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

[Thomas]

Give it day than check on nest,if no action wait until after dark make pass w/mower..that should be the end for sure.

 

[MarkV]

Timely post for me. I was out this morning grading a new trail and hit the dreaded yellow jacket nest in the ground. They got me 3 times before I could out run them. Only took another half hour before they settled down enough that I could sneak back and turn off the tractor. I'll get it home after dark tonight. Those stings sure do hurt for a few hours.

MarkV

 

[Thomas]

MarkV.
"They got me 3 times"
Anything less than 6 strings we consider love bites up here inthe pucker brush states.

Glad your okay and be careful this evening.

If you can't sour the nest and have skunk near by,lure the skunk to nest..food..skunk will make short order of that nest.

 

[dsquared]

They are probably bald-faced (white-faced) hornets. Meaner than $%&T. You are a lucky man. You can kill them with a commercial wasp killer at night. Find where they are using binoculars during the day. Kill them at night without a flashlight. Good luck.

 

[gauthier]

Bees are pretty harmless at night,,so,,go back after dark,inspect,bring some wasp/hornet spray,if you see any around spray A couple cans in their direction,if its an in ground nest like yellow jackets,find their hole and pour about a gal of gas down it.

 

[captaincrab55]

Looks like most people use the bee killer that shoots a stream 15" or so.... Most likely a nerve agent of some type if it's labeled as outdoor use only... Great product, if used proper... Just a "Heads Up".....

 

[Transit]

Timely post for me. I was out this morning grading a new trail and hit the dreaded yellow jacket nest in the ground. They got me 3 times before I could out run them. Only took another half hour before they settled down enough that I could sneak back and turn off the tractor. I'll get it home after dark tonight. Those stings sure do hurt for a few hours.

MarkV

A few drops of vinegar will stop the pain.:thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[kebo]

Timely post for me. I was out this morning grading a new trail and hit the dreaded yellow jacket nest in the ground. They got me 3 times before I could out run them. Only took another half hour before they settled down enough that I could sneak back and turn off the tractor. I'll get it home after dark tonight. Those stings sure do hurt for a few hours.

MarkV

I don't think the OP that started this thread was timely for you.... he posted it in 2005!!! That's one thing I don't like about the software used to run this forum with. The date's not very obvious, it's pretty easy to search and find a very old thread and reply to it thinking that it's a fairly recent thread. Worth putting up with for sure! Still, all the advice given is good, so far I've not mowed across a bee nest/hive and hope I never do.....

 

[Rob-D]

Get close enough in the daylight to find their hole in the day. Then get a couple of cans of long distance bee killer. Go back there when it's dark. You may want to put on long pants and a long sleeve shirt. I like to wear safety glasses. Walk up softly and spray into the hole. I have seen where there are guards at the entrance even at night. Unless you have a big light on them they have a tough time finding you. Make sure you know which way you are going to run once you have sprayed them.
I'm not that big of a fan of pouring gas down the hole just to keep it out of the groundwater myself.

I wouldn't use gas either. If they are honey bees I'd try to save them as they are struggling right now and we need them to survive. Yellow jackets can be mean buggers so watch your self. I've used boiling water on an open nest.
I've often wondered what would happen if I ran over a nest myself. I guess the guy who opt for cabs have already considered this! One more vote for cabs.
Rob

 

[lilranch2001]

I don't think the OP that started this thread was timely for you.... he posted it in 2005!!! That's one thing I don't like about the software used to run this forum with. The date's not very obvious, it's pretty easy to search and find a very old thread and reply to it thinking that it's a fairly recent thread. Worth putting up with for sure! Still, all the advice given is good, so far I've not mowed across a bee nest/hive and hope I never do.....

where do you see that this was a 2005 post? In the header it says yesterday