Hi from Newry ,Northern Ireland

[Beezinthevent]

Hi everyone,I'm just looking for some advice. I'm not a beekeeper but have been thrown head first into the bee world! A colony have decided to build a hive in a vent above my front door. It blew off in latest wind and suddenly we have these new visitors,a massive swarm. I've got onto a local beekeeper and waiting to hear back from him but the only options I think I have is 1. A bee box placed over the vent and hoping they move into it
2. Rip up floor boards and remove the hive(which terrifies me).
Bees are amazing I don't in any way want to kill them. I have two young children and we can't go outside due to massive bee activity,they are very frantic at the opening of the vent so i worry they are protective.
Bizzare one I know! Any advice appreciated!
Video taken from neighbours house

 

[Erichalfbee]

Hi. I can’t see much from your video.
Do the bees look large and black and are they dancing around the vent frantically?
I which case they are bumblebees.
If they are honey bees the colony will need to be removed.
I can put you in touch with somebody who might be able to help.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Join this group and they will find you somebody who will do the job properly
They won’t move into a box.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/759...om/groups/759123678164015/?ref=share&exp=8ce3

 

[Erichalfbee]

Is that dark patch the swarm ?

 

[Beezinthevent]

They are honey bees! Here is a little guy that someone brought in on their shoe. A bee keeper has called to have a look but they are very frantic he couldn't get near them.

 

[Beezinthevent]

Is that dark patch the swarm ?

Yes this is the swarm,the quality is poor,sorry.

 

[Beezinthevent]

Join this group and they will find you somebody who will do the job properly
They won’t move into a box.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/759...om/groups/759123678164015/?ref=share&exp=8ce3

Thank you for this,I was thinking they are hardly going to like the box when they've decided they like living in my house ! I'll contact them .

 

[Erichalfbee]

Thank you for this,I was thinking they are hardly going to like the box when they've decided they like living in my house ! I'll contact them .

Yes good luck. It’s a professional job. I have bees in a box on my putting shed roof about ten feet from the ground. We walk past there countless times a day and they are not interested in us.