the bees will only congregate around a queen.
If the queen leaves then the drones will follow.
Bee keepers will locate the queen and put her in a mobile hive then once the drones have found her then the keepers will move the colony somewhere more suitable.
They won't destroy the colony unless absolutely necessary.

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[jace1969]

13 hours ago, Stoney871 said:

Usually the bees will only congregate around a queen.
If the queen leaves then the drones will follow.
Bee keepers will locate the queen and put her in a mobile hive then once the drones have found her then the keepers will move the colony somewhere more suitable.
They won't destroy the colony unless absolutely necessary.

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I had a quick look under shed as far as i can see but cant see a lot if anything,don't know if i just got it in time.

I have also emailed out local Bee Keeper which is Hagley/Stourbridge which is still a good 10 mile away so i will await see if i get any reply.

Still get 1 or 2 fly around where i have blocked it up but a lot less and i mean a lot,will see what Council chap says on Thursday.

[iantt]

Lad at work said there isn't much you can do. If there is only one or two at a time he says he doubts there making a nest. 

[jace1969]

2 hours ago, iantt said:

Lad at work said there isn't much you can do. If there is only one or two at a time he says he doubts there making a nest. 

Cheers for asking,there were around 10+ when it wasn't blocked but now i blocked it up i might get around 3 max at once but rare now as they look

around on the floor to see if any gaps and then just go.

Good to see what they say Thursday.

[jace1969]

Ok well pest control came round on Thursday and confirmed there a Bumble Bee but not a Honey one.

I said can you kill them and he said most people do but we say leave them as for the plants.

So i have left the shed where they go under blocked as i was going to do anyway being the reason from the start to seal it off.

I will leave them find there way under if they can and if they do come in the car/house there gone.

 

[pragmatix]

Just leave them alone, bumble bees are also in short supply

[jace1969]

On 6/22/2018 at 8:36 AM, pragmatix said:

Just leave them alone, bumble bees are also in short supply

I will as i said i wont kill a spider i will move it but if it causes a problem there is only one way,i have a very frail elderly person to consider.