bees in home wall

mendofarm · #1 Jul 22, 2008, 02:05 PM

I have a bee hive in the wall of my home. Typically how many live in a colony?

twinkiedooter · Jul 22, 2008, 02:27 PM

Could be thousands of bees in a colony. It all depends on how long they have been there as well. If these are honey bees I would suggest calling your local Agriculture Dept and ask them if there is a beekeeper willing to get the bees out of your walls in exchange for the bees rather than killing them.

WVHiflyer · Jul 22, 2008, 10:55 PM

Twinkie is right. Especially since ther's a bit of a bee crisis. Don't just kill them. Besides the shortage of bees (essential pollinators) a dead hive will only attract all sorts of other pests you don't want in your house - invertebrate and vertebrate.

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