Bumble Bees In Siding

Among the honey bees the queen along with her many offsprings stays in the hive and hibernates.

Bumble bees in siding.

They aren t aggressive but this is happening right by the most used door of the house so it s probably just a matter of time before i piss them off. Even though a hive nestled inside the wood aluminum or vinyl siding is hard to actually reach these are in fact some of the easiest and safest types of nests to get rid of because they require no contact. Common places for bees to hide and build nests include overhangs cracks window frames shutters door frames and underneath the siding. Honey bees aren t native to the united states and they were transported to the us by european settlers.

The honey bee is one half to three fourths an inch in length. My house has vinyl siding. If you see a honey bee in the united states you ll be looking at the european honey bee. Among the bumble bees just the queen hibernates and that too inside a hole in the ground.

Bumble bees have small colonies consisting of around 50 300 bees. Bees are so endangered that i would never suggest anything that could cause them harm. Some honey bees look black too. Whether it s the fall season and you re hoping to squeeze in a little more patio time perhaps with some hot chocolate sitting around an outdoor firepit or spring is here and you want to soak in the sunshine chances are you d like to enjoy the outdoors without having to worry about one of nature s more aggressive if only annoying pests.

I ve also had one get in the house as i was going in the door. If the bees are boring holes into your siding they are carpenter bees not bumble bees. Where the siding meets the concrete foundation of the house bees are going up there and i assume they re building a hive of some sort.