This appears to be one of the least helpful threads in CP history. Bunch of CP inside jokes and puns. Sorry OP.
Just to confirm, you are reasonably certain they have a hive under your deck? Or you know for sure?
I'm also assuming it isn't easy to get underneath your deck? Is it close to ground? Or can you just pull off some of the lattice and peak under there?
I have no expertise in bee habitats so I don't know if simply killing them will be a temporary or permanent solution.
I have exactly zero bee expertise at all actually. I'd say step 1 is definitely to find out what you're dealing with. Only then can real recommendations happen. If you find out exactly where they are, maybe you can remove that one plank (or the one next to it so that you have access), eradicate the hive and boom no more bees.
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The only part Cecil got right there is find out what you're dealing with. If it's wasps then eradicate away. Burn you house down if you have to. Murder every last one.
If it's bees you absolutely do not eradicate them or the hive, they need to be professionally removed and kept living. I barely follow environmental current events and even I know there's a serious issue with lack of bees and dwindling populations.
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The only part Cecil got right there is find out what you're dealing with. If it's wasps then eradicate away. Burn you house down if you have to. Murder every last one.
If it's bees you absolutely do not eradicate them or the hive, they need to be professionally removed and kept living. I barely follow environmental current events and even I know there's a serious issue with lack of bees and dwindling populations.
Can hives even bee relocated?
I'm aware that bee populations are low but are they somehow protected in backyards? I'm not sure if it is possible or worth saving one potential hive.
Wasps aren't all bad. They eat all sorts of bad bugs. My giant ninebark gets aphids like crazy, the wasps come and pick them off. It's rather nightmarish.
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I'm aware that bee populations are low but are they somehow protected in backyards? I'm not sure if it is possible or worth saving one potential hive.
Yea, hives can be relocated but I think it's a tricky process. I would suggest OP call a bee farmer if he knows there is a hive beelow his deck. If they are beehaving I would just let em bee. They are more than likely pollinating the flowers/vegetables/trees in the area.
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Do they have an orange belt around their abdomen? They most likely are orange belted bumbblebees or some other kind of bumblebee that has made an underground nest. They aren't aggressive at all. I have orange belted bees under my back deck and a couple of weeks ago replaced all my deck boards with dozens of them flying around me the entire time. I've even crawled under the deck with them and they left me alone. They keep me company when I BBQ and it's pretty cool to watch them all come back to the nest before any of the recent storms come through.
Leave them. We need them.
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The only part Cecil got right there is find out what you're dealing with. If it's wasps then eradicate away. Burn you house down if you have to. Murder every last one.
If it's bees you absolutely do not eradicate them or the hive, they need to be professionally removed and kept living. I barely follow environmental current events and even I know there's a serious issue with lack of bees and dwindling populations.
ever consider a pet bear? not only do they love honey, they eat the bees and larvae inside the hive.
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Do they have an orange belt around their abdomen? They most likely are orange belted bumbblebees or some other kind of bumblebee that has made an underground nest. They aren't aggressive at all. I have orange belted bees under my back deck and a couple of weeks ago replaced all my deck boards with dozens of them flying around me the entire time. I've even crawled under the deck with them and they left me alone. They keep me company when I BBQ and it's pretty cool to watch them all come back to the nest before any of the recent storms come through.
Leave them. We need them.
This is the best advice in the thread. Are they bothering you OP, in some other way than generally making you feel uncomfortable? I'm assuming not. Because I have the exact same thing happening this summer as you and Barnes, there's a hive under the deck and they crawl in and out between the deck boards. They are not remotely aggressive, even with my dogs trying to eat them periodically. I've come to actually kind of enjoy them.
