I would like to get rid of a beehive which is in one of my trees without killing the bees?
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My very useful beehive trolley. Note the extra-high ‘back’, and longer ‘tongue’, to better hold a triple Langstroth 8-frame beehive, with migratory lid. Big.
Most recently, it proved very useful in moving around the best part of a cubic metre of crushed rock and packing sand (in the bucket shown), for one of my projects.
Submitted for the week’s assignment, Wheeled Transportation, in the Active Assignment Weekly group.
What it took:
Prop up the tongue, with the float from a ball valve, to produce a more interesting angle. Pop up the camera flash, to provide some fill flash, since I’m shooting just West of North, almost towards the Sun.
Pentax K10D, focal length 31mm, f/5.0, 1/60s, ISO 100, flash, manual exposure. 14:04:51 20may2007.
Question by P. A: I would like to get rid of a beehive which is in one of my trees without killing the bees?
I would like to get rid of it without killing the bees, what should I do?
What do you think? Answer below!
5 Responses to I would like to get rid of a beehive which is in one of my trees without killing the bees?
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I would be careful if you live in the southern states because of the africanized bees. I would get in touch with an exterminator. Regards, Dale
Dale
March 24, 2012 at 2:20 am
contact a local beekeeper to come and collect the swarm!
ramrod
March 24, 2012 at 3:02 am
contact a local beekeeper or anyone who deal with bees
rita Samer
March 24, 2012 at 3:14 am
It all depends on whether they’re honey bees or a type of wasp. Identify them, and call an exterminator.
saaanen
March 24, 2012 at 3:21 am
your best bet would be not to touch the bees, like some people have already said these can be Africanized honey bees. Your best option is to leave them alone they are most likely swarming meaning that they just left their old hive and are searching for a new location they will leave soon once scouts have found a new and suitable home. If the bees are there for more than twenty four hours, I would contact either your local police or fire departments, non emergency contact number, they usually have bee keepers within the area on call who will come out and remove the bees. If you would like there are a few non lethal chemicals that can drive bees away from your house they are usually added to escape boards in honey production. Just in what ever option you choose to do be careful these bees are currently tired from traveling and most likely won’t sting, but if aggravated they can swarm and attack in almost their full number which dependant on the size can be anywhere from 10 to 60 thousand bees. It would probably not be a bad idea though to have the bees captured due to the fact that they can take residence in your or a neighbors home. *Note if this is a hornets or a wasps nest most information up here is moot towards those insects.
comicmannbk
March 24, 2012 at 4:02 am