How should I destroy this bee hive?
By kingparker
@kingparker (9673)
United States
May 3, 2012 3:37pm CST
Last year, we found a huge bee hive at the balcony under the flood light. We were hesitated for while, and wait until it is actually winter time, we bought those bee spray and kill it. Now, my mom found another bee hive, which is at the corner of the roof outside of the house, it looks like a light bulb from distance, but we just a bit headache what should do about it now, because summer is coming up, and it is the season for those insects to be active. Should I buy those bee or insect spray from home depot? I just afraid that I might irritate those black bees and they might come after me, what should I do?
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17 responses
@kingparker (9673)
• United States
3 May 12
I just don't have money to pay for someone to come out here to do such job. It might cost a lot of money from me, so I would rather find a way to get them out of my house, or I just have to get those killer spray to kill them all.
@rewardsinlife (1132)
• United States
3 May 12
See my post above...soapy water in a squirt bottle :)
@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
4 May 12
I'm wondering if these bees are honeybees or perhaps wasps. Usually wasps are black, and honeybees are a golden yellow. Wasps are dangerous insects and should be destroyed, where as honey bees are an endangered species and should be preserved.
Have you contacted a beekeeper or someone who would know which species are living in the corner of your house?
If these are wasps there is a spray bomb that kills on contact, and you can stand well back.
Contact a hobby bee-keeper to rescue the Bees, if they are honeybees.
@thanks1961 (7035)
• India
4 May 12
Underneath the hive or little away form the place, keep smoke and let the smoke spread over the hive area. The bees will slowly move away and mean time you can remove the hive and place it somewere remove place, like on a branch of a tree or more a safer place (ideall on a tree branch) and if possible place it properly. I have done it many times earlier and we used to keep honey bees and hives around the home. But take your own time to do it and please make sure that they don't stung you.
@rewardsinlife (1132)
• United States
3 May 12
If you can't afford the bee keeper, my dad uses soapy water to get rid of wasps...don't know if it works the same on bees though. If you have like a household cleaner that you can remove from the bottle, put soapy water in it and then spray from a safe distance. Just keep the door open and be able to run in and close it if they end up buzzing instead of dying too quickly. Eeks...good luck.
@asuankhor (37)
• Taiwan
4 May 12
If it is dangerous,really must call beeskeeper to claer it up.If u wan make it with yourself,I can suggest you how to do:
1.To live in peace with the bee,it will not hurting you when you not attacking the bees.From another perspective,can get free honey from they.:)
2.First sprayed with pesticides in the cellular,and wait for a few minutes,after that use the fire to destroy it.
But my suggestion is not to hurt the bees is the best,because they are living animals,also in order to survive and build their nests.
@lynboobsy11 (11343)
• Philippines
4 May 12
Ask help from an expert don't kill them, but be careful also. I know you have bee keepers from your place. Us here we only have farmers who knows how to handle their nest. I can still remember when I was young we have those bees at back yard of our house my father kept it for he used to get a pure honey bee from them.
@youless (112561)
• Guangzhou, China
4 May 12
I ever heard that the smoking will be a good method to let the bees go away. I think they will move and find a new home because of the smoking. After that, you can easily destroy the bee hive since there is no danger for you to do so as no bees inside.
I love China
@jazel_juan (15746)
• Philippines
4 May 12
Oh my i hate bees, you should have someone destroy it for you rather than do it yourself.. you might get stung
@coldnpale (555)
• Greece
3 May 12
It's highly recommended that a professional attendsto this matter. However, if you are sure you are not alergic, and wanna go for a stunt, I remember a time my grandmother used a torch of fire to smoke the beehive. Apparently smoke makes them dizzy. You should look into the matter more though before trying anything. That time, the beehive fell on the shoulder of my grandmother, and she got pretty many bee stings.:P
@tigershark (202)
• United States
4 May 12
Yep, you should definitely ask a beekeeper to remove those bees for you. It would be embarrassing and foolish to fail at expelling those bees from your lawn.
If you have no other choice, then I recommend using smoke to calm those bees first.
@thewonderboy (7501)
• India
4 May 12
Bees are very dangerous and you must be very careful while destroying them. When you try to destroy their house they become the most aggressive and began to attack you. Remember that there in a beehive there are hundreds of bees inside it. So you must be very careful while dealing with it. I think it is quite risky to do it becuase they gives us a lot of pain when they pinch us.
So I think it is better to have the help of the who deals the things regarding it.
@palonghorn (5479)
• United States
3 May 12
One thing to do is contact your local agricultural extension office, or 4H office. They can tell you what type of bee you have, how to safely remove them, and/or who to contact that will come take care of the bees for you. Depending on what part of the country you live in, it could be killer bees, which are very aggressive if disturbed. Since you say that it is a large black bee, it is probably a carpenter bee, which normally don't harm humans.
@Bluedoll (16773)
• Canada
3 May 12
Maybe an empty house. Knock it down with a broom and run?
I hate to see anyone get stung and some bees can be aggressive. On the other hand they do serve a purpose. They pollinate, also clean up and keep other bugs under control. They also go through a cycle. In the spring (at least around here) they are hovering around before the flowers come to bloom but then are so busy they don’t bother you unless you have sweet smelling food. Usually, if left alone they leave you alone. Sitting on one doesn’t count though.
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
3 May 12
Well to get ride of the bees use crushed pyrethrin its parts of flowers and it doesn't harm people or animals around. To keep the hive from coming back you'll have to remove the hive after all the bees are gone other wise other bees will come back and start living in it again. Pyrethrin won't hurt you just the bees it'll kill the naturally and it won't harm anything either perfectly safe.
