BEES! EVERYWHERE!

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I was hoping to do some diy in the garden this afternoon. However, on returning home from the shop there was a swarm of bees buzzing about the gable end of our house, where i'll be working. I left them to it, thinking they would be gone in a couple of hours, but they're still there! Grrr.

We haven't seen them around before so I can't imagine there's a nest there. Do you think they've had their nest elsewhere disturbed and so they've suddenly come here and started to build? Or are they just buzzing around for s**** and giggles? I'm not much of a bee psychologist...


So...

Thoughts on how I can get rid of them!

I thought of building a fire underneath them in a metal tub we have, will the smoke drive them away?

I quite like bees too so don't particularly want to nuke them from orbit with all manner of chemicals;)

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doofer said:
Don't kill them, phone a local Bee-Keeper, they will take them, or know someone who will take them. Bees are having a tough time in the UK due to a parasitic mite that kills them off. Bees are awesome, if it was a Wasp nest then you could happily nuke it from orbit, but try and help the Bees!
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Yeah I agree, but how do you 'take them'! They're all over the shop!

Any beekeepers here?! Shall I build a fire?!
 
Thanks placid, Im not in Portsmouth, I'm in oxfordshire now. I've found this list of beekeepers so if they're still swarming tomorrow I might give one of them a call.

http://www.britishbee.org.uk/swarm_collection.php

Anyone know what kind of a bee this is?

Looks like a honeybee

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Sorry about the rubbish pic
 
rexehuk said:
I've tried the supersoaker flamethrower... It's quite dangerous once the pressure goes down and you end up ****ing petrol close to your feet :p.

Besides it isn't bees you need to be scared of,
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Ha, we had a hornets nest in our old house! They looked just like that, bloody scary! Especially the sound!

gord said:
Why aren't you contacting the bee-keepers right now? Schedule a time for a visit?
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This is a total guess, I should really speak to someone (i.e the beekeeper:D) who knows about it, but wouldn't they have to build a nest before they can be taken away? There's maybe only about 20 buzzing round the roof at the moment. I'd rather identify a nest (which I'm imagining is in a pretty difficult location) first before getting someone round to tear the roof apart!
 
Well I spoke to the bee guy. He says he can only remove them if they're visible, and if they're hidden away in the eaves then the roof might need taking apart:eek:

Right, where's my flamethrower...
 
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