Asked on Nov 16, 2014
Honey bee infestation
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Deborah
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A few weeks ago it started getting a little cooler and I knew that I had a few pipes under my new addition room which still needed insulation from cold. It is a 12X12 bathroom. I wrapped the pipes with an old blanket. Shortly afterwards, I started seeing honey bees coming into the existing part of the house. Because more and more bees starting showing up inside and outside, I started to investigate. And low and behold, where the blanket is over that pipe, the bees are going in and out of there by the many hundreds. I know this sounds really strange (it is to me), but I don't know what to do. Please help
10 answers
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Call in a bee person to remove them safely.
Adrianne C
on Nov 17, 2014
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There are bee keepers that will come remove the swarm for free. Don't hurt the bees as they are currently in crisis all over the USA and they are very important to the environment.
PnnyG
on Nov 17, 2014
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Gordon
on Nov 17, 2014
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Yes, call a bee person. They will bring a hive and remove them. It is free, as they need the bees for pollination of plants and trees. honey farmers, apiarists, or less commonly, apiculturists.
Judy Van Atta
on Nov 17, 2014
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In my area they want $300 to remove the bees. I bought a no pest strip and put near their opening entrance and they didn't like it and soon moved the hive, but now they are under another part of the house. It got cold so I see no activity and don't know whats going on. I am allergic to bees so there is no way I'm going to mess around under there.
Marjo
on Nov 17, 2014
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Call the Extention Center in your area. They are run by the gov. & have names of honey bee keepers. Don't call someone that will kill them like an exterminator. We can't afford to loose bees. They pollinate our food. They are dying off from pesticides. Honeybee keepers are usually happy to get bees.
Cheri
on Nov 17, 2014
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This site is new to me and I'm not sure how to go in and thank everyone for your response to my question. But I do appreciate your input. I had no idea that it was such a wide spread thing. I would love to to be able to keep the bees (some place other than where they are), and maybe learn to care for them and get a little honey in the process, but I'm not sure that I have time or understanding to do that under the current circumstances. I ask around for some assistance. Thanks to you all
Deborah
on Nov 17, 2014
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Me too Deborah, if I lived out of town I'd just get some hives and keep them. The ones under my house are not africanized because we walk right by them flying around and none of them are aggressive. Seems like kind of a rare thing in AZ anymore tho for sure.
Marjo
on Nov 18, 2014
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These are not aggressive either, and like I said these come and go inside and outside with the puppies. I wish I knew how to care for and keep them. I looking for answers. Thanks
Deborah
on Nov 18, 2014
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Get a bee person. Bees "separate" from their nests when the queen bee is taken away. That's how the bee keepers do it. After they remove yours, put a piece of cod (the dry salted stuff they sell at the supermarket) near their entrance, to insure they don't come back.
Ada Garcia
on Nov 19, 2014
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