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Mon, 28 Apr 1997 13:03:53 -0400
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> I have been reading all the threads abour bee removal lately, and have
> tried some of the methods. The
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> sucess rate is a little slow in coming though.  The outside type is
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> good, but the house removal,
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> when the bees are in a wall has not worked yet. I need a little help with
> this one.  The bees are in a
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> wall.  Some children have thrown rocks and sticks at the wall, making
> several holes in it.  Last year
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> the owner of the property tried to ki;ll the bees by spraying them with
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> insecticide.  The bees are back.
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> The bees are spread two wide and about four feet up the inside the wall.
> There are bees at each of the
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> 6 or 7 entrance holes.Several houses are close by with children in each.
> THE BEES MUST GO>
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> I possibly could cut the wall section out, but feel the honey may be
> contaiminated. The chances of finding
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> the Queen in that maze from the wall would be pure luck. The funnel
method
> won't work because of the
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> multiple entrances.  Some are not accessible to plug up, because the bees
> have built comb all over
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> them. Ive heard that the hive instinct is such that the bees will return
> from foraging and take up again
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> even after the bees have been.  Is there something that will kill the
bees
> like soap and water in a sprayer.
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> or a chemical that will get all  the bees. They are a hazard  to the
area.
> HELP if you can please
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> WALT 3 years, 6 hives S.C. still learning from the bees.

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