Bees, bees, and more bees

[63DH8]

I don't know if this will help, but this past weekend, I caught my daughter using shopvac in my garage to suck up wasps. She stuck a 20 foot piece of plastic pipe on the end of the shopvac's hose and went to town! After she got the wasps, she sucked up their nests.

 

[heehaw]

great idea, then if its wasp or yellowjackets, suck up a tad bit of seven dust and wait...problem solved
heehaw

 

[meadowlarkponds]

Another bee encounter this weekend...different hive, different result. I was stung probably at least 30 times. This hive was much more aggressive than the other one. I've really got a problem now...in addition to having sore bee stings all over my head, I can't get this land cleared. The bees won't budge and won't allow me close to them.

Roz,

I'll try moth balls on the dozer, but have my doubts as to the deterence factor there. A mad hive doesn't seem to stop at anything. I may have to call in a beekeeper...or wait until winter to continue clearing. I sure don't want another attack! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[EddieWalker]

Have you considered wearing a net or some sort of suit to protect yourself?

When I hunt in Alaska, the bugs are so bad that just about everyone wears at least a head net. I've thought about wearing it myself, but don't want to dig it out of my hunting gear buried at the bottom of the pile. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Sorry to hear about your injuries.
Eddie

 

[heehaw]

go get some insect foggers at wally world, turn em on and laucnch em into the area of the nest...or put them there while wearing coveralls and a bee bonnett...
heehaw

 

[MDM]

I had 5 yellow jacket nests in my yard last year. If the nest is in the ground, here is one way to take care of it - Get a sack of garden dust that kills insects called Sevin. Its not meant for bees, but it works. I waited till late evening when the nest had calmed, then dumped a couple of cups of Sevin down, and around the entrance hole of the nest. All of the bees returning from the days work get it on them and take it into the nest. They will start coming out and it looks like snow with all the bees flying around the entance hole with that white powder on them. They eventually go in when the sun goes down and the next morning, there are no more bees. This worked on all 5 of the nests I had last year. I have got a couple of yellow jacket traps to try this year.