How can i get rid of a bee hive in my back porch?
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spray it with bee killer Early morning or evening is best then wait a day or so to make sure you have gotten them all. respray if necessary then remove nest
# From a beekeeper, obtain a one-story hive containing one frame of unsealed brood covered with bees, one frame of honey, and adequate frames of drawn comb or foundation to fill the hive.
# Fold a piece of window screen to make a cone wide enough at the bottom to completely cover the bees' entrance to the building. This cone is then reduced to about 3/8 inch in diameter. Bend the cone's smaller opening upward.
# Plug all other holes where bees may enter the building. This is the key to any removal process. All other bee exitsmust be sealed!
# Protect yourself with at least a bee veil and long sleeves (bee gloves are optional) and use a smoker to confuse the bees. Fasten the large end of the screen cone tightly over the entrance.
# Position the one-story hive as near the cone entrance as possible. It can be positioned on brackets nailed to the building. Place the frames with brood and honey in the center of the hive; place frames of drawn comb or foundation at the sides. The hive entrance should be reduced to about a 1-inch opening to protect the colony from being robbed by stronger colonies that may be in the area. Bees emerging from the screen cone will not be able to find their way back into the building. Instead, they enter the hive. As bees leave the building and move into the hive, the old colony will grow weak.
# About 4 weeks later, remove the cone. Bees from the new hive will now be able to enter the building (their previous nest) and transfer the honey to the new hive. The queen in the building is lost along with a few other bees and perhaps some brood. However, with all the honey removed, there is little possibility of major odor or honey leakage problems. After the bees have moved completely and the honey has been transferred, close all hoses and cracks to prevent bees from reentering.
The maintenance department at my job, uses this spray, they spray the hive pretty good, and leave it for 24 hours, any returning bees are toast, after the 24 hours is up they use a spade and pop the hive off the wall and toss it out, then give a light spraying to place of the hive...they tried just removing a hive once..next day you could see a new one starting in the same place...so hit your local garden center and they should be able to get you the right stuff. good luck!
A rake or a nine iron does the trick, but be sure to wave your arms wildly while doing this to scare the bees away from you.
Ms. Frogymom has a good method. The only thing I would like to add is you will also need a frame with newly laid eggs so the new hive you are creating can raise a new queen. Also, there still may be quite a bit of honey left in the old hive depending on how long the old hive was established; this should be removed.
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