Just killing the bees of a hive that size would be a bad idea. Not only would you have to deal with a wall full of dead bees, you would have a wall full of honey. Without the bees to care for the comb it will rot and the honey will bring in new pests like ants. Honey is also a great moisture absorber and will cause the wood to rot pretty quickly.
Why wouldn't you remove the hive from inside? Seems like that would have been the better choice. With the use of Liquid Smoke you can easily do a live extraction from inside. I envy you being able to do a removal without using full protective gear. Now try doing that in Las Vegas, Arizona or Texas....whole different story.
@BeeMoney42 Yes, inside extraction is usually best, but A) we were reshingling that wall anyway, so anything done to the exterior would be covered with new siding; B) no one knew how large the hive really was, or how far it spread through the walls; and C) the inside wall still had the original, 105 year-old lathe and plaster, which we would hate to tear off.
@ Cruddiestcrudever I'm a bee keeper myself out here in Phx , AZ And most of our bees are africanized there aggressive.. If you just go with a cheesey extermination in the wall knowing there;s a hive in there all your doing is putting a band aid over the problem but any where from 1 month to a year later a new swarm will be back to that established hive in the wall..
Amazing! It's great the owner of the house would let you do such damage to the house to remove the hive safely, others would just exterminate the bees.
has a bee ever gotten in ur hat?
zidex 1 month ago
That guys does that for a living, just another day at the office
RequiumFrost 3 months ago
Plz tell me you set that box on fire.
gaminkalv 3 months ago
By god you got nerve, I cry when a bee gets around me. I hate the things
icex2010 4 months ago
@icex2010 Have you looked into the health benefits associated with bee venom ? Unless of course your allergic that's a different story.
TheRiceowlex 4 months ago
Bee vacuum!
rorybz 4 months ago
I admit I'm DEATHLY afraid of bees, but once the hive is cleared I like to chew on fresh honeycomb :3 so good <3
AnimeAspieFanatic 7 months ago
should of he been wearing gloves
mjbruce11 8 months ago
Wow that's a lot of bees. Love the music thanks for sharing this!
juliettegrl 9 months ago
Just killing the bees of a hive that size would be a bad idea. Not only would you have to deal with a wall full of dead bees, you would have a wall full of honey. Without the bees to care for the comb it will rot and the honey will bring in new pests like ants. Honey is also a great moisture absorber and will cause the wood to rot pretty quickly.
lumpdog2 9 months ago
You got guts to leave your hat off.
Nice good job cleaning that up.
Good lord that's a lot of bees!
darkdrakion 1 year ago
how many times did you get stung?
PONTIACGRANDPRIX 1 year ago
Why wouldn't you remove the hive from inside? Seems like that would have been the better choice. With the use of Liquid Smoke you can easily do a live extraction from inside. I envy you being able to do a removal without using full protective gear. Now try doing that in Las Vegas, Arizona or Texas....whole different story.
BeeMoney42 1 year ago
@BeeMoney42 Yes, inside extraction is usually best, but A) we were reshingling that wall anyway, so anything done to the exterior would be covered with new siding; B) no one knew how large the hive really was, or how far it spread through the walls; and C) the inside wall still had the original, 105 year-old lathe and plaster, which we would hate to tear off.
comstockhousesr 1 year ago 5
@ Cruddiestcrudever I'm a bee keeper myself out here in Phx , AZ And most of our bees are africanized there aggressive.. If you just go with a cheesey extermination in the wall knowing there;s a hive in there all your doing is putting a band aid over the problem but any where from 1 month to a year later a new swarm will be back to that established hive in the wall..
lopro091 1 year ago
Way ta go dude
Seamhunk 2 years ago
Crazy!!! he takes off his hat!!
TigerlilyaSa 2 years ago 3
Amazing! It's great the owner of the house would let you do such damage to the house to remove the hive safely, others would just exterminate the bees.
cruddiestcrudever 2 years ago