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General Forum - Don`t worry, Bee happy (or not...) - Page 1
Elite
Actually, quite unhappy (and bricking it a bit).
I've got a big suspicion* that a colony of bees may have made themselves at home in my loft space. Local council website (www.fareham.gov.uk) doesn't look helpful, just wondered if any of you guys had any advice. I loathe to pay a bee keeper to come get them...
Cheers
Mike
*I say suspicion... have seen them from the outside going in and out of a vent, only at the rate of 4 or 5 a minute. I'm far too much of a girl to get up in the loft and have a proper look.
Elite Donator
Hmmm, I'd have said if you've seen that many coming/going in a short space of time that there's definitely some kind of nest in there.
Are they definitely bees?
If it was wasps then I'd get some of that foam/spray to kill them, but I have a fondness for bees (given what they do for nature!).
We had a wasp nest in the loft last year, took me a little bit of courage to get up there and check, but when I did I couldn't actually see anything anyway. I ended up just filling the hole they were using with the foam that kills them (did it twice) and it seemed to sort it.
Elite
Definitely bees. The hole they're going in/out is right outside my little lads window, so viewing quite safely from there!
Elite
I dont think you will have to pay a bee keeper to come get them due to a shortage of bee's.
To put your mind at rest, bee's are less likely to attack rather then wasps unless that is they arent zombie bee's then its a case of chuck the kids at the swarm and run away screaming whilst waving your hands above your head 
Elite Donator
i agree with miles and stu.
bees are great n' fluffy and make honey. let 'em live.
wasps are malicious little bastards who would rather sting you
than look at you. little ****s.
Ste
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Elite
What type of Bees are they if they are the huge Bumblebees then just leave them there, they are not aggresive and only have colonies of a few hundred. Plus in the Winter they will leave the hive and not come back effectivelly killing it as a nest, they are also very good for your garden. There is a real shortage of bees so if you can leave them then do.
If it is honey bees then you will have colonies of up to 20,000 and a bee keeper will take it away for free.
If you don't know but can get a photo upload it to one of the millions of bee sites someone will let you know what to do. Here is one link
Elite
Cheers guys. Had a think, and have decided to leave them bee...
One of them has stung the wife, so I guess they're not so bad after all.
Elite
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One of them has stung the wife, so I guess they're not so bad after all.
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Elite
Tell your wife to bee careful in the future.
