Apparently we have bees...

[Darth Biscuit]

In the attic at my office...  the landlord just came up after they found a water leak on their side of the upstairs this morning and when they took the ceiling down, bees are flying around... must be a hive in the attic.

 

Yay.

 

Anyone dealt with this?

[Crixtala]

just don't kill them

[Darth Biscuit]

just don't kill them

 

 

Well that's not on me, it's on the landlord... but why not?

[Jangler]

We must protect these bees!

[Crixtala]

we're losing too many bees already

 

plus, if they're actual honey bees, there's likely someone local who would love to have another swarm for honey and could/would gladly come get them for free

[Darth Biscuit]

I will pass that along

[Panthro]

if they are yellowjackets...

 

[Johnny Rockets]

we're losing too many bees already

 

plus, if they're actual honey bees, there's likely someone local who would love to have another swarm for honey and could/would gladly come get them for free

 

 

Saw where Lowes announced a couple days ago they would stop selling all bee harming pesticides. 

[Crixtala]

Saw where Lowes announced a couple days ago they would stop selling all bee harming pesticides. 

 

yep, saw that

 

my wife and I have been a little bee crazy lately... she's been wanting a new hobby for years now and is thinking of tackling bee keeping.  it's nice that Lowe's is making the change, but they also announced that they'll continue to sell their current inventory (which, I understand from a business perspective), so they're not guaranteeing that they'll be finished selling it until 2018

[Darth Biscuit]

if they are yellowjackets...

 

 

 

 

I saw them, pretty sure they're just honey bees.

[Anybodyhome]

In the attic at my office...  the landlord just came up after they found a water leak on their side of the upstairs this morning and when they took the ceiling down, bees are flying around... must be a hive in the attic.

 

Yay.

 

Anyone dealt with this?

 

1. New Hanover Beekeepers Association

2. beeremovelsource.com

3. Adkins Bee Removal

 

All well known and good bee wranglers. Most exterminators will not take on a bee problem, opting for removal versus mass killing.

[KSpan]

A house in my in-laws' neighborhood was completely infested with bees - they had to take all of the siding off and physically remove them.  Pretty sure a bee farmer came and took them just like Crixtala described.

[Johnny Rockets]

yep, saw that

 

my wife and I have been a little bee crazy lately... she's been wanting a new hobby for years now and is thinking of tackling bee keeping.  it's nice that Lowe's is making the change, but they also announced that they'll continue to sell their current inventory (which, I understand from a business perspective), so they're not guaranteeing that they'll be finished selling it until 2018

 

 

I am an avid watcher of Shark Tank and there was a bee company on the show last week that was rather impressive and seemed like a great place to order a hive and supplies from if you decide to so it. He was some computer tech guy that quit his job to start this business up with his wife and it has been thriving.

 

Free shipping I think and different size hives to choose from. 

 

http://www.beethinking.com/?gclid=CjwKEAjw9bKpBRD-geiF8OHz4EcSJACO4O7TpIRLdpFRo_mCoPu4e_DubK3SSUL0izdIN-L8YOx7vRoCZWrw_wcB 

[Darth Biscuit]

The HVAC guy got here first and he was going up... I asked him if the landlord told him about the bees, he said "what bees?"  and off he went downstairs... lol

 

Guess the landlord forgot to mention it... but, turns out, no bees... at least not that the HVAC guy saw.