There's a big ass bee hive in my back yard. Should I..?

How should get rid of these bees?

  • Shoot at the hive with my .22

    Votes: 14 19.4%

  • Spray em down with the hose

    Votes: 6 8.3%

  • Break out the fire extinguisher

    Votes: 7 9.7%

  • Run naked through the swarm and see if they follow me

    Votes: 45 62.5%
  • Total voters
    72
efeezy

efeezy

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So a shit load of bees swarmed in to my back yard and landed on a tree by my kids swing set. They don't appear to be leaving anytime soon and, judging from their behavior, they may be Africanized bees (killer bees, not nigga bees).

I need to eradicate this hazard as soon as possible. What should I do?
 


smoke, to neutralize them and then you can get rid of the hive. and save that honey
 
What you need to do is capture the Queen.

I think Honey Badgers can do this work.
 
I should clarify that it's not really a hive with honey etc. They came in to the yard in a swarm and then formed a bee ball on a tree. They've done this before but sometimes they don't take off for several hours.
 
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efeezy said:
I should clarify that it's not really a hive with honey etc. They came in to the yard in a swarm and then formed a bee ball on a tree. They've done this before but sometimes they don't take off for several hours.
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Makes no difference. You still need to smoke them and then get rid of the hive. The smoke like gets them high and they mellow the fuck out and wont sting you when you get rid of the hive.
 
efeezy said:
They've done this before but sometimes they don't take off for several hours.
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So tell the kids they can't play on their swing set and wait a few hours for them to move on. Or hire a professional to relocate them. No need to burn them out or fuck with them at all really. Bees serve one of the most important roles in food production and killing them out of fear is lame.
 
Fatbat said:
So tell the kids they can't play on their swing set and wait a few hours for them to move on. Or hire a professional to relocate them. No need to burn them out or fuck with them at all really. Bees serve one of the most important roles in food production and killing them out of fear is lame.
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I don't really want to kill them. Actually, if they are Africanized bees, even the professionals will kill those. We had a hive of them in the yard a couple years ago. I ran across it by accident and those fuckers chased me into the house. I got stung a few times, but you could tell they were much more aggressive than regular honey bees.
 
Spraying them with water will just piss them off, then they focus on the source of their anger and go straight for it. That's why they use smoke to disorient them.

Swarms are a different story than colonies/hives, and you may have better luck finding someone to come take them:

SWARMS
A swarm of honey bees is a temporary inconvenience that
may last a few hours or days. Honey bees in a swarm are
usually gentle because they have full honey stomachs. If left
undisturbed, a swarm will locate new quarters and often
disappear as quickly as they appeared.

Local beekeepers collect swarms to put into their unused
hives. They seldom demand a fee for their effort since the
bees from the swarm will grow when captured in a hive and
usually produce honey the next season. Beekeepers leave
their names and phone numbers with local county Extension
agents or local police. Some bee associations produce lists
of members who are interested in swarm capture.

It is not always possible to locate a beekeeper or practical for
the beekeeper to capture a swarm. REMEMBER a swarm
is only temporary and will move away as soon as the bees
find a new home. In only unusual situations will a swarm
remain to build comb and not move from a cluster site.
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