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How to Kill Bees in a Tree
How to Kill Bees in a Tree. In the gardens, roofs and trees of homes, bees are both a necessity and nuisance. In a perfect world, bees would complete their pollinating duties without the potential to sting. Bee hives can be very dangerous, especially when they are located near children or people with bee allergies. When the hive must come down, you...
In the gardens, roofs and trees of homes, bees are both a necessity and nuisance. In a perfect world, bees would complete their pollinating duties without the potential to sting. Bee hives can be very dangerous, especially when they are located near children or people with bee allergies. When the hive must come down, you should take certain precautions, especially when you have to kill bees in a tree.
Things You'll Need
Aerosol can of bee killer
Ladder
Goggles
Stocking cap
Thick coat
Thick pants
Boots
Gloves
Knife
Hose
Wait until the coolest part of the day, which is often late at night or very early in the morning. Bees are less active when it is cold outside.
Put on several layers of protective clothing including goggles, a stocking cap, a thick coat, thick pants, boots and gloves. Avoid loose fitting clothing where bees could get caught.
Set up your ladder so that you can reach within 1 foot of the bottom of the hive. It's best if you don't need a ladder to reach the nest.
Spray the entirety of the aerosol can's contents into the hive from the bottom.
Get down from the ladder carefully and run quickly into your home.
Watch the nest for activity, repeating steps 1-5 if you continue to see bees flying in and out of the hive.
Cut off the vacant hive from the tree limb with a knife, cutting and scraping as much of the hive off of the limb as possible.
Rinse the branch off with a hose to clean the area. Bees are very resilient and if part of a hive remains, other colonies may begin to build on it.
Tips & Warnings
Consider contacting a local beekeeper who may volunteer to come and remove the hive for free.
Build a small fire underneath the hive, adding green branches and grass to create lots of smoke. The smoke will make the bees lethargic.
Never attempt to remove a hive by throwing objects at it. This will only anger the bees and make it dangerous to go outside. Do not attempt to remove hives that are so high in a tree that you cannot reach them with a ladder.
