Fwd: Dane County Beekeepers Association Swarm Alert "Bees in wall in front of house"

[Gary Baisa]

I wanted to send the email below to the whole group.  Originally I sent it to the swarm group only.  Jason could use some advice.  I can help if it doesn’t involve removing a stone wall.  

Gary

Begin forwarded message:

From: Gary Baisa <gary...@gmail.com>

Subject: Re: Dane County Beekeepers Association Swarm Alert "Bees in wall in front of house"

Date: July 3, 2025 at 4:31:43 PM CDT

To: Jason Kwan <jasonk...@gmail.com>

Cc: swa...@danecountybeekeepers.org

Hi Madbee Team,

I stopped out at Jasons to assess the bee situation.  See the attached video.  The bees are in this flagstone(?) wall.  They are entering in a gap between the cement and the stone wall.  Im guessing there is a hollow space between the walls for the electrical.  This is above my pay grade. Jason would prefer not to hurt the bees.  Any suggestions?

[Jeff Steinhauer]

That is not going to be an easy extraction.  The wall was probably built with CMU block with the flag stone veneer applied to it.  The bees are either in the cavities of the CMU, and a cutout would be very destructive.  Someone could possible try a trap out, and drill small holes on the other side of the wall to spray bee repellent.  This will never be a large hive, but i looks to be very disruptive to the coming and going of the residence.