Wayne,
Agree with the opinion to leave them if you can. If you by any means
can't have them look at the following site for a REAL beekeeper close
to you who will try to remove them.
http://www.ebeehoney.com/swarmremovalmap.html
Wolfgang
On Jul 14, 1:41=A0pm, Wayne W <wayne1...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I live in a suburban area and I have a swarm that has set up
housekeeping
> in an low hanging area of my roof. =A0They are apparently very
> domesticated, they are not overagressive, I can stand within 3 feet of
> where they are entering and exiting, and they will ignore me. =A0
>
> Of course I don't want them on my property. =A0I called a couple of
> beekeepers and they said they would be glad to come and kill them -- for
> $250. =A0I told them I can do that for free. =A0I'm trying to be
> environmentally friendly on this I know that bees pollinate, etc, etc
and
> don't really want to kill them. =A0
>
> But what else can I do? =A0Killing them out may be my only option since
I=
'm
> a good 15 miles from really open country. If I drive them off, they'll
> just take up residence in somebody else's home. =A0


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