There are bees all over the rabbit hutches!

[samanthaj]

I went out this morning and checked the rabbits everything was fine. Went out a few minutes ago and there are bees everywhere! Im really freaked out,our one doe just had babies yesterday and the other two are due any time. I dont have anywhere to move them to! Can I spray the hutches with something? Will the bees hurt the rabbits? Why are there bees everywhere? The only thing i can think of is we had a extermanater here about two weeks ago because the bees are so bad,and now they are trying to make a new home!??!! Help!!

 

[currycomb]

i would try to find someone to remove the bees and relocate them. or the exterminator can come back and......but there is a problem with the bees disappearing, and if they are gone, we will starve, bees polinate everything! relocating the bees will involve finding the queen and placing her in a hive. not a job for the unprepared, find someone to do it for you.

 

[dewey]

I'd call an emergency bee removal service pdq!

Unless you have a bee keeper friend, you can call a bee removal service to remove them right away. Sounds like a swarm found your place...they could be in transit so they may move on by themselves. I wouldn't take any chances outside trying to smoke them yourself since ya never know kind they are.

 

[samanthaj]

Bee removal!! Holy crap I am unpreparred for this! They look like yellow jackets,but might be honey bees I didnt get that close!! My main concern right now is making sure they dont harm the rabbits!

 

[doubled]

I used to have bee's, are they just flying around or are they all in a clump somewhere, under a cage, corner, tree limb ect.? NOTE: If they chase/sting you when you walk up for no reason, LEAVE they are probably Africanized and you need a Bee Pro to remove or destroy them, if they just fly around you, their hive may have split ( half of hive left with new Queen ) and they are looking for a new home. Or they may be after water in your pens. If they are all in a clump and are easily accessible ( and your not allergic ) wait till after dark-this will assure they are all there (they don't fly at night) and take a large bag of any kind slowly wrap it around the "Clump" of bee's and either shake what they are on or use gloves and just close the bag at the top and then take them somewhere for release or destroy them. They are very docile at night---however you can still piss them off at night. Do not wear any perfume, After Shave ect. when you do this. Sounds worse than it is and normal bee's are not as bad as most make out to be. Have fun and good luck.
Sorry I missed the point about Yellow Jackets, they usually hive-up underground, I have no input for them. One last note on The Bee's, don't spray them with wasp spray, it just pisses them right off. If you spray Bee's they have to be sprayed with something that is made with "Perethrin" (sp)

 

[Okie Amazon]

Please don't kill them unless you must. Bees are really in trouble and if we lose the bees..... forget about eating.

 

[samanthaj]

I dont really WANT to kill them,but if they are going to take up living in the hutch thats not going to work! Ive left them alone for now, hoping they will just move on thru! After thinking about it,Im pretty sure they are honey bees,so maybe they will be gone by tonight. If they are honey bees,to bad i couldnt catch them,I love honey LOL

 

[samanthaj]

Ok i had to go check! They seem to be gone,but there are still a few hanging around. I killed one to get a better look and it doesnt seem to be honey bee or yellow jacket! Its small and completely balck,any ideas?

 

[Okie Amazon]

What area of the country/world are you in?

 

[samanthaj]

We are in west virginia