So, I ran over a bee's nest.. what now..

[beppington]

HELP! Recall my 3-sting hornet encounter ...

This afternoon I was machete-ing away at some vines on my "jungle" property. One vine was laying on the ground across a really dead piece of tree trunk at the base of a living oak tree. I went to cut the vine at ground level, & POW, bees are stingin' me & buzzin' all around. I ran, fast & far, swattin' myself the whole time, but they still got me 4 times (sure thought it was more).

Turns out their nest seems to be a combination of the piece of dead wood & the dirt around the roots at the base of the tree. I got in my truck, rolled up the windows & enjoyed rolling my tire over the wood/ roots makin' 'em mad. Must've been at least 100 of them, probably more.

Needless to say, I want to get rid of them. I'd rather not pour gas all over the oak tree's roots, maybe killing it, so ... Will a towel, sheet, or blanket soaked in gas & thrown over the entire nest area kill them?

 

[Danno1]

Needless to say, I want to get rid of them. I'd rather not pour gas all over the oak tree's roots, maybe killing it, so ... Will a towel, sheet, or blanket soaked in gas & thrown over the entire nest area kill them?

How about wait 'till nightfall, and empty a can of Raid flyng insect spray around that immediate area? If that doesn't work, then get more heavy duty (gas etc).


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[J_J]

Did you figure what they were? Bees or yellow jackets, or hornets. Bees are good for the environment.

 

[beppington]

Did you figure what they were? Bees or yellow jackets, or hornets. Bees are good for the environment.

No, not sure how to go about doing that. They entire time they were out of their hive, every one of them has this little buzzy zig-zag motion, like they're all hopped-up on caffeine. Never could focus on a single one of the darn things.

I'm sure bees ... & probably wasps, hornets, yellowjackets, etc. ... all have their place, role & benefits in nature, but I'm afraid these are just too close to my future life.