I have a slight problem. I was pulling treetops out and I am chained up to one that is wedged in. Backed up to unhook got off the tractor and guesswhat There is a bumble bees nest under the end of the log. They are not happy and chased me about 50 yards. Now I have to figure out how to get my tractor out. Once it is out I will cover the nest with a bucket of sand and that had ought to calm them down for a while
 
Approach at night (as noted) and with least disturbance, drive it out. If chained, work the chain from on the tractor, not the ground. Jim
 
(quoted from post at 09:13:29 08/23/16) I have a slight problem. I was pulling treetops out and I am chained up to one that is wedged in. Backed up to unhook got off the tractor and guesswhat There is a bumble bees nest under the end of the log. They are not happy and chased me about 50 yards. Now I have to figure out how to get my tractor out. Once it is out I will cover the nest with a bucket of sand and that had ought to calm them down for a while

You're screwed now....they can sense fear LOL!
 
Married2Allis.. no that would have been me Sunday stung 6 times on the thumb.. hand and half arm sweelled up for
couple days.. been in and out that gate all summer.. They are dead now..lol
 
Good luck. Bush hogging hit a huge nest of ground bees. Jumped off and JD ran on across the field until I could catch it and shut it down. Fun times. Bumble bees generally aren't that aggressive, but we have what are called 'telephone pole bees' around here. They make large, slab like nests and are pure evil as near as I can tell. As a honey bee keeper, the night time advice is your best bet.
 
I have a large Hornet(Baldface) nest close to my porch. Trying to think of best way to eliminate !! ??
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Watched pros do a nest at work, they use a duster with extra extensions and puff seven dust in the entrance. The workers pick it up on their hairy legs and track it into the nest and they all die. This works well when the nest is back in a building a ways from the entrance. I once eliminated a nest like that with a shotgun with 9 shot. At the right distance the pattern turns it into confetti and the survivors go away somewhere after a day.
 
if you can drive up to the nest, get a can or two of the wasp spray, get in the car/truck with the windows up and the air on, squirt em out the window, then roll up the window and back away.
 
On the first night in the thirties, put a large lawn bag under the nest and cut the branch dropping it into the bag. close the bag and fill it with wasp spray. Jim
 
good ideas, I was thinking of parking my old 'smoky' Case DC under it with muffler close to the entrance ! !
 
Huh, I never thought that bumblebees were that aggressive? I alway thought they just minded their own business, bumbling around lol
 
One of the guys at work saw a huge paper nest about 15' up on a limb last week while mowing brush in his township with a Diamond arm mower. He said he checked to make sure all the cab doors and windows were latched and lifted the mower up and turned it into carnage lol
 
Update
Yesterday after they calmed down I went in from the side and unhooked the chain from the tree top. My one tractor tire was covered with bees but they were not agressive any more. I got on the tractor and as soon as it started I run it away. I guess the ones on the tire were dizzy as they stayed put. Parked the trac and went out later the bees were gone' This nest was in some brush and they had a hole in the ground which the tractor tire sat on. I hooked up my dump trailer and went back got 3 yard of sand and covered them. The nests pictured I have several and they are yellow jackets. One took over the green house and another is on the roof over the door in my tractor shed so far they are tame. I have never had bumble bees chase me before. They keep hitting the back of my arms bit did not bite. I guess they thought I needed so help to move away
 
(quoted from post at 13:09:57 08/24/16) I have a large Hornet(Baldface) nest close to my porch. Trying to think of best way to eliminate !! ??
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Took care of one of those a couple of weekends back. Waited until full dark for an hour or so, then sprayed hornet spray into the hole until nest was running with the stuff. Let if sit a while then hit it again, waited another 1/2 hour then knocked it down with a long 2x4 and crushed the eggs.

Hope this helps
 
For yellow jackets, a spray bottle filled with about 10 parts water, one part dish soap (Dawn works really good) will drop them dead where they fall.
 
The best way to get rid of a bees neat like you have is to use a CO-2 fire extinguisher. I used a 40 lb. carbon dioxide extinguisher and waited until dusk when most if not all of the bees were back in the nest. I literally FROZE the nest and then knocked it into a large plastic garbage bag,bound it shut and burned it. Works every time.
 
I Forgot to mention that I "Borrowed" the fire extinguisher from the local fire department. They usually have a couple of extras on hand.
 
Had one of those last year. Don't tell anybody, but I mixed up some generic warrior (restricted use) in a pump sprayer and soaked the nest. Problem solved!
 
I gave one of my alcoholic buddies a half a fifth, let him drink it, then handed him a stick and told him the nest was a pinata filled with a wide variety of mini bottles like they use on airline flights and then walked to a phone and called 911 and told them a guy was getting attacked by bees. He woke up in the hospital a couple of days later not knowing what happened or how, I didn't tell him, and my hornets are long gone. My buddy still drinks, so if I ever need something really odd done, I keep a bottle around.

Good luck.

Mark

Of course...I'm joking, but it's still a good plan if you know of a thirsty drinker.
 

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