Need help with bee hive

[Newbian]

Kill them with poison!

I sprayed a wasp nest that was up on the roof about a month ago. Started spraying. The wasps came boiling out to try to kill me. My stream of death was bringing them down before they could get to me. I could tell my can of wasp killer was getting light and about to run out and the wasps were still coming. There was no quick escape from the rooftop so I let loose with the scream of a whiny girl. My can sputtered out its last and I thought I was doomed. Luckily for me the wasps had run out of soldiers just in time and I was able to claim total victory and climb down the ladder with some dignity intact.

Did you gain a few levels while you were doing that?

 

[Dirigible]

Hella! I now get +3 versus stinging insects!

 

[OCGuy]

Attack them at dark. Give them a sleep from which they won't wake. Pour a few ounces of gasoline directly in the hole. For the love of mercy, man... don't light the gas!!! (Idiot youngsters nowadays always want fire - listen to your elders, dammit) The gas is lethal to them, and they'll spend the last few moments of their pitiful lives writhing in agony while their babies wail for salvation that won't come. If you feel the urge, this is the time to let out a heart-felt, throaty laugh of dominance. You are the man of the property, and no 6-legged Hell-spawned beast will ever have the upper hand over you!!!

For bonus points, the next morning you can f*ck the hole as a warning to others, if you like.

Win.

 

[Jeff7]

I've found Ortho's hornet killer spray to be quite effective.

Ineffective: Raid's "earth-friendly" stuff. I sprayed some of that stuff directly on some hornets exiting a nest. They flew around awhile and seemed to be somewhat irritated by it. They didn't seem to die though.

Ortho's stuff sent them to the ground writhing almost immediately on contact.

Link.

If you've not used this stuff before, watch out. It's meant to fire a powerful stream that reaches 15+ feet away. Don't get it on you, don't spray it into the wind, etc etc. And don't use them at short range, or you'll get a lot of backsplash.

 

[edro]

99 percent of the time, it is best to ignite the gasoline.
In your case, there is a gas line and meter 2ft away... so I wouldn't.

 

[BoomerD]

I actually hate that link. He killed a swarm, not a nest. They would have been on their way if he'd just left them alone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarming_(honey_bee)

Plus, they appear to be relatively non-aggressive honey bees...not wasps or hornets. (can't tell if they're "africanized honey-bees" which tend to be much more aggressive, but it doesn't sound like they were...no one was attacked during the assault)

OP, try to post a picture of the offending insects.

 

[BoomerD]

99 percent of the time, it is best to ignite the gasoline.
In your case, there is a gas line and meter 2ft away... so I wouldn't.

Actually...no. The gas fumes do the job without the necessity of fire. I've used it to kill yellow jacket nests when camping. Just pour a gallon of gas into the hole at night...doesn't take long to kill the entire nest...and there's no smoking crater for you to have to fix the next day. (there's a camping story behind that)

 

[AreaCode707]

Underground means it's unlikely to be honeybees.

Do they look like
A

B

C

If A, call a local beekeeper and he'll come get them for you, probably for free.
If B or C, you could try drowning (put a hose there and pump water in for a good long time) but will likely be more successful with a commercial insect killer pumped down there.

If you can't tell what they are, put out a bowl of bacon grease and a bowl of sugar water and see where they go. Wasps are meat eaters and will nom the bacon grease.

 

[Newbian]

Don't forget version D

 

[DrPizza]

gallon of gasoline

Are you nuts? Poisoning the ground a little bit isn't too bad, but an entire gallon is going way overboard. A cup of gas is plenty - the fumes do the work. Wait 10 minutes, light a crumpled piece of paper on fire & toss it at the spot. (Don't try to light it with a match - you have to get too close.) The fire will help eliminate some of the gasoline from the ground.

edit: on second thought, I looked at the picture again. Gas lines are too close. It'd probably be harmless, but would no doubt piss off someone who saw the fire close to the gas meters. i.e. if you just happened to time it for when the meter reader was driving by,...

Use an insecticide, at night. Or, (I've never tried it) just get a half gallon of concentrated ammonia from the store; should cost about $1 or $2. Just pour the entire contents on the hole.

 

[John P]

As others have suggested:

1) Find out if anybody will remove them for free. I know there used to be a Cooperative Exchange number here in Western Washington that would send somebody out to vacuum out the bees and remove the nest. Keep in mind some types of bees are crucial to pollenation. I remember watching a news show a short while ago where they were talking about bee populations being at an alarmingly low level currently.

2) The bees will be in the nest in the early morning or late evening when it is cool. Grab one of the foaming type cans of bee killer and soak the nest good. A few might get out but the won't be able to fly that well if you soak the nest good initially with the foam. Have a back up can in case you run out. Maybe even double team them with 2 cans. Just wear long sleeves/pants, gloves, etc... I've done a couple of nests and was never stung (knock on wood). Then either cover the nest up or dig it out. I would try to dig it out if you can tell how big it is and get rid of it for good.

3) Call an exterminator, they will probably charge you $50 - $150 depending on the size of the nest.

 

[spidey07]

They're in the ground. Those are yellow jackets, not bees.

Picture B from AreaCode's post.

 

[mmntech]

Underground means it's unlikely to be honeybees.

I'm thinking he's probably got a bumble bee nest. They're the only ones that live exclusively underground. I had them under my front stoop. Their nests usually aren't that big.

 

[AFurryReptile]

Obligatory link:

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2243176

That was awesome.

 

[MrMatt]

is OP dead?

 

[Born2bwire]

Attack them at dark. Give them a sleep from which they won't wake. Pour a few ounces of gasoline directly in the hole. For the love of mercy, man... don't light the gas!!! (Idiot youngsters nowadays always want fire - listen to your elders, dammit) The gas is lethal to them, and they'll spend the last few moments of their pitiful lives writhing in agony while their babies wail for salvation that won't come. If you feel the urge, this is the time to let out a heart-felt, throaty laugh of dominance. You are the man of the property, and no 6-legged Hell-spawned beast will ever have the upper hand over you!!!

For bonus points, the next morning you can f*ck the hole as a warning to others, if you like.

It's like fucking Shakespeare. :awe:

 

[Jeff7]

It's like fucking Shakespeare. :awe:

 

[MrMatt]

SO how do you think OP died:

1) covered in yellow jacket stings
2) drowned in gas
3) burnt to a crisp

 

[Jeff7]

SO how do you think OP died:

1) covered in yellow jacket stings
2) drowned in gas
3) burnt to a crisp

4) Tried to get high by sniffing hornet spray.

 

[Rubycon]

If you can purchase it in your area what you want is Diazinon granules. Sprinkle them liberally around the post after dusk when the insects are not active. They will perish over night.

Yellowjacket nests when found later in the summer can be dangerously large. If you are too close and disturb the nest and they attack you can be stung dozens if not more times in short order. Even if you're not allergic it can still put you at risk! Don't screw around with them!

Lighting a fire near a gas meter is absolutely NOT recommended!

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

What I don't understand is why the OP let the problem with the bees get out of hand. Does he only get mail once a week? Did he think the first time he saw bees that it would get better? Did he even notice the bees until he was stung? Why did he wait to do anything even then until the mail carrier got stung?

Is he holed up in his basement of solitude? Will mommy save him? Stay tuned for the next exciting installment of "Bee Horrors of the Real Planet."

 

[DrPizza]

I was actually stung by a honeybee the other day while watching them. I'm still surprised one of them decided that I was some kind of a threat worth losing its life over. But I did learn a few years ago, they don't like their little front lawn mowed. Not at all. They usually send 2 or 3 bees out to me, enough to say "get the hell out of here with that riding mower."

 

[spidey07]

If you can purchase it in your area what you want is Diazinon granules. Sprinkle them liberally around the post after dusk when the insects are not active. They will perish over night.

Yellowjacket nests when found later in the summer can be dangerously large. If you are too close and disturb the nest and they attack you can be stung dozens if not more times in short order. Even if you're not allergic it can still put you at risk! Don't screw around with them!

Lighting a fire near a gas meter is absolutely NOT recommended!

I actually made the mistake of walking on a yellow jacket nest when I was 11 years old. Of course at that age your first instinct isn't to run way. No, the natural instinct is to flail your arms, scream and stomp wildly in the same spot.

Right on the nest. No lie, I got stung 30+ times.

 

[Rubycon]

I actually made the mistake of walking on a yellow jacket nest when I was 11 years old. Of course at that age your first instinct isn't to run way. No, the natural instinct is to flail your arms, scream and stomp wildly in the same spot.

Right on the nest. No lie, I got stung 30+ times.

And seeing just this very activity happen when I was little is exactly what taught me NOT to do! Ah little boys!

 

[lxskllr]

I worked outside for ~25 years, and I could count the times I was stung on 1 hand. Most of the times I was stung, it was stupid stuff(getting stung on the drive home, putting hand on top of truck, on top of wasp...). I've inadvertently driven stakes through yellow jacket nests, and come away unscathed. Just dumb luck I guess :^D