Posted: 9/29/2008 4:13:40 PM EDT
  Just found these up in my tree. They are about 40 feet off the ground. They are buzzing around and if I watch them too long they start dive bombing me. Anyone want them? |
| I hope they aren't "killer bees". I had a swarm next to my back fence and when I started the lawn mower, they went apeshit crazy and chased everything in sight. Raid with 20ft stream took care of the problem......but it took them 2-3hrs to settle down so I could kill them. |
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Bees hate lawnmowers period. Something about small engine noise causes them to go nuts. They could be "killer" bees if they dive bomb you without provocation. Usually honey bees will keep to themselves in a swarm on a tree unless they in flight. There are a lot of displaced bees because of hurricane Ike. |
NO don't kill them...honey bee colonies are dying off at a rapid rate. They are very important to the welfare of our crops. They are just swarming...this time of the year they do that...they split from the colony with a queen to start another one. They will be gone within a day or two. |
had something like that in one of my trees a few years back but about 4 times as big. You could hear them from about 20 feet away. We called around to try and get someone to get rid of them.. BUT the next day they were all gone!!!! I dont know much about bees so it was really weird!!!!
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Don't know. They are to high up.
I'd have Karma do it, but I figure he wouldn't show up anyway.
I agree.
I'll see what happens over the next few days. This is probably what is happening because they are on the limb and not in a hole or have any type of protection from the elements. |
I can almost guarantee that they will be gone in a couple of days...I've seen them do this many times. |
I wouldn't kill them myself; I was being facetious. Besides, if I were to try to kill them with fire, then I'd probably burn down the entire tree/yard/fence/house. Kind of like Vietnam, where they had to destroy the village to save it, right?! |
| Put some soapy water in a super soaker type water gun. If you see a few split off from the herd, hose 'em down and take 'em to the Entomology Dept at one of the local unis (or your local ag extension agent). If they're Africanized bees, ask the person on proper protocol for control. If not, find an apiculturist in your area who would like to take them. |
+1 |
Agreed. But, if they ARE killer bees... Then what is the usual plan? I would think that, in populated areas, the colony should be killed. My grandfather kept bees, and i helped, but he was always on the lookout for killer bees. |
drill a small hole in the lid of the bucket, fill with water, reseal bucket, throw off end of longest pier you can find, wave buh bye (sorry, a good friend of mine died from [essentially] a killer bee attack outside del rio) |
When was that? I think I remember seeing that when I was growing up in Del Rio. |
Your next sentence is right, but not complete. IMO, if they are Africanized bees, they should be killed no matter what . Ask your local ag extension agent to suggest a professional. Control *can* be done yourself, but [again, just IMO] the risk is not worth it. |
its been a while now. 6 or 7 years maybe? |
| Called several bee people. Basically if they had to use a ladder they weren't interested in them. They are too aggressive. The kids playing and screaming in the back yard got them all fired up and buzzing the kids so I killed them all tonight. It was fun and interesting for the kids while it lasted. |
 pics? |
A good call i think. If they seemed over-agressive then likely africanized, although no real way to tell offhand. |
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Funny bee story that I feel compelled to share… When I was in college, my apartment roommate for a couple of semesters was a really nice guy (despite his being from Boston) with a Bachelor’s in Agriculture, and was pursuing a Master’s in Entomology. One afternoon I came home and heard a strange noise. When I walked into the kitchen there were literally thousands of bees in there, many flying around, and many crawling all over him. He had “rescued” a hive that was unwanted in its previous location. I said, “Jim, aren’t you worried about getting stung?” His low key response was, “I have been stung so many times over the years that I am now immune.” My response was, “I don’t fit into that category, so I am just going to stay by a friend’s house tonight. This will all be gone by tomorrow, right?” In all fairness, Jim came home one other afternoon, and I was hosting a keg party in conjunction with an LSU football game, that I thought I had previously mentioned to him. His response was, “I am going to stay with some friends tonight; this will all be gone by tomorrow, right?” The college experience was a wonderful thing, and I will never forget those boxes and boxes of various dead bugs on pins with nametags that he wrote in little itty bitty letters using a magnifying glass. Kind of neat and kind of eerie all at the same time. |
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