Honey Bees in outside wall

[Big Lou]

For about six seasons honey bees have swarmed to the inner space of a portion of our northside exterior wall. Now it's gotten to the point of too many bees, thousands and thousands. Sadly, we cannot afford to have them removed by opening up the exterior wall. Before calling in an exterminator can anyone provide a viable alternative?

 

[Mmathis]

Are there any bee keepers in the area? Maybe they can help.

 

[JohnHuff]

I think there are free services that will take them away. I would suggest posting on Reddit. You'll probably get a response within a day.

 

[JohnHuff]

By the way, if in the future you have hornet's or wasp's nests, before they get too big, squirt them with a water pistol. Add some washing detergent to the water. The detergent will dissolve away the nest and they will build them somewhere else.

 

[Big Lou]

Are there any bee keepers in the area? Maybe they can help.

Last time I checked most were not interested due the cost involved withe capturing them. Hense the cost to us to tear out and replace a portion of an outside wall.

 

[Waterbug]

That's my understanding too, bee keepers would only be interested in swarming bees, where the queen is easier to get. Finding a queen inside the walls of a house is pretty difficult.

I've seen a few TV shows of removing bees from inside the walls of a house. I forget the names of the shows. I guess it's a pretty big problem here in Phoenix.

They did have to open the walls to get the honey comb out, it was huge. It's the honey comb that does the damage as I understand it. Killing all the bees allows for other, worst insects to colonize the comb. mold, etc.

Checked YouTube...This guy found the queen, Pretty amazing.

 

[Waterbug]

Wow, this guy is good. He picks out the queen in less than a minute.

Some info at the end I think, at about 9:00 in. Customer talks about other methods they tried, JP makes it look easy.

 

[sissy]

I have a problem with those big bumble bees they fly right into you while your out side and even while I was mowing the lawn I got hit by them .I think they need to have there eye sight checked

 

[Mmathis]

Ah, ha! An accent I recognize!

That is pretty amazing, and for him to just reach in and pull out the queen..... !