On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 09:23:14 GMT, honeybs@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(beekeep) wrote:
>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.
Wire mesh should work. The bees I saw look like they could fit
through chicken wire easily enough. I'll look into that.
>>
>>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!
Good to know, thanks!
~F
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