O.T. bumble bees

just another old geezer · Jul 14, 2012

situation in a nut shell. I need to pull a part off of my 720 chopper (organ donor) to put on my 781. the 720 has a happy family of Bumble bees in it right now and they do not want me taking apart their home. Any ideas for ways to deal (terminate with extrime prejudice) with them. They appear to be coming out from in between the feed rolls. I suspect they commendiered an old mouse nest there. The milkhouse is set up to heat water to 160 deg. I sould be able to get 130 deg water in there. Would that be warm enough to give them a good send-off??. all Ideas appreciated.

ILLEFTY · Jul 14, 2012

Spray them with diesel fuel

Anonymous-0 · Jul 14, 2012

Can you start the machine , and turn it on?

just another old geezer · Jul 14, 2012

nope, dead horse, organ donor

BigMarv1085 · Jul 14, 2012

either, do it at night

Mike (WA) · Jul 14, 2012

The hornet and wasp sprays work pretty well- go out at about 5 in the morning, when temp is at its lowest (and their activity is also at its lowest), and just saturate everything with it.

PJH · Jul 14, 2012

Mike - I don't know about that. Maybe you have a different brand of spray. I had a bumble bee nest in an old parts car. The wasp killer didn't phase them. My son is a phone tech, and he also has no luck with wasp spray on bumble bees. I "think" he uses some type of electrical contact cleaner to kill them. He runs into stinging insects on a daily basis.

I agree that just before daylight is good time to battle them. Another tip - make note of the wind direction. Always run upwind - they have to pedal faster upwind.

Paul

Nofbdybs · Jul 14, 2012

Thick winter overalls, football helmet, duct tape up all openings.
Tennis racket.

Do it like a man.

Billy Shafer · Jul 14, 2012

Worked well for me.

old · Jul 14, 2012

#1 are you sure they are bumble bees not some breed of wasp??? Can you in fact see the nest or is it so hidden that you have no clue as to where it is??? If you can see it then that is half your battle. Is it out in the open or in a shed?? Can you maybe cover it with a tarp?? I ask all this so as to have a clue as to how to help you since being a former bee keeper I understand them things. If you can tarp it at night then throw in a couple bug bombs you will have your trouble gone by morning. If you can not tarp it but can see the nest then a can of carb cleaner will do the trick as long as it is not so big a nest that you can not hit 90% of them at once

PJH · Jul 14, 2012

Nekid with a badminton racket would make a funnier video.

just another old geezer · Jul 14, 2012

I guess i should hav added 1. need the parts NOW. 2. cant see the hive. 3. parked outside in weeds and dry grass (fire not an option) 4.limited room to run if needed. 5.saturday night, farmers store closed, no type of bug spray on hand. 6. bumble bees for sure, the one looked as big as a bi-plane.

JerryS · Jul 14, 2012

Go out at night, cover tractor completely with plastic sheet. Weight it down at the ground, all around. Slide an open pan of gasoline, lots of surface area, under the plastic and reseal. Fumes will take care of the rest.

rustred · Jul 14, 2012

yep all you need is warm water and some dishsoap in it. kills em dead by plugging their pores.used this on wasps, but didnt try on bumble bees. but i am sure those are wasps you have.

just another old geezer · Jul 14, 2012

nope, they're bumble bees

John B. · Jul 14, 2012

I would cover it with a sheet are tarp and get one of those aresol bug bombs. Once it's on it keeps spraying. that should do it. I did one in the garage and did a fine job.

wolfman · Jul 14, 2012

Maybe a local beekeeper would gladly take them.

Organicfarmer1972 · Jul 14, 2012

Now that's just funny !!

I can just picture Old Geezer taking aim with a football helmet on!

rustred · Jul 14, 2012

well try the soap then nothing to loose, except mrs's dishsoap.

BrianJasper co. Ia · Jul 15, 2012

Are they in the machine or in the ground under the machine? Can you drag it with a chain out of the tall weeds? Could be the nest is in the ground and they're just coming through the machine to get out.

Ron Grother · Jul 15, 2012

Just leave them alone.they will just fly around you.they don't heart when they sting you it's like a honey bee sting

Kelly MT · Jul 15, 2012

We got our bees before our gear arrived. We used coveralls and military misqueto nets. Worked good. Early morning is best as the bees arn't to active yet. PK

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