Twice now i have encountered bee's nest in my wood stacks! luckly haven't been stung yet but i am sure before this is all over i will get stung. I have about 1.5 cords left to move from the old stack to the new stack....
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ericjeeper
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sprinkle some sevin dust around
That will drive them away especially if you can find a hole they have taken up home in.
That will drive them away especially if you can find a hole they have taken up home in.
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woodbooga
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This happened to us last year. A hive of yellow jackets took up residence in a somewhat punky stick of ash. The wife got stung 7 times while hanging the laundry. Quite traumatic for her.
What I'm most fearful of is being out in the woods with the saw and disrupting an underground nest. Those things will get on you line a monkey on a football something quick!
What I'm most fearful of is being out in the woods with the saw and disrupting an underground nest. Those things will get on you line a monkey on a football something quick!
Evanrude
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I've got little piles of sawdust on my cords. Only on the Hickory though. Something is burrowing in there. Havent had bees yet... Jellowjackets like to take residence in my shed though.
woodbooga
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I have one pasture hillside that I've never gotten mowed. Every time I try I get hit by 10-12 yellow jackets. Last time, I went back out a couple of hourse later and started mowing 100+ feet away....and quickly got hit again!
Ken
Ken
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Well I have been stung and or bitten by yellow jackets probably close to 40 or 50 times total. It just happens sometimes unfortunately.
strongback
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I had to leave work just last week due to yellow jackets. My daughter ran the lawn mover over a burrow/nest and they were not happy. She only got stung twice but she carried a bunch of them into the house on her clothes but being preoccupied with the stings on her hands she didn't notice it until I got this phone call.
Wife: in a near panic"What do you do for a bee sting?"
Me: "BEE or WASP?" (My wifes a city girl so I should have known better than to even ask but...)
Wife: "I don't know! What's the difference?"
Me: "Well..."
Daughter in the background:Mooommmm! There ALL OVER MEEEEEE! AAAIIIIIEEEE!!!!!!
Wife: away from phone "Take them back outside!"
Wife: talking to me again "She's covered in bees how do you get them off?"
Me: "Kill them!"
Wife: "How?"
Me: "Spray 'em with..."
Daughter: more distant in the backgroung MOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!
Me: "I'll be home in a few minutes."
So I get home and it turned out that there were about 6-8 yellow jackets "covering" my daughter (who is 12 by the way) and the solution they came up with was to have my daughter run around the yard until they came off. My wife sustained one sting and my daughter somehow managed not to get stung any more but it was very funny to see them act like the stings had crippled them.
My recipe for yellow jacket repellant:
1 cup Gasoline.
1 page from yesterdays paper
1 source of flame.
Combine ingredients in a yellow jacket nest and monitor closely for 15-20 minutes or until all insects are crispy and well browned.
The best part about this method is watching the wasps that have been away from the nest returning and getting caught in the fire one right after the other for as long as the fire stays lit. But I'm sure you don't want to waste the BTU's stored in your woodpile on the great outdoors.
Here's a simple homemade trap that might help.
http://www.eartheasy.com/live_natwasp_control.htm
I use a half honey half water mix.
Wife: in a near panic"What do you do for a bee sting?"
Me: "BEE or WASP?" (My wifes a city girl so I should have known better than to even ask but...)
Wife: "I don't know! What's the difference?"
Me: "Well..."
Daughter in the background:Mooommmm! There ALL OVER MEEEEEE! AAAIIIIIEEEE!!!!!!
Wife: away from phone "Take them back outside!"
Wife: talking to me again "She's covered in bees how do you get them off?"
Me: "Kill them!"
Wife: "How?"
Me: "Spray 'em with..."
Daughter: more distant in the backgroung MOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!
Me: "I'll be home in a few minutes."
So I get home and it turned out that there were about 6-8 yellow jackets "covering" my daughter (who is 12 by the way) and the solution they came up with was to have my daughter run around the yard until they came off. My wife sustained one sting and my daughter somehow managed not to get stung any more but it was very funny to see them act like the stings had crippled them.
My recipe for yellow jacket repellant:
1 cup Gasoline.
1 page from yesterdays paper
1 source of flame.
Combine ingredients in a yellow jacket nest and monitor closely for 15-20 minutes or until all insects are crispy and well browned.
The best part about this method is watching the wasps that have been away from the nest returning and getting caught in the fire one right after the other for as long as the fire stays lit. But I'm sure you don't want to waste the BTU's stored in your woodpile on the great outdoors.
Here's a simple homemade trap that might help.
http://www.eartheasy.com/live_natwasp_control.htm
I use a half honey half water mix.
TJ-Bill
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last weekend we I removed 8 nests from around the house. Riad makes a great product, sprays out like an expanding foam so you can cover the nest hole, then you insert the long nozzel into the nest and fill it.. Worked great I was able to cover nests about 8' over my head.. For the bees in the poplar log I used a can of brake clean and a lighter!!!!
Austin1
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Wasp nest.
Here is a pic they built their nest in my wheel well. It took them about a week to build it so it is only a little bigger than a soft ball.
A cool night and some brake clean they were toast.
Last year they built one the size of a football under the hood on my brake cyl. It's my camper truck so it sit's for a month at a time.
Here is a pic they built their nest in my wheel well. It took them about a week to build it so it is only a little bigger than a soft ball.
A cool night and some brake clean they were toast.
Last year they built one the size of a football under the hood on my brake cyl. It's my camper truck so it sit's for a month at a time.
mga
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had a hive in the ground last year. i was going to go out there at night to flame them, but i had other things to do, so i let it go.
the next day, something came along that night and dug them out of there. i'm not sure, but the night it happened we smelled a skunk outside and i had to shut the windows.
do skunks dig up the hives or was it something else?
the next day, something came along that night and dug them out of there. i'm not sure, but the night it happened we smelled a skunk outside and i had to shut the windows.
do skunks dig up the hives or was it something else?
gtstang462002
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Gasoline and a match will take care of 2 problems in one shot. Fire will mow the field down for you and kill the bees at the same time. Just have a good watering truck nearby to control the spread...
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mga
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wkpoor
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This has been a really thick year for honey bees in central Ohio. Swarms about a month ago every where. I had one on a building and currently have one in the chimney pipe. Going to rent a lift this summer to clean them out before fall. Neighbor had one also in the eves of his house.
mga
wandering
honey bees are on the decline country wide.
you might be able to get the county to remove them for free.
wkpoor
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The first swarm I did call a bee keeper. He came out and attempted to remove them. They were so mean we had to destroy them. He said he had never seen such aggressiveness before.I had such a bad experience with them I'm inclined to just do the same with the chimney. However I did call another keeper and I may give it a try one more time.
The first swarm got extremely angry when he moved the queen to the box. They out right attacked me and him both. I ran to the house (stung along the way) and he ( with gear on) walked calmly away but no amount of distance would make them give up. He ended up getting in his truck and driving away. Meanwhile I'm trapped in the house all day with them trying to get at me through the glass. He came back in the evening and when he got out of the truck they where on him again with fury and this was several hours later. I had the dust ready and he throwed it at them. After dark I finished them off with kerosene. I told myself then forget it. Next swarm I'm waiting till dark and spray em down with the fuel. Can't have that crap and waisting a whole good day in the house over those lousy bees!!!
The first swarm got extremely angry when he moved the queen to the box. They out right attacked me and him both. I ran to the house (stung along the way) and he ( with gear on) walked calmly away but no amount of distance would make them give up. He ended up getting in his truck and driving away. Meanwhile I'm trapped in the house all day with them trying to get at me through the glass. He came back in the evening and when he got out of the truck they where on him again with fury and this was several hours later. I had the dust ready and he throwed it at them. After dark I finished them off with kerosene. I told myself then forget it. Next swarm I'm waiting till dark and spray em down with the fuel. Can't have that crap and waisting a whole good day in the house over those lousy bees!!!
