Just what I needed today...

[Rick Lee]

You can also make your own bazooka and blast them. I used to take a closet hangar rod, but you could use any thin piping to aim some good bottle rockets at the hive.

When I was a kid there was a wasp nest in the door frame of my grandfather's barn. One night he took a big mason jar and was able to get it over the nest while they were dormant, slid a big putty knife in between the frame and jar and then got the lid on. Then he just put the jar out in the yard for the wasps to cook in the sun the next morning. I thought it was cruel at the time, but a few yrs. later got stung by one such wasp and then thought my grandfather had gone way too easy on them.

[Chuck Moreland]

I had a recent run-in with bees. What I learned is that when hives overpopulate, they head-out seeking a new location. Or at least part of the hive does so.

Your group hasn't found its new location so they are probably just temporarily there. They won't be aggressive because they have no hive to protect right now.

If they find a good location (say your attic!), you need to take immediate action to get them out before the hive is established. Else you'll have a real problem.

[scottmandue]

Thermo nuclear war is the only option... break out the warheads.

[sammyg2]

That is not good! I zoomed in on your picture and found not only a killer bee, but a bad news bee!






Wow, Reggie Jackson buzzes off!

[asphaltgambler]

Prolly the queen bee right there...........

[herr_oberst]

Wayne, is there a Datsun Honeybee in your past that you don't want us to know about?

Thanks for the cool pictures and the Nature lesson.

[strupgolf]

Hey Wayne, you had better re-count. From the pic you posted,I only counted 9911 with one flying around the tree.

[stevepaa]

Wayne, if this is a recent swarm, like today , then the bees ate a whole bunch of honey and are inebriated and can be eaasily handled by the beekeeper. As they will secrete the honey in the form of wax to start making comb, they will then become more alert and more defensive.

So did you find a beekeeper?

[rcecale]

I got $10.00 that says you can't hit it with a softball!



Randy

[pwd72s]

Originally posted by herr_oberst
Wayne, is there a Datsun Honeybee in your past that you don't want us to know about

Thanks for the cool pictures and the Nature lesson.

Maybe a Mopar superbee?