Bee removal

[Anonymous]

We have bees (not carpenter) going in and out from underneath the siding of our house. They've become quite numerous and it's pretty obvious at this point that there is some amount of a hive. Does anyone have a recommendation for someone that can treat/remove the bees? I've emailed some that were listed on this page https://beeremovalsource.com/bee-removal-list/virginia/ but none have responded so far.

Thank you

[Anonymous]

I think you want a pest control company. Whatever you do, don't treat the outside of your house as that will cause them to come in. Ask me how I know.

Not sure where you are in VA but we use this company:

https://www.blakespestva.com/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you want a pest control company. Whatever you do, don't treat the outside of your house as that will cause them to come in. Ask me how I know.

Not sure where you are in VA but we use this company:

https://www.blakespestva.com/

Thanks.
At the beginning of the week I had called our pest control company and they said they would send someone out today around 4:30 to see what type they were and whether or not they could do something about them. They said I might have to contact a specialist for removal. In anticipation of them being protected I was looking online, had tried to contact a few, and posted here.

The pest control company showed up about 45 minutes ago without knowledge of the bees I had called about. He said he was doing our quarterly inspection. 🤷‍♂️ He used a gas powered sprayer and applied a foam all along the area where we’ve seen them entering/exiting. Hopefully they don’t come inside.

[Anonymous]

Bee Be Gone. He communicates through email, iirc. Way less expensive than a pest company, who are not experts. He remediated a wasp nest under my siding for $250 last summer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bee Be Gone. He communicates through email, iirc. Way less expensive than a pest company, who are not experts. He remediated a wasp nest under my siding for $250 last summer.

Thank you. That looks like it could be helpful.

[Anonymous]

If they are honeybees your local beekeeping group will usually have someone who will collect them

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If they are honeybees your local beekeeping group will usually have someone who will collect them

Thanks. I've looked and the closest I could find is the link I posted in my op.

[Anonymous]

Spray them with wd40

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bee Be Gone. He communicates through email, iirc. Way less expensive than a pest company, who are not experts. He remediated a wasp nest under my siding for $250 last summer.

+1

We have used him in the past and he was great. Highly recommend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bee Be Gone. He communicates through email, iirc. Way less expensive than a pest company, who are not experts. He remediated a wasp nest under my siding for $250 last summer.

+1

We have used him in the past and he was great. Highly recommend.

Thanks for the additional recommendation. We haven’t seen bee activity since the pest control company sprayed, but if we do I’ll give him a call.

[Anonymous]

Too bad you already poisoned them. If they were honey bees they could have been lured out and relocated someplace else. We rely on the the bees for our collective food supply and it is really worth the extra phone call before resorting to poison. Next time.

[Anonymous]

We have carpenter bees shi h I try to leave alone but each year their numbers grow. They torment my kid trying to play in the driveway and I swear one gets real low to my windshield and stares at me when I get in and out of the car.
Anyway, I read somewhere they hate the smell of pine sol so I bought a spray bottle and sprayed pine sol all around the wood where they have made a home and I havent seen them since. This was Thursday. Fingers crossed, if I don’t see them in the sun/heat tomorrow I’ll
Assume it worked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Too bad you already poisoned them. If they were honey bees they could have been lured out and relocated someplace else. We rely on the the bees for our collective food supply and it is really worth the extra phone call before resorting to poison. Next time.

This. Pest control companies are the nuclear option.

[Anonymous]

You will want to have the honeycomb and dead bees removed from your siding.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the tip on pine sol to repel carpenter bees. We have the same problem and I’ve tried citrus extract and neem oil without much success. I’d much prefer to repel versus kill them!