Extraction disaster

[jenkinsbrynmair]

there are so many bees that i cant even get in to wash the honey off the floor. Not sure what i am going to do about it.

Drill a hole in one of the windows and put in a porter escape..

........or drill a hole in each corner and put half a rhombus escape on each?

 

[Erichalfbee]

JB

I read the OP this morning with increasing mirth,then horror.
Nearly as good as RAB's write up of his car inferno.

So sorry though.....rotten luck.

 

[dpearce4]

Drill a hole in one of the windows and put in a porter escape..

........or drill a hole in each corner and put half a rhombus escape on each?

Thought this was a good idea as nothing else worked but I only have the Th0rnes round escapes and unable to put drawing pins in the glass though as its a bit hard and the pins keep bending, so i now have a round hole in my window with bees using it as an entrance.

On the plus side it might be a good place to put the entrance to my observation hive i have thought about buying.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

On the plus side it might be a good place to put the entrance to my observation hive i have thought about buying.

Looks like you've got a bleddy great big observation hive already - beats Finman's triple brood Langstroths

 

[REDWOOD]

I had a couple of bees coming in through the key hole once, It's not in my nature to kill bees but they annoyed me so much SPLAT

 

[BeeJayBee]

Thought this was a good idea as nothing else worked but I only have the Th0rnes round escapes and unable to put drawing pins in the glass though as its a bit hard and the pins keep bending, so i now have a round hole in my window with bees using it as an entrance.

Gaffer tape the escape to the outside of the hole?

On the plus side it might be a good place to put the entrance to my observation hive i have thought about buying.

It might not be the best of times to even mention one of those!

 

[yeogi75]

makes my pound jar and couple of hundred bees look insignificant sorry doug

 

[dpearce4]

Looks like you've got a bleddy great big observation hive already - beats Finman's triple brood Langstroths

haha a 3m x 3m x 2m obs hive just have to wait for them to build comb lol.

 

[Margaret Elisabeth]

Well that's a lot more spectacular than my Poly-nuc and Corex-nuc of honey frames being robbed out. I have been ill and unable to deal with a full super. so thought this would be easier.
Anyone watching me must have thought I was crazy. correction known I was crazy. I made the same mistake thinking the bees would go home but it was a warm night. I went to bed before they did and they were up before me. The hosepipe came into use to discourage The marauders the following day and I closed the entrance to the containers but of course the Poly has a mesh floor so they were hanging around for ages.
The neighbours all now refer to that mad woman with the bees. Haha.

 

[jackstraw]

Bee-vac

I am probably too late but if the problem does still exist and you haven't got rid of your unwanted guests if you have a bee-vac why not close all windows and doors and periodically hoover the bees off the window and empty the can outside.
I've seen videos of home made bee-vacs but I use an ash-vac (used to clear the ash from fire places)
As it only cost £10 it might be worth investing in one for next time!