Timeline for How do I deter the honey-bees from my compost bin?
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| May 2 at 16:31 | answer | added | Erik Groessl | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jan 28, 2021 at 16:56 | vote | accept | lsbmsb | ||
| Jan 28, 2021 at 6:58 | comment | added | lsbmsb | I just applied the garlic tea yesterday and I do not see any bees inside the compost bin. I don't see any dead either, so I think they relocated to some other place. They did start to build the hive after the bees were gone while opening the bin it was destroyed. But I hope it did not kill any bee, I mean I don't see any, but still. | |
| Jan 28, 2021 at 6:51 | answer | added | lsbmsb | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 26, 2021 at 18:11 | comment | added | alephzero | If you can't find a beekeeper, there are probably companies that deal with insect pests (wasps, spiders, etc) who can get rid of the bees safely, but they probably just poison them. | |
| Jan 26, 2021 at 17:57 | comment | added | alephzero | Honey bees are not likely to be aggressive unless you disturb them. If there really is a nest in your compost heap, to be safe you need to wear protective clothing (like this - beeprouk.co.uk) and use smoke to pacify them. But if you just destroy the nest, you will kill the queen bee and probably all the other bees will die as well. A beekeeper will remove the bees including the queen and take them to a new hive where they can build another nest. | |
| Jan 26, 2021 at 15:23 | comment | added | lsbmsb | Oh, Terrace garden is often abbreviated as TG in India; My bad, I have edited the question now. I will have to check if there's any beekeeper's organization around me. But any thoughts on doing it out by myself, I am unwilling to wait for long. | |
| Jan 26, 2021 at 15:21 | history | edited | lsbmsb | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 26, 2021 at 12:55 | comment | added | alephzero | What is a TG? (I'm in the UK, I never heard that abbreviation). Do people keep bees in hives to make honey in your country? If they do, there will probably be a bee-keeper's organization. Contact them and they will move the bees safely. They will probably do it free, because the bees are valuable. | |
| Jan 26, 2021 at 11:30 | history | asked | lsbmsb | CC BY-SA 4.0 |