Bees and more Bees

What is going on here in northeast PA. Lately I have all these bees around.
1st picture outside under gutter, look like black bees
2nd picture in a shed, look like small yellow jackets
3rd picture same shed area and look like small yellow jackets
4th picture 1/4 inch hole next to the rock, look like yellow jackets
I am allergic, but would like to get rid of them all.
What happens in the winter? are they gone and then deal with them.
Any help please
Bob

If it's wasp. chemical foam at night is how I've dealt with them. If it's honey bee's, I try to just let them stay for a couple days. If they don't leave, I can call a local bee keeper to collect them. There has been a steady decline of the bee population, so I tend not to do harm to those.

I agree with the honey bees, bee keepers will come get them if called.

For a 1970 Super Bee, I'd come get it from you in person at no charge.

WD-40 with a spray nozzle for the rest.

Just do not run out while they are crawling out of their hole.......

The first one is a Hornets nest. The second one appears to be a Hornets also buy you said they look like yellow jackets, so they may very well be. Most likely the third is yellow jackets, they along with bumble bees at times will nest in the ground.

Barry,
No Super Bees but E-Bees

1st two pics are hornets. Get rid of them quick. Very aggressive insects. The yellow jackets are in the ground. Wait till almost dark and pour some gas down the hole or get a couple of spray cans of Brake cleaner from the auto parts store. The one with the plastic tube you attach to the nozzle. Stick the tube in the hole and empty the can. It knocks them dead instantly. Then take your foot and smash the area real good. There is a cavity underground that they build nests in.

Speaking of Yellow Jackets.................

Our next door neighbors noticed a large nest going on our house that we did not see. We called the beeman & he came out Thursday & got the job done. He did not use any foaming stuff, just conventional wasp & hornet killer. These dudes were mean as junkyard bees. Here's what it looked like inside:

Well,what I did on the ground nest, I waited to dusk and then put a screen over the hole. I then pored dawn dish soap down the hole and ran the water hose in the hole. Will know tomorrow if it worked.
Bob

If that doesn't do the ground nest in then get some of this (Sevin) dust and at night dust around the hole and pour some in and they will carry it in and out and be gone quickly.............and what ever you do never hold a flashlight when doing this they will go after the light DAMHIK if you need to use a light place it on something away from you pointed at the area........or get someone you don't like to hold the flashlight for you no don't do that, too mean

Mike

Top one is hornets. We've had those around here before usually in trees.
I get the second picture in my pole barn. Depending on how annoying they are I either knock them down and disappear for a while to avoid being stung or leave them alone because at least I know where it is. Nothing worse then being high up doing something and suddenly realizing there's a new one right beside your head.

Looks good, I guess it worked. I checked this morning and only 2 lonely bees trying to find the hole. I guess those 2 will die.
Thanks Bob

Little ground hornet story here with a Mopar twist: At National Trail Raceway the "E Gate" ticket building was unused except for the Nats. Well...we went down there on Thursday to set it up for the weekend and it was totally full of hornets and they were pouring out from under the building. Run Away! So now what, this gate was going to be super busy on Friday. We got to the track Friday EARLY, like 5 am,while it was cool and the hornets weren't swarming. With the giant forklift we picked up the building and drove it away as fast as it would go and 4 of us ran in quickly with gas & kerosene, soaking the ground and then setting it afire. Never were able to use the building that weekend so we had a tent set nearby and ran the gate from that. Ready to go by the scheduled opening time. Still plenty of hornets around but they were mostly concerned with WTH their nest went and no one got stung!
Ah, the fun, unexpected little things that come up when producing an event.

That Pack has been Scatted....

Indeed!

They have some nasty azz wasps down here!

If they are not in a high traffic area, wait until winter when they leave, and knock down the empty nest.

Yes, that is what I will do, where do they actual go.
Bob

Bee larvae soup?

The queen hibernates and all the workers die off as winter comes.

Is that like Potato soup

Thank you

I cut a big fir down in my backyard yesterday and it landed on a yellow jacket nest which I didn't know was there. They were not happy about that! The yellow jackets came boiling up out of the ground so we had to use a choker to drag the tree away from the nest so we could buck it up. Nobody got stung but based on the number of yellow jackets zooming around the area it was a big one.

My riding mower took a crap about the middle of June, and I dragged the old push mower out to mow the yard....almost an acre! I know you know where this is headed....lol. I ran over a nest when I was almost done. I'm just glad it was the push mower, cause I can run a LOT faster than my riding mower will drive in 6th gear! Got stung 6 times anyway, but the little bastages got a 16 oz. Coke bottle full of gas after dark! I always lay a long stick down with the tip right at the hole. That way, I can find the hole quickly without the bees seeing the light.

I ran over a nest once with a push mower. Just spun around and left the mower running on top of the next. That was back in the day before they had dead man kill switches on them. As they came buzzing up out of the nest the mower whacked them to bits. I left the mower running on top of the nest for about 5 minutes and then came back and got it. That was the end of those guys!

Part of my mowing is done with a 60 hp International tractor and a 7 1/2' finish mower, I use it about once a month. In June I went to the barn and got the tractor out, engaged the pto and started mowing around the barn. There are a couple places on the front that I have to back into. When I backed up to the barn I noticed bumble bees swarming around so I changed gears and started driving away. I didn't make it far before I had to leave the tractor and was stung twice, once on the forehead and once on the temple before I could get the tractor shut off. I have had bumble bees in the ground in and around the barn before so after taking a couple Benadryl the investigation started and ended unsuccessfully. It had been about 30 minutes so I figured I'd mow and just stay away from the barn. I started mowing but only made it about 30 yards before I had bees again. This time I got away faster and didn't get stung. Now I'm thinking they are in the mower so I get my wasp and bee killer and kill a few as they are flying around but don't see where they are coming from. After a few minutes I walk around the tractor, the bees are coming out of a hole in the front axle. I used the whole can of wasp and bee killer but got my revenge. I've lived on a farm all of my lofe and have had a bunch of run ins with bumble bees and this is the first time I've found them in a piece of equipment, always in the ground before.

Bumble bees usually aren't too aggressive so you must have made them mad by driving off with their house. We have a lavender tree in our front yard which is loaded with bumblebees. Sometimes hundreds and hundreds of them on there during the early summer. I can mow around the tree and move the branches and they never bother me. I haven't messed with them in the ground though.

Yes, they were somewhat pi$$ed.

Save yourselves

Bezzzzzzz you say ...

In the blown up motor of my offshore boat before picking it up ...

we have a large Rose of Sharon onew one end of our dck, and a Lilac bush on the other, so we always have Bumble Bees around.Never had any trouble with them. I was sitting on the dack fixing some loose boards one day and when I looked up, one especially big Bumble was just hoovering pretty close to me, just watching what I was doing.