Thread: help with bee hive....please

Hi. just so happens I am a pest controller, trouble is I'm in Canberra.

You will not be able to get them out, neither will they leave if established. You will need to call on the services of a pest controller. My only advise is to shop around. Forget Rentokil, or Flick, they are way expensive, choose a small concern, you will get better service. If you were in my area I would do it for you to "test" my equipment PM me if you need any other help.

When it was available to us we have used


C02 fire extinguisher or liquid nitrogen on the hive. Theory was that the queen cannot breed if she cannot breathe

We know a bloke in Cooroy who is one of the biggest beekeepers in Oz (he uses a Western Star, a 40 ft trailer, and a dog trailer to transport his hives. I wonder if he could help?

Originally Posted by dobbo

When it was available to us we have used


C02 fire extinguisher or liquid nitrogen on the hive. Theory was that the queen cannot breed if she cannot breathe

hmmm fire extinguisher....we have several of them here (sorry can't do smiles they are the weird ones)thanks



Mrs ho har

There is a chemical used by bee keepers to keep bees from re establishing in boxes that have been emptied and stored. I can't tell you what it's called, but a bee keeper or apiarists supplier should be able to help you.

He won't be able to get the queen without pulling the wall apart, so your only real option is to kill them or drive them away.

20 years ago I used the old Mortein pest strips to get bees out of a chimney, they worked well, but I believe they haven't been made for years. I would try to seal the wall in the bedroom and than drill a hole too small for bees and just pump flyspray into the hive every day for a week or so.

Originally Posted by p38arover

We know a bloke in Cooroy who is one of the biggest beekeepers in Oz (he uses a Western Star, a 40 ft trailer, and a dog trailer to transport his hives. I wonder if he could help?

well his trailer would fit here OK so when have you organised him Ron


Mrs ho har

Perhaps you could spray into their entrance with a cockroach bomb and spray expanding polyurethane foam into gaps to seal them.

Worked at my Auntie's when she had them in a chimney.

Originally Posted by ozzirt

There is a chemical used by bee keepers to keep bees from re establishing in boxes that have been emptied and stored. I can't tell you what it's called, but a bee keeper or apiarists supplier should be able to help you.

He won't be able to get the queen without pulling the wall apart, so your only real option is to kill them or drive them away.

20 years ago I used the old Mortein pest strips to get bees out of a chimney, they worked well, but I believe they haven't been made for years.

We have had several bee keepers use our block for bee hives...there is still one here...because we have ironbark trees here..I don't have their phone numbers any more



Mrs ho har