We’ve had a swarm of bees move into the attic and garage. Gisele noticed them swarming around a small hole in the wall this afternoon, and by this evening (6:45) there are hundreds of them in the garage on the ceiling and walls. We can’t get to the cars.
I called a bee service in the afternoon and they said they would be here in the early evening. I just called and he said he was really busy; could he do it tomorrow? NO, Please!!!!
A few have made it into the house, but only 3 or 4. I stepped on one — it stung me!
I’ll update after he gets here — hopefully soon!
My bee story ended much better than yours. My bees are gone now and nobody got stung.
Comment by Don — April 22, 2009 @ 9:04 pm
Oh that’s awful! We have lots of bees here. But they were the worst in Alaska. So aggressive the kids didn’t want to play outside.
Comment by Robin — April 22, 2009 @ 10:13 pm
We have lot’s of bees here in the Park. They gather near each of the showers where they can find fresh water, so campers are always coming to the kiosk to report them. Park policy is to ignore them since they are natural and rarely sting anyone. They are just thirsty.
Bees in the garage is another story! Next it will be bats in the belfry… Hope you got them out OK.
Comment by Richard — April 23, 2009 @ 7:16 am
The bee guy came last night about 7:00. By that time the bees had settled down on the walls and ceiling of the garage. The bee guy walked up to them and brushed them off the wall with his hand. He said that since they weren’t protecting anything, they wouldn’t be aggressive. They are scouts out looking for a new place to nest, but they haven’t settled on the right place yet. We need to make sure our house is not the right place.
I vacuumed them all up, and he put insecticide strips along each of the holes in the attic where they might get in. He said there was a good chance I would see them again today, but they wouldn’t survive if they tried to go in the same place.
Sure enough, there are hundreds swarming around outside the front door and by the garage again this morning. A few made it in the house through the dryer vent, but I turned on the dryer to discourage that. I’m going to sit it out and see what happens.
Comment by Daryl — April 23, 2009 @ 11:04 am
Wow! That doesn’t sound like fun. Trapped in your house by bees!
Comment by Heather — April 23, 2009 @ 6:32 pm
But you didn’t get any pictures. I have 8 x 10 glossy photos with a paragraph on the backs explaining each one on my gallery showing my bees. 😉
Comment by Don — April 23, 2009 @ 7:12 pm
When I clicked over here, I thought it was Don’s blog story and I didn’t even bother to (re)read it. But I was puzzled by the comments. Don wrote the first comment on his own blog entry? Daryl wrote one saying the bee guy had come last night. What’s up with that? Those guys have their names mixed up. What a coincidence that you both had bee stories the same day! It must be a really bad year for bees, because a friend of mine had a huge swarm in her backyard tree last month and had to have a professional remove them. I would not like to have bees around my house or my front door. I’ve heard of people finding honey dripping down their walls because bees built a hive inside the frames. Hope yours are taken care of and find another place to nest.
Comment by Donna — April 23, 2009 @ 7:20 pm
Yesterday afternoon there were a hundred or so flying around. They seemed most interested in where the dryer vent comes out, so I turned on the dryer again.
Then I took the vacuum cleaner hose and laid it on the ground next to the vent (from a distance) and stood back to watch. Periodically a bee would get too close and with a little “Thwip!” would suddenly disappear. It was kind of fun until I realized that the vacuum hose holding the door open was letting them into the house, so I quickly canceled that line of attack.
This morning there are just a few. I think they’ve decided to find another, more hospitable place to establish a new hive.
Comment by Daryl — April 24, 2009 @ 10:03 am
Mixed up Mom, again. I put a reply to your bees on Don’s blog. I won’t repeat myself.
Comment by Mom — April 27, 2009 @ 10:28 pm