| Ask TWTD pt4637 - removal of bees nest without killing them 18:53 - Jun 24 with 1007 views | Dubtractor |
We have a bumble bee nest in the cavity of a small extension, and they come and go via a gap around the flue from a gas heater.
They are harmless enough, and I'd leave them be(e), but we're getting rid of the gas heater and can't really do that if doing so will unleash havoc with all the bees coming in the house!
Does anyone know a professional who can remove the bees without killing them? |  |
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| Ask TWTD pt4637 - removal of bees nest without killing them on 18:56 - Jun 24 with 992 views | itfcjoe |
You can’t kill bees, pest control won’t do it - you’ll need to find a beekeeper to come out and take them for you (and find out they are wrong ones etc) |  |
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| No option, you'll have to move mate. (n/t) on 19:09 - Jun 24 with 934 views | Bloots |
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| Ask TWTD pt4637 - removal of bees nest without killing them on 19:13 - Jun 24 with 920 views | IndependentlyBlue |
Google British Beekeepers Association. You can enter your post code and get details of those closest to you.
Had this a couple of years ago when I had two separate swarms in my back garden. Contacted a guy through the BBA and he was great. Took them away in about an hour or so.
Know yours is different situation but they will probably be able to help.
Good luck |  |
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| No option, you'll have to move mate. (n/t) on 19:24 - Jun 24 with 867 views | Dubtractor |
| No option, you'll have to move mate. (n/t) on 19:09 - Jun 24 by Bloots |
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Balls.
Anyone fancy buying my house? | |
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| Ask TWTD pt4637 - removal of bees nest without killing them on 19:25 - Jun 24 with 863 views | Dubtractor |
| Ask TWTD pt4637 - removal of bees nest without killing them on 19:13 - Jun 24 by IndependentlyBlue |
Google British Beekeepers Association. You can enter your post code and get details of those closest to you.
Had this a couple of years ago when I had two separate swarms in my back garden. Contacted a guy through the BBA and he was great. Took them away in about an hour or so.
Know yours is different situation but they will probably be able to help.
Good luck |
Nice one, thanks. | |
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| Buzz off. (n/t) on 19:35 - Jun 24 with 834 views | Bloots |
| No option, you'll have to move mate. (n/t) on 19:24 - Jun 24 by Dubtractor |
Balls.
Anyone fancy buying my house? |
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| "....a smegma of a man” - TWTD User (Apr 2026) |
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| Ask TWTD pt4637 - removal of bees nest without killing them on 19:44 - Jun 24 with 818 views | BasingstokeBlue |
| Ask TWTD pt4637 - removal of bees nest without killing them on 18:56 - Jun 24 by itfcjoe |
You can’t kill bees, pest control won’t do it - you’ll need to find a beekeeper to come out and take them for you (and find out they are wrong ones etc) |
If my grandfather were still alive, he would certainly be the man for the job. Back in the 20th century he was the top beekeeper in Ipswich (and Suffolk), even being called-upon by the respective councils (who, not having an encumbent for such activity, co-opted his services).
Alas, he has not been with us for many a year but I wishthe O.P. luck in finding a suitable operative, these days. [Post edited 24 Jun 19:44]
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| Ask TWTD pt4637 - removal of bees nest without killing them on 19:48 - Jun 24 with 799 views | RonFearonsHair |
I absolutely cannot believe this is the one post out of all of them that didn't ask for the TWTD 'hive mind'. |  | | |
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| Ask TWTD pt4637 - removal of bees nest without killing them on 19:56 - Jun 24 with 768 views | Hugoagogo_Reborn |
| Ask TWTD pt4637 - removal of bees nest without killing them on 19:48 - Jun 24 by RonFearonsHair |
I absolutely cannot believe this is the one post out of all of them that didn't ask for the TWTD 'hive mind'. |
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| No option, you'll have to move mate. (n/t) on 20:06 - Jun 24 with 739 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| No option, you'll have to move mate. (n/t) on 19:24 - Jun 24 by Dubtractor |
Balls.
Anyone fancy buying my house? |
Nah, I've heard you have got a bee infestation. |  | | |
| Ask TWTD pt4637 - removal of bees nest without killing them on 20:33 - Jun 24 with 695 views | BloomBlue |
Peppermint, they don't like it. Get some Peppermint spray and regularly spray some around the nest.
Either that or go and rub a load of beeswax on next doors wall, they might head over there instead. |  | | |
| Ask TWTD pt4637 - removal of bees nest without killing them (n/t) on 21:39 - Jun 24 with 618 views | Keno |
| Ask TWTD pt4637 - removal of bees nest without killing them on 20:33 - Jun 24 by BloomBlue |
Peppermint, they don't like it. Get some Peppermint spray and regularly spray some around the nest.
Either that or go and rub a load of beeswax on next doors wall, they might head over there instead. |
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| Ask TWTD pt4637 - removal of bees nest without killing them on 22:48 - Jun 24 with 525 views | farkenhell |
When are you planning to get rid of the gas heater? If you can wait until the end of the year, then they may leave of their own accord.
We had a bees nest in the void above a dormer window a few years ago. The pest controller who came out told me they would go naturally and they did. He also assured me that they never return to the same nest, and they didn't. | | | |
| Ask TWTD pt4637 - removal of bees nest without killing them on 00:30 - Jun 25 with 430 views | ClareBlue |
| Ask TWTD pt4637 - removal of bees nest without killing them on 18:56 - Jun 24 by itfcjoe |
You can’t kill bees, pest control won’t do it - you’ll need to find a beekeeper to come out and take them for you (and find out they are wrong ones etc) |
It's not illegal to kill bees in UK if required. The first option is to remove them if possible. But this it is not always possible to get the queen without extreme expense. They can be killed but only using correct poisons and must be killed in situ without them being able to leave the hive. This is to prevent them spreading the poison into other hives or pollen or even into the food chain. It should be done by a professional who knows how to do it correctly and what poisons to use. Use of incorrect poisons is an offence.
They are not harmless to leave within the structure of a house. Honey can cause serious structural issues to timber and plaster etc if it seeps from the hive. And the hives can reach weights of 50kg that can collapse timber where honey has reacted with it. This happens in hot weather when honey melts within the hive. The honey also attracts rats and mice that will naw your wires and spread disease.
Absolutely don't leave them there. | | | |
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