So a bumblebee has decided that my new shed is his castle. Almost every time I approach it, this bastert comes buzzing me.

I know, I know, we're supposed to love and cherish and save bees. Well it's my life or his; and I'm not letting a single bee with a real estate issue put my life at risk

So, how do I get rid of this thing and prevent this in the future? I've tried the old sugar water in a bottle with the top inverted trick. The bee is apparently no fool.

4/12/2014 9:32:55 PM

put on some gloves and smash it

then HARDEN THE FUCK UP

4/12/2014 9:46:55 PM

Tennis racquets, swung with sufficient speed, will cut bumblebees in half.

4/12/2014 9:49:19 PM

I'm allergic I ain't gettin close to this thing.

4/12/2014 9:50:40 PM

i've killed dozens that way and never once even got close to getting stung

when i was a kid we had a shelter where they liked to bore holes in the rafters

4/12/2014 9:55:32 PM

I did chase it with a shovel earlier. I'm sure my neighbors enjoyed the show.

I'll try the tennis racket next.

4/12/2014 9:57:24 PM

its probably not a bumblebee, probably a carpenter bee, and contributes essentially nothing to the world, unlike honey bees. kill it with prejudice. is your shed made of wood? they appeared around my house this week, i have killed about a dozen already,

4/12/2014 10:12:12 PM

WD40 in their nest and they'll relocate... either to another location or to the ground as a corpse. Insects don't do well in petroleum products...

4/12/2014 10:26:27 PM

pretty sure it's a bumblebee. shed is metal... so yeh, not sure why this thing likes my shed. no clue where the nest is; I've tried following it, but it's too quick.

[Edited on April 12, 2014 at 10:35 PM. Reason : change note]

4/12/2014 10:32:20 PM

Have you tried shooting it with a bullet?

4/12/2014 10:37:21 PM

emptied the clip in my glock, yo.

4/12/2014 10:38:48 PM

Fair enough...

[Edited on April 12, 2014 at 10:54 PM. Reason : Sry to hear of your troubles]

4/12/2014 10:54:21 PM

Carpenter bees don't have stingers, right? That's something to consider when it comes to dealing with it.

Also, poison.

4/13/2014 12:33:38 AM

In my experience neither carpenter bees nor bumblebees are particularly aggressive. However YMMV. Also, if you're allergic, I wouldn't take the risk.

4/13/2014 2:19:13 AM

Yeh, I thought/read the same. This one is particularly fond of this area.

But yesterday I smoked'em out, so I've at least won the battle... for now.

4/14/2014 8:38:46 AM

I, too, am allergic to bees.

Unlike you, however, I do not own a vagina.

4/14/2014 9:49:34 AM

Yeah if its just one bee then just kill the damn thing with whatever you can hit it with. If you dont want to get stung then give a neighbor who isnt afraid a six pack of beer to smack it for you.

4/14/2014 11:23:34 AM

I torched one with my grill lighting torch the other day, he started buzzing around my grill at a very poorly planned time.

4/16/2014 10:14:03 PM

Bumblebees won't sting unless you directly fuck with their nest. Don't fuck with the nest. Problem solved.

I have a nest right now in my shed somewhere. They're pretty smart (for insects) and the guards have learned to ignore me. I keep them around because I need them later to pollinate my garden. My honeybees are almost useless in that regard.

You can tell the bumblebees because they're fat, and more black than yellow. Not sure what carpenter bees look like. Bumblebees will nest to ground, or a hole they particularly like.

I've got it all in my backyard: honeybees, mud daubers, bumblebees. I carry my Epi pen with me because of my fun allergy to stinging insects. Irony.

[Edited on April 16, 2014 at 10:45 PM. Reason : I do, in fact, own a very nice vagina; not stopping me from being a beekeeper]

4/16/2014 10:40:43 PM

Quote :

"Not sure what carpenter bees look like."

They look like bumblebees, except bumblebees have fuzzy abdomens and carpenter bees have shiny abdomens. Not the most useful info unless you can get close enough to catch this detail.

4/17/2014 5:50:05 PM

don't be so helpless, lulz

4/17/2014 6:04:01 PM

Quote :

"I did chase it with a shovel earlier"

You chased it with a toy? You need at least an axe, maybe a chainsaw. And if that doesn't work, a[n] [armored] bulldozer.

4/17/2014 7:24:17 PM

Man...I keep reading this as BANGBUG thinking there will be pr0n in here.

4/17/2014 8:44:55 PM

For some reason, I keep thinking the thread title would make an excellent math-rock band name.

Carry on.

4/20/2014 2:17:44 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i629RoYVc5c

4/20/2014 4:12:35 PM

I may have won the war. I smoked him out last weekend and haven't see'em since.

4/21/2014 9:27:56 AM

don't take any chances, burn down the shed.

4/21/2014 2:41:23 PM

Why wasn't Raid considered immediately?

4/23/2014 9:26:07 AM

It's hard to hit a little insect buzzing around. I tried for a while with some bug killer jet spray...

4/23/2014 9:32:46 AM

Really? It must be one agile mofo, I've never had trouble hitting a mosquito with bug spray before.

4/23/2014 9:44:17 AM

have you ever seen a bee? they're pretty quick... as soon as the spray reached him, he was gone.

4/23/2014 9:46:05 AM

I've been on a carpenter bee rampage the past couple weeks. Those little fuckers can do some serious damage if you let them. One of them actually put a hole all the way through the wood part of my front screen door. And yes, I keep a tennis racquet on the front porch.

[Edited on April 23, 2014 at 9:50 AM. Reason : a]

4/23/2014 9:49:29 AM

4/23/2014 11:04:13 AM

No. I've never seen a bee.


On the topic of tennis racquets, have any of you guys used these things? They are incredibly effective.


[Edited on April 23, 2014 at 12:02 PM. Reason : ]

4/23/2014 12:02:31 PM