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SusieThompson wrote:
I am putting up this topic on behalf of good friends of ours. They have
had a colony of honey bees in their roof for a long time and have not
been able to get rid of it, even with the help of our local bee keeper.
This morning a new, larger, noisier colony has moved in, making the
problem even worse. The bees are coming into the house, down the chimney
indoors and worrying their next door neighbour.

Honey bees are protected, aren't they? So is there any kind or natural
way of persuading them to move out and stay out? Our friends are
talking about having to demolish both chimney and stack, and maybe even
some of the roof or end wall of their house to both get rid of them and
prevent them coming back. Our friends have just about had enough so any
constructive help or advice will be more than welcome. TIA.

As far as I know, no. But that is completely OTT - they can be
killed in situ if need be, but another swarm will probabaly move
in if they do that.

A more relevant question is why are they entering the house?

They don't normally do that just because they have a nest in the
roof - we had one in a chimney for years with no trouble. It
is likely to be easier, cheaper and more bee-friendly to block
the ways that they are doing that and encourage them to stay
outside.

I recommend that they consult another, more expert, beekeeper.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.