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#311657 5-Feb-2024 08:20

Hi, we have a bees nest under a deck that the spa sits on. Before I start ripping up boards to try and find it do you have any suggestions on other methods to move them on. I tried sprinkling cinnamon where they enter but that has not deterred them.

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#3190756 5-Feb-2024 08:31

First off, please don't kill them, we need all the bees in the world and there are people out there who would happily take a swarm in and populate a new hive.

If the task feels too great, then call someone from this list of swarm collectors (please)

https://apinz.org.nz/swarm-collection/

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#3190775 5-Feb-2024 09:27

Shindig:

First off, please don't kill them, we need all the bees in the world and there are people out there who would happily take a swarm in and populate a new hive.

If the task feels too great, then call someone from this list of swarm collectors (please)

https://apinz.org.nz/swarm-collection/

How did I not know this was a thing? That's awesome.

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#3190845 5-Feb-2024 10:23

Given the threat that Wasps are to Bee's I am actually surprised the council doesn't have a Wasp nest destruction service.

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#3190849 5-Feb-2024 10:27

Thank you Shindig, I have reached out to a collector and will give an update here on outcome.

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#3190851 5-Feb-2024 10:30

Shindig:

First off, please don't kill them, we need all the bees in the world and there are people out there who would happily take a swarm in and populate a new hive.

If the task feels too great, then call someone from this list of swarm collectors (please)

https://apinz.org.nz/swarm-collection/

Do they collect nests/hives? Or just swarms?

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#3190917 5-Feb-2024 11:02

Sadly if the bees are not collected they will not survive in the wild for very long, the varroa mite will eventually kill off the hive.

Hopefully the keeper can get the queen and the bees will quickly follow, it is amazing to see.

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#3191031 5-Feb-2024 13:58

SATTV:

Hopefully the keeper can get the queen and the bees will quickly follow, it is amazing to see.

There are videos of a woman in the US who collects and relocated bees. Most often she does it without any safety gear. She puts the queen (when located) into what looks like a hair clip and then puts her in a hive for transporting. All of the hive bees follow eventually - it's fascinating.

I think she goes by the handle of Texas Bee Works or Texas Bee Lady or something.

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#3191375 6-Feb-2024 10:14

So after my wife and I both thinking they are Bees as they look different to the wasps we have seen the Bee collector says no, they are wasps and we can destroy. Thank you for the advice and nice to have it confirmed before doing anything. Sorry, should have posted a Pic originally.

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#3191385 6-Feb-2024 10:55

I have seen a guy on youtube that Vacuum's them up to get rid of them. if you spray them, do it at dawn or dusk when the hive is less active.

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#3191400 6-Feb-2024 12:06

if its a decent sized nest, just pay someone to do it for you. They will probably use some powder in the entrance to the nest, which will end up killing them all.

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#3191407 6-Feb-2024 13:26

Jase2985:

if its a decent sized nest, just pay someone to do it for you. They will probably use some powder in the entrance to the nest, which will end up killing them all.

Strongly agree with this. Friend of mine ended up in hospital and nearly died. He cleared out a wasps nest and really pissed them off. ~100 stings later...

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#3191410 6-Feb-2024 13:36

If you are going to attempt this yourself make sure you have some vinegar and cotton balls handy, helps massively with the pain from stings.

But do be careful those things when peeved are nasty.

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#3191483 6-Feb-2024 15:35

Glad you didn't get too close and get stung multiple times.

I assume that the beekeeper destroyed the nest?

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#3191494 6-Feb-2024 16:51

If they’re going in and out from under the deck in that location just get some of the wasp powder and sprinkle some there. It will stick to the wasps and they’ll carry it into the nest.
Wait until night time to do it and there shouldn’t be any activity.
You’ll probably have to do that a number of times over a few days and just keep an eye on the activity of the wasps coming and going until it stops.

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#3191499 6-Feb-2024 17:45

ToPGuNZ:

So after my wife and I both thinking they are Bees as they look different to the wasps we have seen the Bee collector says no, they are wasps and we can destroy. Thank you for the advice and nice to have it confirmed before doing anything. Sorry, should have posted a Pic originally.

very common for people to mistake wasps for bees.

check that it is the actual entrance and that there is only one. otherwise you can lay some wasp powder and they will land in it and walk it in.

if you feeling game an old trick is to take a length of hose, plug one end with the wasp powder, blow from the other end, and blow it into the entrance. that gets it in there better but it will piss them off.

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