TheBip
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:54 pm Post subject: Bees in the house! How can I get rid of them? |
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Apparently there was a nest somewhere in the walls and mom tried to patch it up, only she did a poor job of it, and now we've got a colony of bees living with us! I want to get rid of them without having to kill them. After reading about all the troubles bees have been having, I feel more sympathetic towards them. Im not afraid of getting stung, but we have dogs and cats that have tried to eat them, and Im afraid theyll get hurt.
Should I try contacting a beekeepers organization about them?
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toni
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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The only way to safely and sucessfully get rid of them is to call a beekeeper. There were several cases of bees taking up residence in houses around here a few years ago and the beekeepers were busy people.
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Netty
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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I'd find a local bee keeper too Bip.
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eileen
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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A beekeeper will know exactly how to get rid of them for you Jen without doing them any harm and he/she will be only to pleased to take the colony away for you too.
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girdhar
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| eileen wrote: | | A beekeeper will know exactly how to get rid of them for you Jen without doing them any harm and he/she will be only to pleased to take the colony away for you too. |
Giving them a little dose of smoking to them I guess would help you. that won't do a great harm to them, But betterway you seek for the bee keeper.
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