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Title: How to get bees out of double brick wall
Post by: malachii on November 23, 2010, 12:04:19 AM

Ok - got a call from the local lolly factory today - they have a swarm of bees inside a double brick wall. They're not sure how long they have been there - could be several months.

Short of taking the wall down - is there anyway to get them to come out?

malachii

Title: Re: How to get bees out of double brick wall
Post by: JP on November 23, 2010, 12:10:46 PM

Best thing is to open the wall, second best is a trap out.

If they had been there but a short time you could have possibly run them out with bee quick, honey robber etc... but that doesn't always go according to plan, could just move them into another section.

...JP

Title: Re: How to get bees out of double brick wall
Post by: AllenF on November 23, 2010, 05:18:21 PM

You could borrow JP's magic flute. :-D

Title: Re: How to get bees out of double brick wall
Post by: hardwood on November 23, 2010, 06:28:59 PM

EEEWWWWWW!!! :-D

Title: Re: How to get bees out of double brick wall
Post by: AllenF on November 23, 2010, 07:47:52 PM

Funny.

Title: Re: How to get bees out of double brick wall
Post by: Meadlover on November 23, 2010, 10:52:41 PM

Double brick - do a trapout!
Will take a bit of gear, some time to prep, time to setup, and several followup trips.

ML

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