Glen,
 
I have been taking bees out of walls for several years using the bait hive
technique.
 
Basically you need wire mesh which covers the opening and tapers to a thin
point that accomodates an exiting bee.  This is a one way street out of the
wall.
 
Place (on a ladder or supporting from overhang) a nuc ( 2-3 frames of bees
and queen) near the wire exit , the closer the better.
 
Over 4-6 weeks the wall bees will move in with the bait hive bees and the
colony in the wall will die out.
 
Then you can remove the wire mesh and let the bees rob out the honey..
(might not want to do this because of disease transmittal etc) or leave as
is and let the ants and wax moths take out the comb.
 
Make sure you plug up the wall really well or a future swarm will move back in.
 
BTW. Many cities will require a contractor's license to remove the wall
 
 
Paul Cronshaw DC
Hobby beekeeper in Santa Barbara,CA
 
 
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Date:    Wed, 25 Mar 1998 14:10:56 -0500
From:    "Glen B. Glater" <[log in to unmask]>
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.
 
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--glen
 
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