OT – bees removal

[zocalo2]

Hola piggs, avid and long silent reader finally steps with non-housing topic! Got a bees’ swarm in back yard … any recommendations for a removal company? Thank you!

[njtosd]

Had the same problem and called an exterminator. They said that the swarm would be gone by the next day, and sure enough, they were right. Since they don’t have a hive they aren’t very aggressive – I walked out of my garage right into the swarm and nothing happened.

[scaredyclassic]

But if you get bees in your house do not tarry make sure they die or leave. I have a friend who had a hive in the wall with unbelievably disastrous results.

[moneymaker]

You could shop vac them up and then put a free posting on craigslist, I’m sure somebody will want them. Come to think about it, I guess you could do that with anything,surprised I haven’t seen somebody giving their significant other away on craigslist.

[jpinpb]

There are ads on Craigslist for bee removal. I had the same problem. Swarms could turn into hives and depending on proximity to house, it could be a problem. Bees are good for your yard, pollinating, etc so I didn’t want to kill them. I had a guy come out and take them away. I can’t remember the name now, but you’ll find many on CL

[SK in CV]

[quote=moneymaker] Come to think about it, I guess you could do that with anything,surprised I haven’t seen somebody giving their significant other away on craigslist.[/quote]

Make me an offer.

[zocalo2]

Craigslist led to relocation for $65 within 2 hours of call – could not imagine living less dangerously than that… Thanks much!

[Rhett]

A day late and perhaps a dollar short, but more often than not the swarm in your backyard is simply resting, and will move on within a day.

[Anonymous]

Is it me or are we seeing more bees now? 10 years ago it seemed that all the bees were dying but lately I’ve had to get a hive removed every two years (waiting 2 days to confirm the swarm decided this was a great place to make a new home).

[Rhett]

I’ve noticed more bee swarms that I’ve encountered while driving our local highways (5, 805, 52, 56 in my case). I read that they’ve rebounded somewhat from the mysterious colony collapse, but there probably are other factors that have attracted them to the area.

[svelte]

It has been a heavy year for bees. I went through a swarm so thick on I15 a few weeks back that I thought it was raining, so many of them were getting plastered to my windshield so fast that it sounded like raindrops…

[mike92104]

I wonder if people are just more aware of using pesticides on their flowers. We’re lucky that there is a bee keeper down the street form us with a hive. Those little buggers do an awesome job of fertilizing our garden. We get an amazing amount of produce.

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