On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 20:31:38 -0700, Faeandar <mr_castalot@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 02:37:51 GMT, honeybs@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(beekeep) wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 14:25:57 -0700, Faeandar <mr_castalot@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
>>
>>>I had a hive in the eaves (soffet?) of my house and had it removed.
>>>As I understand it, the honey and wax that is left will attract more
>>>bees, which is undesireable.
>>>
>>>What is the cleanup procedure for post-hive removal? Is it just soap
>>>and water? Special soap? Orange Glow?
>>>
>>>I have zero experience with bees other than this recent swarm so
>>>please spell things out as much as possible.
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>>
>>>~F
>>Just scrape it clean and let other bees lick it clean. Leave the space
open for
>>at least a week to air out. FILL THE CAVITY where the nest was with
fiberglass
>>insulation, then close her up tight.
>>
>>beekeep
>>
>
>That's an interesting approach. So new bees will not try and form a
>hive there, just grab the honey that is left and take it to another
>hive?
>
>I'm leery to leave it open as we have alot of other wildlife that
>could love to make homes in that large open eaves space. I need to
>keep it mostly closed up to keep the larger animals out, but I can
>leave a bee-sized crack along the length of wood.
Tack some chicken wire over it if you must.
>
>The fiberglass insulation is quite novel, I had never thought of that.
>What does it do specifically to keep bees away? Just take up space,
>or is there something about the fiberglass that they dislike?
Honeybees will not "excavate" to build a new home. They will to enlarge a
nest.
So if a scout bee from a swarm finds the area due to smell she will be
discouraged by the lack of room. They actually walk around the cavity to
see
if it is an apropriate for the new swarm to move into!
beekeep
>Thanks for the info.
>
>~F
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