Not sure if the queen bee is under the siding or soffit facia...but they keep on coming back after we sprayed with detergant water. Also was sprayed with bee-spray previously.
2006-06-17 13:10:18 · 4 answers · asked by DAVER 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Well, there isn't wood siding...it's aluminum. I think the queen bee somehow is under the sofen facia or aluminum siding and they honey bees are trying to get in there with her...
Also, this is at my dad's house and he sealed some of the gaps in the facia with foam to try to stop them from getting in or under the siding/facia...
2006-06-17 13:20:34 · update #1
Actually we know a bee keeper and I suggested that he call him, I think that may be the next step since the detergant thing didn't fully work. It sort of thinned them out and for awhile they were almost all gone...they just took turns on a suicide dive towards the siding, but dad sprayed them out of the area with the power washer...that was working and was pretty entertaining for awhile but after he shut it off they all kept coming back....
I don't know how the bee keeper would be able to locate the queen without tearing the siding and facia down to locate her...that is the main concern with going that route...
2006-06-17 13:25:38 · update #2
Find out if there is a beekeeper in your area and contact them. Honey bees have been getting killed off in large numbers by a little mite, and a lot of beekeepers have had their hives destroyed and are looking for more bees.
Your annoyance could be their godsend and they would come and get them for free.
2006-06-17 13:17:40 · answer #1 · answered by Jill W 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Did the bee's bore a hole in the wood? If they did that, spray bug spray in the hole and all around, then caulk the hole closed. If there are bushes and/or flowers around there, get rid of them. Honey bees shouldn't bother anyone, they are just annoying.
2006-06-17 13:15:49 · answer #2 · answered by brittme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can look in the want ads, sometimes people come and remove honey bee swarms for free. make sure they are not really yellowjackets, if they are then you have to physically saturate the nest with wasp spray after dark to get rid of them
2006-06-17 13:17:32 · answer #3 · answered by ErasmusBDragen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a bee keeper maybe ask for bee keeper numbers on 411 the be keeper might kknow what to do
2006-06-17 13:17:10 · answer #4 · answered by Bella Italiana 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋