I always thought that bee keepers would be willing to take bees away for
free. I don't know where you are located. I would call the local
agricultural cooperative or some local beekeepers. Of course, this assumes
that these are actual honey bees. If they're anything else, you're out of
luck. If the eviction strategy doesn't work out, the usual more drastic
approach is to buy bee and wasp killer spray in an aerosol can. It is
designed to shoot pretty far. 25 feet up may be a bit of a challenge from
the ground though. Usually the best time to do such things is right after
dusk. My bet is that if they're honey bees, you'll find someone to take
them and avoid the battle.
At 10:20 PM 7/8/2005, bob dyar wrote:
>this list is such a great source of knowledge that I am hoping someone can
>help me . I have a swarm of honey bees in a tree in my front yard. the swarm
>is about 25 up the tree amongst all of the leaves. My wife wants me to get rid
>of them but I am at a loss to know how to attack them.
>( the bee removal co wants $600 !)
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