# Honeybee infestation **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 26, 2009, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honeybee-infestation/69721 "2009-06-26T06:07:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![burnt\_toast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnt_toast/32/7518_2.png) [@burnt\_toast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnt_toast)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2009, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honeybee-infestation/69721/41 "2009-09-13T12:14:46Z")
hopefully they can be saved… I just watched a show about honey bees and how much we need them and how they are dying for unknown reasons and now i’m afraid that we’ll soon never have orange juice or apple juice again ☹ :tinfoilhat: ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2009, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honeybee-infestation/69721/42 "2009-09-13T12:34:21Z")
Yeah being saved would be cool, if the places who saved them werent stupid. We called everyone in the book in amherst for a 4 foot nest swarming 2 branches in a tree. They wanted to CHARGE US to remove them. I was like are you $%%%%^^ serious?!?! So we sprayed the entire thing down with something that would make raid wish it worked faster, scooped the with shovels into a bucket and threw them out. Total cost of removal, 3$ ---
**Author:** ![misteroman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/misteroman/32/7423_2.png) [@misteroman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/misteroman)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2009, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honeybee-infestation/69721/43 "2009-09-13T17:19:59Z")
I have no problem paying someone a couple hundred to remove them if they could save them.I just don’t want to pay 1,000’s ---
**Author:** ![dirtye30](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dirtye30/32/7333_2.png) [@dirtye30](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dirtye30)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honeybee-infestation/69721/44 "2009-09-13T17:47:00Z")
> [@Geehee](#): > > when was the last time you played bro? it was a pun on the irony of it all son! ---
**Author:** ![rugsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rugsr/32/7474_2.png) [@rugsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rugsr)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 5:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honeybee-infestation/69721/45 "2009-09-14T05:24:04Z")
yea, i posted this a while ago i used my shop vac…no bees were present so it went fine. 6.0HP vac \> flying power of bees ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 5:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honeybee-infestation/69721/46 "2009-09-14T05:45:41Z")
PM replied. The guy told my boss if he doesn’t have to get up on a ladder he usually does the job for free. If a ladder is involved he usually charges. This isn’t a fast process either so I’m not sure if it’s viable for a plaza with public access. The guy sets up a portable hive and then seals up all the entrances to the current hive, except one that he puts a little trap that only allows the bees to come out. Eventually all the worker bees are trapped out of the hive and the queen is forced to leave since no one is bringing her food. She goes to the temporary hive, the workers follow, then bee guy comes in and takes them away. It took at least a month. ---
**Author:** ![Harvey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/harvey/32/5069_2.png) [@Harvey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Harvey)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honeybee-infestation/69721/47 "2009-09-14T05:52:10Z")
I’ve used Sevin powder, by blowing it all over the entrance to the hive. They track it in, and within a few days they all die. ---
**Author:** ![misteroman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/misteroman/32/7423_2.png) [@misteroman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/misteroman)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honeybee-infestation/69721/48 "2009-09-14T06:27:40Z")
Jay, That would be fine.The bees are out back and there are 5 acres of fields back there so plenty of room and time.I would give the guy something for his time anyways just so I don’t have to kill them. I appreciate the help and I’m sure the bees do too!!! ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honeybee-infestation/69721/49 "2009-09-14T06:44:08Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > PM replied. > > The guy told my boss if he doesn’t have to get up on a ladder he usually does the job for free. If a ladder is involved he usually charges. > > This isn’t a fast process either so I’m not sure if it’s viable for a plaza with public access. The guy sets up a portable hive and then seals up all the entrances to the current hive, except one that he puts a little trap that only allows the bees to come out. Eventually all the worker bees are trapped out of the hive and the queen is forced to leave since no one is bringing her food. She goes to the temporary hive, the workers follow, then bee guy comes in and takes them away. It took at least a month. sounds like a pretty fggt way to handle those fuckers. was newman the bee keeper? ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honeybee-infestation/69721/50 "2009-09-14T06:59:28Z")
I’ll eat them all! ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honeybee-infestation/69721/51 "2009-09-14T07:10:36Z")
> [@JayS"](#): > > Even if you kill all the bees the giant hive and honey start to rot causing a huge mess and stink. I thought the shelf life of honey was infinite? ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honeybee-infestation/69721/52 "2009-09-14T07:40:44Z")
Perhaps the shelf life of the hive is not… ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honeybee-infestation/69721/53 "2009-09-14T07:55:31Z")
> [@LAFENGAS](#): > > I thought the shelf life of honey was infinite? > **[Honey Bee Removal](https://honeybeeremoval.com/)** > > Directory and Community > Once a colony of bees are established, and you kill them or they die on their own, and the nest is not removed, it is equivalent to unplugging your refrigerator and leaving everything to decay. There are thousands of bees, brood and gallons of honey just waiting to[drip](http://www.honeybeeremoval.com/images/dripping-comb.jpg)through every crack and crevice available. [http://www.bugspray.com/article/honeybees.html](http://www.bugspray.com/article/honeybees.html) > [SIZE=3]Lastly, the remains of a nest that has mostly > been removed or destroyed can present other types > of problems. **The honey left behind, as well as the > lingering scent trails from the bees which were > once active, will almost always attract other > pests**. These pests could turn out to be ants, beetles, > other bees or some kind of honey eating animal like > skunks or bear. **Many times these pests will become > active in homes where a bee nest was once present.** > Additionally, honey will rot as it ages. Spoiled > honey smells bad and the odor will eventually find > it’s way into living areas. And if the bad smell > doesn’t prompt a thorough cleanup, the damage > of it as it leaks through wall and ceilings most > certainly will. **Aging honey combs will decompose > and as they break down, the rancid honey will > ooze through walls**. Dark spots on walls and ceilings > are a sure sign of rotting honey and most nests > hold enough honey to cause this type of damage > following bee removal. > [/SIZE] ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honeybee-infestation/69721/54 "2009-09-15T17:05:09Z")
I’m building a deck… and called in the pro’s… cost about 175 for me to get rid of the problem 92 different nests. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honeybee-infestation/69721.md?page=2)