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Terry Coombs wrote:
.... Are you sure these aren't yellow jackets ? You said you've seen them nest in the ground , the only honey bee that nests in the ground is AHB's , those are the africanized ones - and they will attack en mass when disturbed . But you live way north of their range . YJ's are slightly shorter , more slender and more brightly colored than honey bees . If slightly larger than honey bees , I'm not sure , but around bumble bee size there are several varieties, some of which have already been discussed . If they are honey bees , going in with some smoldering rags (or put the smoldering rags in a tin bucket and sit it just inside the door) will help to short-circuit their alarm pheromone , making them less likely to attack . You'll want to look for comb building , one identifier of honey bees . If you see comb , call a local bee club and someone will probably come and get them ... feral survivor bees are highly desired by many beekeepers . If they aren't honey bees , you can probably kill them with one of the house fogger canisters , might use 2 to be sure you give them a lethal dose . they are definitely not honey bees or any kind of hornet, wasp, they look like small bumblebees. and they can sting more than once (honey bees leave their stinger behind). usually i see these kinda of bees nest in the ground like under a piece of bark. I currently have 5 colonies (hives) of dark Russian varroa-resistant honey bees , 3 of which have produced a honey crop for me this year - probably harvest around 50-60 quarts . The other 2 were just started this spring and are still getting their houses in order . there's six honey bee hives 150ft from here. people put them there and didn't even ask us. it's probably either on or very close to our property line. luckily we don't ever use that back part of the property for anything, but it would be annoying because they are blocking our access... songbird |
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songbird wrote:
Terry Coombs wrote: ... Are you sure these aren't yellow jackets ? You said you've seen them nest in the ground , the only honey bee that nests in the ground is AHB's , those are the africanized ones - and they will attack en mass when disturbed . But you live way north of their range . YJ's are slightly shorter , more slender and more brightly colored than honey bees . If slightly larger than honey bees , I'm not sure , but around bumble bee size there are several varieties, some of which have already been discussed . If they are honey bees , going in with some smoldering rags (or put the smoldering rags in a tin bucket and sit it just inside the door) will help to short-circuit their alarm pheromone , making them less likely to attack . You'll want to look for comb building , one identifier of honey bees . If you see comb , call a local bee club and someone will probably come and get them ... feral survivor bees are highly desired by many beekeepers . If they aren't honey bees , you can probably kill them with one of the house fogger canisters , might use 2 to be sure you give them a lethal dose . they are definitely not honey bees or any kind of hornet, wasp, they look like small bumblebees. and they can sting more than once (honey bees leave their stinger behind). usually i see these kinda of bees nest in the ground like under a piece of bark. I currently have 5 colonies (hives) of dark Russian varroa-resistant honey bees , 3 of which have produced a honey crop for me this year - probably harvest around 50-60 quarts . The other 2 were just started this spring and are still getting their houses in order . there's six honey bee hives 150ft from here. people put them there and didn't even ask us. it's probably either on or very close to our property line. luckily we don't ever use that back part of the property for anything, but it would be annoying because they are blocking our access... songbird In that case , poison the little suckers in the shed . Good beekeeper etiquette would be for the owner of those hives to contact you before placing them ... if they're actually on your property without permission , you probably have legal recourse to either make the owner move them or pay you for the use of your property . My hives are all within 50 feet of the house and we rarely have any problems . They can be a little ****y during times of dearth , but usually only bother us when I've been in the hives for an inspection . -- Snag |
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Terry Coombs wrote:
.... In that case , poison the little suckers in the shed . yeah, i got up early this morning and gave them some trouble. it definitely knocked the population count down, cuz now when i pound on the wall there's not quite so much noise in there. then i got the tools out of there i needed and plugged it all up again for the day. Good beekeeper etiquette would be for the owner of those hives to contact you before placing them ... if they're actually on your property without permission , you probably have legal recourse to either make the owner move them or pay you for the use of your property . My hives are all within 50 feet of the house and we rarely have any problems . They can be a little ****y during times of dearth , but usually only bother us when I've been in the hives for an inspection . i gotta be diplomatic, yet get the point made... friends own the property to the north which shares the access road. i think they forgot completely that we share that road... what i'm planning on doing is telling them that it's ok to leave them this season, but to not put them there next year. they'd need to put them back another few hundred feet to not be a problem if we need to use the access cleared through the trees. songbird |
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