"Devoto" wrote in message
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I hope this is the right group for this question - I've got a colony of
bees nesting somewhere under the floor in my house (they're using an
airbrick as an entrance). I don't want to call in pest controllers,
because
they're not doing any harm to me and my wife (although my slightly dumb
cats have both been stung), but I'd rather they didn't come back next
year,
as it's right next to our seating area and our back door.

I freely admit I know nothing about bees, other than they sting cats who
try to catch them, but my question is a) does anybody know roughly when
the
colony will die off (I'm in Newcastle if that makes a difference), and b)
if I close the airbrick entrance off with some fine mesh, will it come
back
next year (does the queen die or hibernate, I suppose).

Thanks for any help.

AFAIK they generally start a new colony each year, so after the autumn when
its cool and no more bees in view, fine mesh should do the trick for next
year. You'd have to do all the air bricks. Just be sure to put the mesh on
before the spring (which in newcastle is July I suppose :-)

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