View Full Version : Eviction notice served,,, Occupants not so happy.
onlygoodSHBisdeadone
05-01-2006, 05:44 PM
http://www.robleons.com/rem2.jpg
http://www.robleons.com/rem3.jpg
Vacuum no help... had to go old school on this one. :rolleyes: Colony located in dead space between basement cinder block wall and porch with no access. :eek: Just about right under lang.
[ May 01, 2006, 06:47 PM: Message edited by: onlygoodSHBisdeadone ]
carbide
05-02-2006, 12:28 PM
Just curious; What are the two small boards for?
Looks like the sticks are supporting the bottom of the cone.
Ron
onlygoodSHBisdeadone
05-02-2006, 05:45 PM
Yes. I had to go back an use them to brace. Duct tape refused to stay on brick for long at all.
Fernhill
05-02-2006, 07:27 PM
They make that Gorilla tape now. I see it at Home Depot. I'm interested in the photos since I have to do something similar for a lady down the road. Same story....no access from the inside, etc etc. Let us know how it works out.
Mike
onlygoodSHBisdeadone
05-02-2006, 09:35 PM
Fernhill - Thanks for info on tape. I'll keep an eye out for it next time I'm in HD.
kayakdg
05-02-2006, 09:50 PM
Hi I have used the cone methid 3 times. It worked well 2 out of 3. Make sure you watch for the bees finding ways to get around the cone. When I found other holes the bees were using steel wool worked well to plug the holes Good Luck Dan
kayakdg
05-02-2006, 09:51 PM
Hi I have used the cone methid 3 times. It worked well 2 out of 3. Make sure you watch for the bees finding ways to get around the cone. When I found other holes the bees were using steel wool worked well to plug the holes Good Luck Dan
Jim Fischer
05-07-2006, 03:49 PM
I've used cones on brick before, and what I've
done it to use the blue masonry screws and the
special drill bit that one buys to go with them.
Washers around the shaft of each screw hold the
screen of the cone very well. When you are done,
you crush a brick of the appropriate color, and
mix with a little epoxy to make a "brick filler"
mix to fill the holes. Good as new, and the
patched holes cannot be seen from reasonable
viewing distances.
But in general, bee removals from masonry walls suck.
What was behind the easy-to-remove-and-replace
siding? Looks to me like the colony entrance is
at the sill plate between the brick and whatever
is covered by the siding.
onlygoodSHBisdeadone
05-07-2006, 09:02 PM
Jim. Yes they are entering just under the sill and above brick. I had to go back Friday night and reworked cone. Used a 1x8x8 against they brick as a base plate to remount cone,, this time up I might add. Got a much better seal with it. Checked sat and was working much better. Ladies were landing at base of cone and marching up side right into hive. Had to add a deep to give them more room. They were wall to wall in the single deep & super. Looks like I may get a little honey off of this one. ;)
P.S. Yes I opened the wall up first hopeing but no luck. They were below seal plate in front of house. At least siding went back easy enough.
[ May 07, 2006, 10:05 PM: Message edited by: onlygoodSHBisdeadone ]
fhafer
05-08-2006, 06:52 AM
Something that has worked well for me in the past; Attach your cone to a piece of plywood (12" X 12"ish or whatever will fit) with a 1" hole drilled in the center. Place the plywood over the entrance. You can secure it by driving two wooden stakes into the ground in front of the opening, screwing two 2X4's to the face of the plywood, and running strapping between the two to shore it against the house. Then I use a clay type of caulking sold at Lowes to seal round the plywood base. The caulking is sold near the window insulation and is reusable because it doesn't harden. This works well for entrance holes close to the ground especially on brick. On wood siding four screw-in eye bolts and bungie cords work well for me. After you are done just fill in the holes with wood putty.