Willm
New Bee
- Joined
- Apr 21, 2021
- Messages
- 6
- Reaction score
- 3
- Location
- Stratford-Upon-Avon
- Hive Type
- Other
- Number of Hives
- 0
Hi everyone, I’m really hoping someone is able to offer some advice. I’ve noticed a large number of bees entering/leaving the roof of my house near the ridge at the gable end. I’ve checked in the loft and there is no sign of them inside and also, fortunately, there are a few missing bricks that mean I’m fairly confident they are not in the cavity wall. I assume therefore they are entering into space behind the fascia board.
I’m pretty certain they are honeybees so I’ve tried phoning a couple of the local beekeepers/swarm collectors listed on the bbka website for advice, couldn’t get an answer from one and the other ultimately suggested it was a job for rentokill (to his own admission, he wasn’t terribly experienced) but I’m very much hoping there is a solution that doesn’t involve destroying them - hence asking here for another opinion.
I’d prefer to remove them if possible but if waiting a while would make relocating them simpler then that’s an option, assuming they’re not going to do major damage to the house in the meantime. They are not bothering us in the garden or house at the moment.
How concerned should I be that there might be a colony setting up in there? We’ve only just moved in so they could have been there for some time already?! Any advice on what to do next or who I should contact? We’re in Wolverton, a small village just north of Stratford-upon-Avon.
Thanks very much for any and all suggestions.
I’m pretty certain they are honeybees so I’ve tried phoning a couple of the local beekeepers/swarm collectors listed on the bbka website for advice, couldn’t get an answer from one and the other ultimately suggested it was a job for rentokill (to his own admission, he wasn’t terribly experienced) but I’m very much hoping there is a solution that doesn’t involve destroying them - hence asking here for another opinion.
I’d prefer to remove them if possible but if waiting a while would make relocating them simpler then that’s an option, assuming they’re not going to do major damage to the house in the meantime. They are not bothering us in the garden or house at the moment.
How concerned should I be that there might be a colony setting up in there? We’ve only just moved in so they could have been there for some time already?! Any advice on what to do next or who I should contact? We’re in Wolverton, a small village just north of Stratford-upon-Avon.
Thanks very much for any and all suggestions.