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• Thread starter Thread starter jfk
• Start date Start date Dec 11, 2003

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jfk

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Can anyone help me with my bees - cavity bees. That is, how to permanently get rid of cavity bees? The does and do nots about removing cavity bees? I understand that because it is winter, they might be hibernating in the cavity. Any ideas chaps? PS. This is one of the best site I have discovered in the net.

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kesh

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I suspect fumigation may be your answer, but I'm not an expert in this field - do rentokill have a website - might be worth checking. T

Tired-old-git

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Try your local bee keepers they might be able to rescue the bees at the right time of year you shouldnt kill bees as there numbers are on the decline from veroa mites bee parasites never heard of bees in cavitys before you sure not wasps? is this a windup?maybe cavity mice?or rabbits! W

WOLF

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you lot are all daft, it's not cavity BEE's but cavity BATS....... i know....sorry... i will INSULATE myself from the conversation..... W

woodsmith

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jfk I assume you mean masonry bees I had these sharing my house. I don't think they do any damage. I was told the honey they produce can go off and smell, but I don't think this is true; when I examined where they lived it was all clay hives packed with pollen. My advise is wait till spring, find where they are coming in and out of the wall. Stick some polythene to the wall with silicon in such a way as to allow the bees to leave but not get back in. They will not be too pleased but they don't sting and will ultimately go somewhere else. J

jfk

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Thanks for the suggestions Woodsmith, Tired-old-git & Kesh. For the benefit of other readers here is some more info: I have been told by two builders and quantity surveyor who is costing me a fortune that these are indeed cavity bees. The surveyor did not mension masonry bees. However, ont of the builder did mension that it might be masonry bees. The Morter between the outside bricks plus a few bricks have been reduced to sand - marking there entrances. The rear wall is littered with this kind of dammage. It is important to dispose of these bees in a proper manner. Hence the posting. I will take up your suggestions and report back. Thanks again. j. G

G Bush

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No such critter as a cavity bee. Honey bees will occasionally use wall cavities and lofts to build a nest as will wasps. However, from what you are describing it sounds like the work of solitary mason bees (They do not build nests together) . There are two species of masonry bee found in your Great Britain. Both favour walls with a southerly aspect. The commoner red mason bee is harmless to structures. The other masonry bee ( Colletes daviesanus (sorry no common name but it is uncommon) is more like a Makita drill with attitude as it can actually digest brick and mortar. Whilst the exit hole is usually about 3/16 they do bore galleries in the structures. Heard of a case in the midlands were an old gent was taking his ease in the outside john and it collapsed around him. Yep, the verdict was masonry bees. The odd bee will not cause a problem but as time goes by they can become established and cause significant damage. Remedy - repoint the area affected raking out to about 15mm. Don’t use a 6:1 mix as this may be part of your problem use a 3:1 mix or preferably a 1:2:6 cement/lime/ sand if the bricks are fairly soft. There ya go Dubya B

bodget&scarpers

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eer, ever thought about buying a pet aardvark K

kesh

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Yeah - they love ants but they think taht bees taste like ****! B

bodget&scarpers

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not if there covered in chocolate. K

kesh

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OK, so how do you cover bees in chocolate in a cavity wall & then assume that an aarvark will get into the cavity & even if they like chocolate anyway! - This is getting too surreal for me! C

Charlie Far!ey

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Hey jfk I had a problem with wasps in the cavity and cured it purely by accident. I also had a damp problem in the bathroom and occasionally the wasps would mysteriously appear and I was damned if I could see from where. Well to dry out the room thoroughly I hired a dehumidifier and left it running overnight. The next morning there were about thirty wasps laying dead in the bath, sink and window sill. I was gobsmacked! I repaired the damp problem and never had wasps again from that day. I cant say it is the right way or even the way to go but it worked for me. K

kesh

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This reminds me of when I replaced some rotten timber on the doorframe of a single skin brick porch. The timber was sound on the outside but rotting from behind. When I got it out I was amazed to find thousands of dead baby wasps in the timber - god knows how they got in! But they sure couldn't get out! T

Thermo

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I remember my dad had problems with the central heating system once. Then one day i got out of the shower walked into my bedroom and trood on three wasps laying floor (ouch). thewy were all dopey having fallen out of the roof access hatch where the top up tank to the central heating was. When dad eventually stripped down the boiler he found the flow through the boiler was clogged solid with the black and yellow sods! G

G Bush

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I'm doing my best to help a democrat with a bad headache here. Boys- the question is about bloody bees Y'all take care now, b]Dubya K

kesh

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Bees/wasps what's the difference? - they're all little buzzy things that sting you unless you squish the bugge*s first! I guess you presidential types don't worry about it as you have MIB's to do it for you! U

unphased

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...this topic has lost its buzz now...no sting left to say about it....have you got honeycombed brickwork? You must log in or register to reply here. Share: WhatsApp Facebook Bluesky Reddit Pinterest Tumblr Email Share Link

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