I agree with Richard.  I certainly would not cut the top plate.  It would 
likely not be necessary if you have access to an attic.  You could have 
access to the soffit from the attic, but... depending on the pitch of the 
roof, it could be a very difficult job.  This is a job that I too would want 
to do from the outside.

You never really know where the hive is, only where they go in.  I have seen 
that off by a considerable distance.  My first guess is that you would find 
the bees in the soffit or if the attic floor is finished, in between the 
floor joists.

Some jobs are worth passing up.  Have you suggested leaving the colony be?

Larry Krengel

>> personally, I'd not cut the top plates.
> reconsider an external colony, using a lift or scaffolding.
>
> Richard Martyniak, ALLFloridaBeeRemoval.com
>
>> I have an architectual detail questions.  I had a call from a fellow who 
>> has a 4 story brick house.  The bees are in the soffit just behind the 
>> gutter.  It's not practical to get up to the eave from the outside.  Has 
>> anyone tried cutting into the eave on a brick-verneer wall from the 
>> INSIDE?

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