How about this procedure? Instead of using smoke,BeeGo, or opening the wall,make an inch auger hole in the wall and insert a swab on a stick that has been saturated with bitter almond oil and the bees come right out ready to be hived. has anyone tried this routine.. Holly-B Apiary P.O.Box 26 Wells,Maine 04090-0026 http://www.cybertours.com/~midnitebee -----Original Message----- From: Glen B. Glater <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, March 25, 1998 3:08 PM Subject: How do you get honeybees out of the wall of a house? >Hi everyone! > >A friend believes that she has a honeybee hive in between the outer >and inner walls of her house. I have not yet gotten over to verify if >they are honeybees, but she *insists* that they are not yellowjackets >and all behavior that she describes is consistent with honeybees. > >So: > >1.) how do I get the bees out of her wall? > >2.) do I need to worry about the honey etc. that the bees leave >behind assuming that I get them out? That is, do I need to plan to >tear apart the wall to take out whatever comb/honey is in there? Will >it destroy the wall? > >Thanks. > >...email replies to [log in to unmask] please... > >--glen >