Comments on: Removing Bees from a House

By: dni

dni — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:49:31 +0000

Joyce,
They may stay there, if it is hospitable.
Best find someone who can help you get them out (you certainly don’t want to kill them in there)
http://mainebeekeepers.org/the-bee-line/catch-swarms-before-they-find-a-home-in-a-wall/

By: Joyce Anderson

Joyce Anderson — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:44:38 +0000

This is the second summer that honey bees from the blueberry fields have decided to come live between my enclosed porch and house. There is a one inch opening there. I noticed yesturday honey bees very active in that area, coming and going. I have a friend who is very excited about retreiving the bees but he is not a carpenter and I am reluctant to have him do too much demolition to get to the bees. I absolutely want to save the bees even if they just stay where they are. They may just move on soon. This could be a temporary home for them, right?
Peace,
Joyce

By: Richard Choyce

Richard Choyce — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:41:54 +0000

Hi Everyone,
Its so neat collecting bees and comb from a hidden location on a home! You don’t know what your getting into until you open things up and surprise! My first removal was on a co-workers home down near the foundation, between the floor joists. He said that they have only been there for maybe 3-weeks. Once I opened thing up I wished that I had brought a deep hive body to put them into instead of a nuc box. They had 10- 16” long combs that I held into empty frames with fishing string. You’ll have to let us know how the little hive does? Good job!