Bumble Bee Removal

[adam c]

It appears I have a bumble bee nest under my back steps, I've tried to take a look and see where it is but without much luck. There's no place that I can open to see if I can track it down but I've been able to block one entrance I saw them going into and now they're swarming to get in.. There's a few other holes I can block but it won't do much good as part of the steps have a chain link fence so they can get in and out of there

Has anyone had any success with removal? I'm reading a lot of places will remove honey bees but nothing about bumble bees... I got stung today and they keep going after our dog

[C_Dave45]

A BUMBLE BEE? I don't think I've ever seen a Bumble Bee nest.


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You sure it's not a hornet?


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[adam c]

Yea it's bumble bees, like your first picture with a red end

[C_Dave45]

Wow. Cool. I like Bumble Bees. I friggin hate wasps/hornets.

Sorry, I got nuthin.

[nonofyobiz]

can't they be relocated?

...Whereas wasps/hornets you would just annihilate them from existence.

[HomespunLobster]

I had bees under my step as well (big concrete step). Try a beekeeper, they told me they can't get them out if they are to far in since they technically need the queen

[cancer man]

Get a beekeeper for sure but under your steps i'll wager wasp.
If they have a torpedo end wasp.

[firebane]

Originally posted by adam c
Yea it's bumble bees, like your first picture with a red end

Your probably running into these guys https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus_ternarius and they are mean little buggers.

They can repeatedly sting as well.

[adam c]

Originally posted by firebane


Your probably running into these guys https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus_ternarius and they are mean little buggers.

They can repeatedly sting as well.

Interesting, that's why I couldn't find a stinger yet felt like someone punched me in the arm with a needle

[adam c]

Originally posted by cancer man
Get a beekeeper for sure but under your steps i'll wager wasp.
If they have a torpedo end wasp.

Definitely not wasps, I've killed a couple already and they are bees

[loweg]

I had those in the front gravel and step area around my house this year, ran the sprinkler there every night for 2 hours for about 6-7 days and they packed their bags and took off

[jwslam]

Originally posted by loweg
I had those in the front gravel and step area around my house this year, ran the sprinkler there every night for 2 hours for about 6-7 days and they packed their bags and took off

By that logic shouldn't they be gone from all the rain last week? I guess unless he has an awning of some sort

[nzwasp]

I had a bumble bee (proper not these bomber things) under my front step for most of the spring and summer but I came back from holiday and I havent seen them at all. The area gets a tonne of water and the nest was at ground level so I'm assuming they buggered off.

I think they can survive some water because I've found them setting up camp in my sprinkler box year after year and have always just filled that up with water but they survive somehow.

[roopi]

@adam c so what did you end up doing? I've noticed some bees starting to fly into a crack by my deck so want to get this taken care of now.

[adam c]

I ended up doing nothing, luckily they haven't come back this year

[Tik-Tok]

You guys are crazy. I love having bees around, their nests keep the fucking wasps away.

We had a honey bee nest start under our concrete steps in the spring. Then some asshole wasps invaded it and took over. Then some badass bumble bees took their asses out, and I haven't seen a wasp in my yard since.

[firebane]

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You guys are crazy. I love having bees around, their nests keep the fucking wasps away.

We had a honey bee nest start under our concrete steps in the spring. Then some asshole wasps invaded it and took over. Then some badass bumble bees took their asses out, and I haven't seen a wasp in my yard since.

Traditional honey bees and bumblebees are usually docile and don't bother people. The red bottomed ones I linked to are vicious and will attack.

[A790]

Call a beekeeper. They will come grab them for you.

[adam c]

I had the red bottom ones and they attacked our dog and even stung me

[nzwasp]

I have a hornets nest under my deck now - anyone know of some good removal services to use to destroy them?