Posted by SusieThompson on May 23, 2004, 9:52 am
I am putting up this topic on behalf of good friends of ours. They have
had a colony of honey bees in their roof for a long time and have not
been able to get rid of it, even with the help of our local bee keeper.
This morning a new, larger, noisier colony has moved in, making the
problem even worse. The bees are coming into the house, down the chimney
indoors and worrying their next door neighbour.
Honey bees are protected, aren't they? So is there any kind or natural
way of persuading them to move out and stay out? Our friends are
talking about having to demolish both chimney and stack, and maybe even
some of the roof or end wall of their house to both get rid of them and
prevent them coming back. Our friends have just about had enough so any
constructive help or advice will be more than welcome. TIA.
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Posted by Nick Maclaren on May 23, 2004, 11:39 am
>I am putting up this topic on behalf of good friends of ours. They have
>had a colony of honey bees in their roof for a long time and have not
>been able to get rid of it, even with the help of our local bee keeper.
>This morning a new, larger, noisier colony has moved in, making the
>problem even worse. The bees are coming into the house, down the chimney
>indoors and worrying their next door neighbour.
>Honey bees are protected, aren't they? So is there any kind or natural
>way of persuading them to move out and stay out? Our friends are
>talking about having to demolish both chimney and stack, and maybe even
>some of the roof or end wall of their house to both get rid of them and
>prevent them coming back. Our friends have just about had enough so any
>constructive help or advice will be more than welcome. TIA.
As far as I know, no. But that is completely OTT - they can be
killed in situ if need be, but another swarm will probabaly move
in if they do that.
A more relevant question is why are they entering the house?
They don't normally do that just because they have a nest in the
roof - we had one in a chimney for years with no trouble. It
is likely to be easier, cheaper and more bee-friendly to block
the ways that they are doing that and encourage them to stay
outside.
I recommend that they consult another, more expert, beekeeper.
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
Posted by Dave Liquorice on May 23, 2004, 1:11 pm
On 23 May 2004 15:39:03 GMT, Nick Maclaren wrote:
> I recommend that they consult another, more expert, beekeeper.
I think there is someone over in uk.d-i-y with more knowledge about
bees than you can shake a stick at, try posting over there.
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Posted by Lazarus Cooke on May 23, 2004, 4:22 pm
There is an ng "rec.sci.beekeeping" which would almost certainly be
better than us.
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Posted by Lazarus Cooke on May 23, 2004, 4:29 pm
> There is an ng "rec.sci.beekeeping" which would almost certainly be
> better than us.
>
> L
No there isn't , you fool. it's "sci.agriculture.beekeeping". Please
pay attention!
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>had a colony of honey bees in their roof for a long time and have not
>been able to get rid of it, even with the help of our local bee keeper.
>This morning a new, larger, noisier colony has moved in, making the
>problem even worse. The bees are coming into the house, down the chimney
>indoors and worrying their next door neighbour.
>Honey bees are protected, aren't they? So is there any kind or natural
>way of persuading them to move out and stay out? Our friends are
>talking about having to demolish both chimney and stack, and maybe even
>some of the roof or end wall of their house to both get rid of them and
>prevent them coming back. Our friends have just about had enough so any
>constructive help or advice will be more than welcome. TIA.