Neat, is that a top bar design? Hope they make it.
More bees! One problem. They are Hornets. Big ones.
Honeybees left on their own, over the winter. Read prior post.So the hornets have kicked out the honeybees?
If you go back about 4:00 this afternoon, most of them will be out and about still, so you might be able to do your dirty work then.Went out at 6 am this morning with plugs in hand, hoping to block off the entry and nix these things. No such luck as they were already very active. They are living in there, not scavenging comb/wax. Maybe try again tonight. I am also thinking of shooting a compressed air cleaner into the opening with hopes it cools them down to a hibernation level.
Game, set, match. Took the wet-vac and a step ladder out to the hive. Used the ladder to support the rigid tube and set it at the hive entrance. Ran it for about 4-5 hours. Every once in a while I would visit the scene and pop a stone onto the tin roof of the hive. The hornets were so large that they would sound like ping-pong balls hitting the vac body. Around 11 pm I went out and stuck wood shims into the opening of the hive. Ran the truck exhaust into the vac and sealed it up. Won't touch either for a week. I will document the internal activity of the hive when I do open it up. Should be this weekend.
Game, set, match. Took the wet-vac and a step ladder out to the hive. Used the ladder to support the rigid tube and set it at the hive entrance. Ran it for about 4-5 hours. Every once in a while I would visit the scene and pop a stone onto the tin roof of the hive. The hornets were so large that they would sound like ping-pong balls hitting the vac body. Around 11 pm I went out and stuck wood shims into the opening of the hive. Ran the truck exhaust into the vac and sealed it up. Won't touch either for a week. I will document the internal activity of the hive when I do open it up. Should be this weekend.
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