Bumble bee nest removal?

[cynna]

has anyone here had any experiece with a bumble bee nest?

we found one today in the couch that we have outside under the balcony. the bees that are flying around are only small at the moment but when we disturb the couch there sounds like there are quite a few in there. whats the best way to remove them apart from settin the couch on fire - i think there is a fire restriction on at the moment

they dont seem to be agressive when we kick the couch but we dont want to lift it just in case....

ive had bee and wasp stings but dont think ive been bothered ny a bumble bee - and im not that keen on finding out if they do sting

[Nasty]

Smart money is on paying a professional ... that way you don't have to learn that you are allergic to their stings.

[Trumpess]

We have a bumble bee nest here, which is underground in our old wood shed. They dont bother us so we leave them alone.
Apparently they move house every year.
Your circumstance is different. I would get an exterminator in.
Safest sensible way I think.

[hayd3n]

just try using the extinguisher it might agitate them tho
of smother them um who know?

[CookMySock]

Leave it there?

http://www.bumblebee.org/faqNests.htm#nest

Steve

[Pixie]

Leave it there?

http://www.bumblebee.org/faqNests.htm#nest

Steve

Gee the Bumblebees have their own organization and internet site!!

Not such bumblers are they.

The only other such organized arthropods are the spiders.

I hear they have a world wide web.

[nodrog]

get one of those inscet spray cans that stays going once you have pushed the button down, like a flea bomb. set it of then lift the couch and chuck it under, then run.

[Jdogg]

If you are happy to destroy the couch just pour petrol on them, But on a serious note I was a beekeeper at one stage, and unless you want to deal
with a whole lot of angry bees get a pro in

[MSTRS]

Get in touch with a bee-keeper. Bumblebees are quite valuable to them, so they should be able to remove them. At no charge to you.
Otherwise, use Carbyrol. It is a powder used in sprays for caterpillars/white butterfly. You sprinkle a bit of the powder in the entrance to the nest. That's it. All dead.
Do not inhale any yourself!!!

[Headbanger]

I killed off an entire nest of Wasps with a can of black flag, It was a crazy hell fight, had me a little worried when they tried to swarm but the layer of Black flag I coated their nest with fucked em up.

[vifferman]

Don't kill'em if you can help it. They're not crazy fuckers like wasps, so they're not likely to hurt you. See if you can shift the nest (that Bumble Bee forum seems to tell you how to do it.)

[Quailboy]

Sorry O/T but check this nest out!

[daaatomic]

Don't kill them, bumble bees are quite harmless unless you really piss them off.
I found one at my place last weekend. Just wait untill night time(they wont fly at night), then pick up the nest and move it somewhere out of the way.

[Fatt Max]

Try calling Rentokil, they are really helpful

Just give them a buzz......

[Ixion]

I don't think bumble bees sting ? But I maybe wrong. Anyway, for dealing with bee and wasp nests generally, the shizz is BoraBombs. From your friendly local hardware store.

Gear up, (yes, motorbike gear). Approach nest slowly. Light fuse of bomb. Place or throw bomb. Retire expeditiously . The bomb creates a vast amount of insecticide smoke for about 10 - 15 minutes All bees and wasps will die.Any that survive will also die because of the residual insecticide left all over everything.

Best to warn the neighbours so they don't call the fire brigade.

Works very well. If outdoors , select a windless day. If inside, warn wife/spouse/partner/girlfriend/boyfriend/goat (I'm assuming that eradication is a guy thing) that the process will leave everything coated in white powder. It is claimed to be harmless to human beings. If you believe that.

[Big Dave]

I suggest employing 10 year old boy, with a garden hose and a cricket bat.

[Trumpess]

Sorry O/T but check this nest out!

Farken hell! Mortein did that??
Im running off to check me bbq!

[Usarka]

Don't kill bees, bees are good.

Wasps should die a slow painful death, but bees FTW.

http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/press_releases/current/bees.htm

[bungbung]

What about incest spray?

[nodrog]

What about incest spray?

who makes that? joseph fritzel industries?

[CookMySock]

I say save the bumblebees.:love::love: but burn the couch!!! :headbang::headbang::headbang:

Gawd, couches go up like a match don't they.. :whistle:

Steve

[MSTRS]

I don't think bumble bees sting ?

Yes, they do. Being mild-mannered means it is quite rare, though.

[slofox]

Bumble bees DO sting - I have had direct proof of that....when I leaned my arm on one - by mistake I might add......but they are quite hard to rile unlike the loony wasps.........try not to kill 'em if you can avoid it - they are valuable for pollination in greenhouses among other things.....

[CookMySock]

bumblebees, as usual, it is only the female ones that sting. :whistle:

Steve

[Ixion]

Just clarifying here, the BoraBombs of which I spoke are not a spray can thing. They are a bomb, with a fuse that you light with a match. Then they sort of explode, in a controlled sort of way. Sort of. But not a spray can, and not ordinary insect spray.

[nodrog]

Just clarifying here, the BoraBombs of which I spoke are not a spray can thing. They are a bomb, with a fuse that you light with a match. Then they sort of explode, in a controlled sort of way. Sort of. But not a spray can, and not ordinary insect spray.

where do you get them from? sounds like just the thing for Guy Fawkes now you cant even buy sparklers.

[slofox]

bumblebees, as usual, it is only the female ones that sting. :whistle:

Steve

Funny, that eh? Seems to be a general rule in the animal kingdom....(or should that be queendom......?)

[The Pastor]

man up and hit it with a stick.

[Devil]

I too have been pwned by a bumblebee sting, on the crown of my head nonetheless. that sucked. However, unlike wasps, they die afterwards.
Just grab the nest and shake that sucker. Take it like a man, they should all die after they've stung you. Problem solved.

[Freakshow]

Sorry O/T but check this nest out!

Thats a nice lil mess you have there!

http://www.fresh99.com/bee-problem.htm

[portokiwi]

:laugh: Gabby just sent me an email on that as I was reading this lol.

[Slyer]

Full thing here:
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2243176
:)

[portokiwi]

:lol::lol::lol:Did you see the seats allmost nothing left for the kids to sit on

[Slyer]

Ruthless eh!

PAINT THINNER FTW!

[Manxman]

Anyone seen Rico from the the Madagascar Penguins?

"Kaboom?"

:whistle:

[cynna]

thanks for all the suggestions

due to the fact they do more good then harm we decided to just move the couch to the back corner of the yard

managed to carry it no problems but felt sorry for all the bees that came back over the next couple of hours who couldnt find the hive. there were quite a few just hanging around the area when the couch was.... must have found it in the end as there are no more hanging around