FabSwingers.com forum: Problem with bees

By *unlovers OP Couple
over a year ago

rotherham

Does anyone know anything about bees??

Our bathroom window has a pipe underneath it and they have managed to get inside a crack underneath....loads have appeared today and all hanging about

Do we leave them or try and get rid

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

Honey bees or bumble bees?

If bumble bees leave them. If honey bees get in touch with your local beekeepers as someone will take them off your hands.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

The council might remove them for you but I don't think you are allowed to kill them.

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By *unlovers OP Couple
over a year ago

rotherham

I don't want to kill them I just want them away from our house

No idea what kind of bees they are..lol

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

"Does anyone know anything about bees??

Our bathroom window has a pipe underneath it and they have managed to get inside a crack underneath....loads have appeared today and all hanging about

Do we leave them or try and get rid"

just leave them "BEE" hahahaha ohh did you see what i did ohh fuck im funny..

no seriously if they wer wasps id say get in rentokill but not Bees they are cool

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

"I don't want to kill them I just want them away from our house

No idea what kind of bees they are..lol"

Bumble bees are black, round, and buzz very deeply. Honey bees are small, yellow striped, and buzz lightly. Make sure they aren't wasps though, as they are more likely to be nesting at the mo. And you really don't want them around.

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

get a big blue ballon .. cover yourself in mud and sing im a little black raincloud .. they should ignore you

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By *unlovers OP Couple
over a year ago

rotherham

Deffo not wasps......wouldn't say they had a loud buzz but there seems to be some big buggers amongst them

I daren't open my back door for fear of them coming in the house

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

Bumbles are fat and fluffy, even the workers, and they don't swarm. Honey bees are more of a problem I would get them moved.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Does anyone know anything about bees??

Our bathroom window has a pipe underneath it and they have managed to get inside a crack underneath....loads have appeared today and all hanging about

Do we leave them or try and get rid

just leave them "BEE" hahahaha ohh did you see what i did ohh fuck im funny..

no seriously if they wer wasps id say get in rentokill but not Bees they are cool

Beehive yourself

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

"Deffo not wasps......wouldn't say they had a loud buzz but there seems to be some big buggers amongst them

I daren't open my back door for fear of them coming in the house"

Call the council. Sounds like you have a swarm.

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

Just check that they're not those Africanised killer bees.... Other than that, you'll find that they're generally harmless. If they bother you, I'm sure that there are people who can move them, but generally I think that they'll move themselves in the winter anyway.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Got bees in the soffits. Just leaving them as they cause no harm really.

Wasps would get the full treatment though

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush

Print off a selection of photos from the new pics gallery. That should scare the buggers off.

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By *ScotsmanMan
over a year ago

ayrshire

Did you know they are the suicide bombers of the insect world.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Do any of them have knees?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hopefully not those dangerous hornets , I would ring the council they Weill send a rento kill person or something around to get the next and remove it or smoke them out xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I found it quite funny that on the main forum page, just beneath this thread there's another called 'Police Sting'

Undercover bees

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If they nest in your house the council will move them. Bumble bees are protected so don't kill them. You'll be responsible for the demise of the planet

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By *ercedes62Woman
over a year ago

Northampton

Are they quite a small bee?

If so its likely they are ones called "masonry bees".

They are much smaller than the normal honey bee.

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By *unlovers OP Couple
over a year ago

rotherham

I wouldn't kill them anyway....just don't like the bloody things and pissed off cos I cant have back door open at minute

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

Let them be.

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By *unlovers OP Couple
over a year ago

rotherham

In the forum there is a thread for jokes...hahaha

If you wanna tell one at least make it funny

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By *ucsparkMan
over a year ago

dudley

If they are inside your wall cavity they could be mason bee's, get a bee keeper from the area to have a look DM mee if you need a link

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

"In the forum there is a thread for jokes...hahaha

If you wanna tell one at least make it funny"

Mine was a pun, not a joke and I suggested sensible advice earlier.

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By *unlovers OP Couple
over a year ago

rotherham

thank you

They still flying about the pipe but hubby has now blocked it up.....now where are they going to go

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By *ScotsmanMan
over a year ago

ayrshire

"If they are inside your wall cavity they could be mason bee's, get a bee keeper from the area to have a look DM mee if you need a link

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do not walk towards mason bees unless you know the handshake.

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By *unlovers OP Couple
over a year ago

rotherham

I wasn't intending on walking towards them

lol

For a start I would need a ladder

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

"thank you

They still flying about the pipe but hubby has now blocked it up.....now where are they going to go"

No, you can't trap them inside and kill them, bees are too valuable!!! Besides, if they are honey bees and have made honey you need to remove their hive professionally otherwise they will just keep coming back, the smell will draw bees.

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By *unlovers OP Couple
over a year ago

rotherham

well hole is blocked up now but they still trying to get in

wonder if they get bored quick

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By *ensualtouch15Man
over a year ago

ashby de la zouch

Don't call the council if they are honey bees x

There is a website which lists bee keepers in your area and advice on recognising honey bees , I was amazed how many bee keepers there were to me .They are most helpful and will come and collect a swarm x

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By *unlovers OP Couple
over a year ago

rotherham

I don't know if we have a swarm or not

They just hanging about the now blocked hole

Thers about a dozen of them now

A few big ones and lots of little ones

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have them right by my back doors,when the doors are open they don't come into the house,when they're closed they constantly crash into the glass

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

"I don't know if we have a swarm or not

They just hanging about the now blocked hole

Thers about a dozen of them now

A few big ones and lots of little ones"

Phone a local beekeeper, I'm sure someone would be happy to advise or pop round for a look. A dozen sounds more like bumbles. If they were swarming honey bees you'd know about it - there would be thousands and quite aggressive!

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By *nigmatic1Woman
over a year ago

A seaside town near you!

I have a honeysuckle in my garden and the little blighters trounce it every year ..I never see the flowers! Apparently it is a good thing to let them do that so being a good citizen I leave them 'bee' hehe

It does piss me off never seeing the honeysuckle flower tho!

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By *unlovers OP Couple
over a year ago

rotherham

Ive not phoned anyone yet as we inside the house now so not bothering us but can still see them flying about round the pipe

Will go back outside later and check

At least the cat is bored with them

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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston

"I don't want to kill them I just want them away from our house

No idea what kind of bees they are..lol

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush

"I have them right by my back doors,when the doors are open they don't come into the house,when they're closed they constantly crash into the glass

That's because your purehoneypot is right next to your back doors

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By *unlovers OP Couple
over a year ago

rotherham

hahahahahahahahahahaha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have them right by my back doors,when the doors are open they don't come into the house,when they're closed they constantly crash into the glass

That's because your purehoneypot is right next to your back doors

Sometimes you know when you type something and you think ooerrr I just hope someone doesn't pick up on the obvious?

They always bloody do!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Deffo not wasps......wouldn't say they had a loud buzz but there seems to be some big buggers amongst them

I daren't open my back door for fear of them coming in the house"

Can't you just ask them?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have a similar problem - I think there's a bee or bees in my wall cavity

I can hear it or them buzzing at night

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

If they are bees leave them alone. They are endangered.

If they are wasps leave them alone - they die at the end of the summer in any case.

Have your door open ..... unless you are a florists.

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By *unlovers OP Couple
over a year ago

rotherham

well its going darker now as the weather has gone shite and only seen a couple around now so maybe they getting bored and fucked off

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Didn't read the responses.

Could be mortar bees

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"get a big blue ballon .. cover yourself in mud and sing im a little black raincloud .. they should ignore you "

I'm just a little black rain cloud

Hovering under the honey tree

I'm only a little black rain cloud

Pay no attention to little me

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

"I have a similar problem - I think there's a bee or bees in my wall cavity

I can hear it or them buzzing at night

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sometimes its good to have something buzzing in your cavity

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Open your greenhouse doors, the little buzzers are quite able to get in but never seem able to get out again unaided.

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By *umpkinMan
over a year ago

near the sounds of the wimborne quarter jack!

Your local police may have the contact number for a local bee keeper.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have a similar problem - I think there's a bee or bees in my wall cavity

I can hear it or them buzzing at night

Sure it's not your neighbour??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just politely ask them to leave...

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By *ScotsmanMan
over a year ago

ayrshire

"well its going darker now as the weather has gone shite and only seen a couple around now so maybe they getting bored and fucked off"
gas any hangers on and stragglers

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Your local police may have the contact number for a local bee keeper."

Fuzz for the buzz? It seems a little extreme.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ok, bumble bees are solitary for the most part and never swarm...

Mason bees and the like are also solo by nature...

Wasps would be an issue and should be delt with by a professional body...

Hornets are not aggressive, in fact they are less an issue than wasps as long as you are not interrupting their flight path to and from the nest, if they head bump you then you are in the way

Now honey bees are swarming at the moment and rogue queens will take flight from a hive taking half the hive with them, which I suspect is what you have.

Look up your local bee keeping association and ask them if someone who is experienced can come and remove the swarm, they may place a bait hive near the swarm to give them the chance to recollonate.

Do not try to to touch them yourself as a swarm can be quite aggressive.

Good luck

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"thank you

They still flying about the pipe but hubby has now blocked it up.....now where are they going to go"

Hubby has filled your pipe and blocked it right up...photos please x

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By *umpkinMan
over a year ago

near the sounds of the wimborne quarter jack!

"Your local police may have the contact number for a local bee keeper.

Fuzz for the buzz? It seems a little extreme.

Just one of those strange things they have to know - vet/abbotior on call for casualty horses/cows/donkeys is a favourite one in the New Forset.

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