Extreme Tiny Predator!!!!!!!!!!!!

[patandchickens]

If the swarm does not move on by tomorrow or so, try googling for a state or regional beekeepers' or honey producers association. That is how I found someone to remove a long-time-ensconced hive living in the eaves of my house... found honey producer site, got phone number for three local honey producers, none would help but one gave me website for local beekeepers' club, and through that I found someone to come and take 'em away. There are more beekeepers out there than you think, it is just a matter of FINDING them

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[jendh]

You might try calling your county extension agent in the morning. Just a thought. Good Luck!

 

[Captain Cluck]

I second the county extension agent.

Last year we had a swarm just beginning to nest in the water meter box on the ground in front of our house. We called the city to find out what to do, and they had someone come spray the nest. I was hopping mad when I found the dead bees and called the city to ask why they would kill a swarm of bees considering the bee population is dwindling. They referred me to a licensed bee keeper for more information.

I called him and asked if it wasn't against some law to kill honey bees. He asked where the swarm was nesting then explained that the desirable European honey bees nest up high - under eves or in trees, etc. The undesirable Africanized bees (which are very intensely aggressive) will nest low, in things like meter boxes, abandoned tires, etc. So if a swarm is nesting low, they should be eliminated and if they are nesting high, they are keepers.

So we had Africanized bees in our front yard. Yikes!

By the way, Africanized bees are not more venomous than European bees, they just sting in such large numbers that the venom overwhelms the body's responses. And it doesn't take much to set them off - a loud sound or just walking past the nest can provoke them.

I hope yours are European bees.

 

[rancher hicks]

Do bees smell? maybe if you cooked a pot of cabbage the smell might cause them to move on and then you could feed the cabbage to the chickens? Or you could play some Barry Manilow that might work. Put a light in the coop? OOOOO , or some Wayne Newton.

 

[karen71]

Sounds scary to me like an old B movie I think Attack of the Killer Bees

Hope they go away soon .

 

[krazeepolack]

I searched under "pest control, craigslist, & a few other places. It seems as how help is out there, thankfully. I waited until dusk, then walked out to the coop. Nobody VISIBLY/AUDIBLY buzzing anywhere. I gently walked in, laid my nests against a wall, & even more gently, BACKED OUT. I have no idea presently if they crawled into the walls or elsewhere. Tomorrow may bring a happier day for all concerned. I want to say thank you for all the rapid response's. Rest assured, I'll be walking on tip toes tomorrow morning when I try to re-enter my coop. It once took four people to hold me down, just to administer medication for bee stings. My wife did not even recognize me @ the time. I don't push my luck here. THANK YOU, one & all

 

[chseeads]

Well certainly be careful!




I was at a local Ford dealership once last year to get some service done and they were waiting on a beekeeper or somebody to come and take care of a swarm of bees that had just showed up and went into one of the cars (under the hood I think) sitting outside. lol

 

[vfem]

I want bees!!!!!!!!!

 

[terri9630]

Depending on where you are and what your coop is made of you could have a small smokey fire. They will think the hive is on fire and leave. If they are just moving in they may not come back. We got them out of our neighbours (steel) barn that way. We put some green wood on a gas bbq grill and shut up the barn and the smoke drove them out.


Of course mother nature might do it for you..... We had a VERY large hive when we bought our last place and a tornado left the tree and hive but the bees were gone. When we pulled it down it was 3 feet long and about 15 inches wide and full of honey.

 

[krazeepolack]

A mid morning inspection(very carefully, I might add) revealed NO NEW TENANTS! The desert area is starting to bloom into Spring color w/all the miniature little flowers, so i suspect the swarm was on a journey seeking a new honey collecting area. I WILL CHECK the other 19 acres. I believe my coop was just an overnight stop, where the little critters were seeking greener pasture's. (another calamity in life avoided)