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
>