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Please help - honey comb bees!

Discussion in 'Homeowners Corner' started by minianu, Aug 11, 2004.

  1. minianu

    minianu New Member

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    Hi, we live in a townhome with a deck. The problem is there is a honey-comb like thing with lots of bees. They are not honey bees but are similar bigger bees. They seem equally dangerous. Now they are coming up with another comb with more bees around. This has made it impossible for us to use the deck or even the backyard. Please help ! Anybody has got idea how to get rid of these bees ????? [:0] :(
     
  2. Carol Al-Ajroush

    Carol Al-Ajroush New Member

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    I'd look in the local yellow pages for a pest control firm for advise/guidance. Good luck.
     
  3. Pats_fan

    Pats_fan Former Resident

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    This probably isn't the right answer, but I would probably make sure all my windows and doors were closed, put on a long-sleeve shirt and pants, spray the nest with one of those long-range Raid poisons, and run like h-e-double hockey sticks and enter my house through the front door. Then I would crack a beer and watch the show through my windows. Oh, and you should make sure none of your neighbors are in the area, either.
     
  4. brim

    brim Member

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    Here's another unsafe-but-fun answer. Use a lighter and a can of hairspray. :)
     
  5. Pats_fan

    Pats_fan Former Resident

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    I like your idea a lot better than mine (it is more visually appealing), but for the fact that the deck might catch fire. And it would be hard to put the fire out with all those angry bees flying around...
     
  6. SK8R

    SK8R On the Clover Meadow

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    Hahahahaha!
    Now see.... that sounds like something I would love to try just because it sounds cool. Torch the Bees!!!
    I wouldn't even be thinking about the deck catching on fire until maybe.... oh, after that first squirt.
    There are a lot of nasty bees out there. I have been stung a few times this summer!
    Just be sure someone else is home incase there is a problem with beesting allergy, could be fatal.
    The shooting hornet spray sounds like a plan...
     
  7. bike4fun

    bike4fun New Member

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    Another suggestion is to do this after the sun goes down. Most of these insects are not active at night.
     
  8. afgm

    afgm Ashburn Farm Resident

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    Wait tell dusk, as Bike suggestions, all the bees return to the nest, and quiet down. Get some wasp spray from Home Depot. Very powerful stuff. Sprays from a distance. Spray the nest, and most should be killed instantly. I've done it many times.

    I would guess these are yellow jackets, if they are hyper aggressive. I recently had them in the ground. Dug the nest up and the nest was the size of two fists. Nasty critters. Actually, if they are far away from the house, and not bothering anyone they can be helpful to keep around. Yellow jackets eat an amazing amount of bugs. In your case, I'd attack with chemical warfare as suggested. Keep away from the napalm.
     
  9. gammonbabe

    gammonbabe New Member

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    BUT MAKE SURE YOU DO IT AFTER SUNSET!!!

    I will never forget the day when my husband sprayed a wasp nest in the middle of the day. He ended up in the garage hiding under a tarp waiting for them to go away. He still got stung three times, and it hurt pretty darn bad for quite a while.

    He learned his lesson.

    Marianne
     
  10. brim

    brim Member

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    You'd really have to hold it there for a while for a couple of stacked 2x4's to catch fire. :) Now, the hive could catch fire and that'd speed up the whole deck burning issue.

    More fun-but-stupid/unsafe ideas:

    If it's a hanging hive you could put a steel pail full of alcohol under it and knock it in the bucket with a shovel and throw a match in.

    Spray the hive with expanding foam sealant.

    Get some steam (steam cleaner, something that generates steam) and steam the hive and surrounding air. Professional beekeepers use steam to safely hypnotize/knock out bees so they can collect the honey from the comb. Once they're safely knocked out and harmless, mash the hive with a baseball bat thats been dipped in glue, then rolled in broken glass and nails, then set on fire.

    I hope these help! :)
     
  11. brim

    brim Member

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    Excellent suggestion! At night, the flames from your hairspay-torch would be all the more impressive! :)
     
  12. boomertsfx

    boomertsfx Booyakasha!

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    just put a turkey fryer in the general vicinity. According to all of the news stations, it's a death wish!
     
  13. BigBob

    BigBob New Member

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    Are you all actually talking about using a WMD?
     
  14. afgm

    afgm Ashburn Farm Resident

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    Gentle remove the hive at night. Do not disturb the sleeping critters. Attach the removed hive to the bottom of your neighbors car, close to the front. Call the Leesburg towing company from the Ashburn Village Swimming Pool, tell them your the President of Broadlands and ask them to remove the car. Should get rid of two pests in one effort. (ps make sure to remove the Smarttag from the bees before attempting this tactic)

    Alternatively, remove the hive at night. Do not disturb the sleeping critters. Take the hive into the new Broadlands Pub. That should speed up service and get everyone moving faster.

    If that doesn't work, wait till the hospital is built, (sorry Brim, stick with me) Remove the hive at night. Take the hive over to the new hospital site, and wait for the medical waste incineration event. Toss the hive into the bond fire. This serves two purposes, gets rid of the bees and provides landing light for the numerous helicopters that arrive at night. This in effect reduces the amount of electricity required in the area. Won't need landing lights. This then will eliminate the requirement for more power lines along the W&OD.

    Lastly, sell the hive to a collector. Use the proceeds to help Barbara "buy a paragraph" for her next post. :)
     
  15. DAD4

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    I follow this board everyday and when I read this I literally couldn't stop laughing. (So the people in my office think I'm crazy).
    I have to say this post is a riot. By the way, its "BUY" a paragraph.
     
  16. boomertsfx

    boomertsfx Booyakasha!

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    National police statistics state that almost all juvenile crime is committed between the hours of 3:00pm and 8:00pm, when parents are working outside the home and kids are left to their own devices.

    This is where the bees come in.... Leave the bees alone... they will help reduce the spoiled-white-kid gang populations... They will spend all their energy chasing the roaming hooligans of Ashburn and won't bother you.

    </psa>
     
  17. trb

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    ROTFLMAO![:p]

     
  18. ssripada

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    Well this seems to be the reason why my son had a sting playing on the Deck about 2 weeks ago .

    His hand swelled a little and it was really painful for a whole night .
    It reduced since then he is normal

    Another irony is that my wife went to investigate his bite and she got bitten on her feet , (Despite me warning her)

    Wouldnt the County or HOA do something about it???
     
  19. brim

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    Why would the county or HOA take care of a bee problem on your property?
     
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