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The "old family recipe" is a cupful of gasoline down the hole, and then cover the hole with a clear glass bowl. Do this at night after dark. The clear bowl tends to stop the survivors from making a new exit hole -- they get confused by the light that shines in and keep trying to escape out the bowl. The gasoline probably leaves more toxic residue in the soil than spraying purpose made wasp/hornet spray, which will do the job with less volume of material. You really ought to consider these "evil chemicals" if you want to eradicate a particular nest. Ground dwelling bees won't bother you if you don't swat at them and don't stand right on their hole. The "organic" solution to bee stings is to just ignore the bees. I see so many people (my wife included) that get themselves stung because they swat at the bee, run away from it, or make some other sudden movement. Just let it land on you if it wants to, it will fly away of its own accord. Once you start using the property, I suspect the bees will move from the holes in the ground into your buildings, equipment, etc. (If you till the soil, you will more than likely drive them to move, as the soil won't be firm enough to build nests.) This becomes more problematic because you will find yourself disturbing their nests by accident. Opening a seldom-used slighting door, climbing onto a tractor or truck that's been parked for a couple of weeks, those are the times that I get stung. Fortunately for me, I'm not allergic, though the stings still definitely hurt. See if your doctor will write you a prescription for a steroid inhaler, or some other emergency first aid relief for bee stings. You won't be able to wipe out all the bees, and you will get stung if you work the property.
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