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Carron I was just wondering what you were up to, now I know! Wow what an experience, glad your hubby and pooch are getting better.

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Originally Posted by leatheflea

Wow thats a lot of bees! My cousin does this for free because he sells the honey. He'll come and take your whole colony for nothing, if you live close, we're in indy. Glad you all are okay and have the problem taken care of.

California....

I'm glad you are all okay. I'm allergic to bees and one sting would send me to the hospital. You could also use baking soda and water to make a paste. Then put it on the stings. This helps draw out the poison.

In southern AZ we are wary of the bees. Most are the Africanized and are deadly. Two years ago we had a bunch decide to go into our wall by the fireplace. It took twice for the exterminator to kill them. The last time he put caulking where they were getting in. Then this spring our neighbor had a tree swarming with them. Scary watching them. We just know if they start swarming around your head to run. Run, run, run. They will give up on your after about a 1/2 mile. The next day the bee man came out and took the swarm away. DH watched and said there were lots of "mighty mad" bees.

I am glad there are still honeybees to bee a problem...(pun intended) I am sorry for your sake and the bees, that you had this unfortunate interaction. I hope the bees were relocated to a better place for everyones' sake!!
I haven't been stung in years, but I remember how painful it is!

Thanks for the update on your husband and dog. Glad everything turned out okay. One thing I found that works for me on itchy bites and especially a fresh sting is to dab the spot with Colgate gel toothpaste. Takes the sting and itch away almost instantly and the bite will be only a flat red spot the next day. I leave the paste on until the next day.

I was going to say that this sounds like Africanized bees, or killer bees as the movies used to call them.

Glad things are coming around. That was a lot of bees!

Do you have a local bee keeper that can start a colony with them?

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Originally Posted by Carron

First off, I was wrong about the species, they are not wasps but honey bees.
Had a pest control company out today to handle the problem: Boy, what a problem too.

The man did get some of the hive (this is under the barn beneth the flooring) actually he pulled out a portion that weighed 30 lbs. That is a lot of honey and he thinks he did get the Queen, however the hive is very long and he was unable get all of it with out the right equipment.

Next week they need to return to pull up the flooring and fish out the rest of the hive or a new batch of bees will move in and continue building.

The man estimated that there are (some now gone) between 20 and 30 thousand bees in that hive.

We learned today that two horses and a dog have been attacked and killed by honey bees in this area. Sooooooo we will pay the enourmous price tag attached to the removal of all that remains of this colony.

Funny thing about this is that we nor any neighbors have seen any bee activity around our homes until yesterday when my husband went where they did not want him to be. According to the exterminator that hive has been there a least a year. Who knew, we certainly did not.

A clue was right in front of us and we didn't even see it. One of our cats loves to lay near the barn, probably looking for mice, but for the past several months she has been spending her time indoors, so very unlike her. I though she was just being social which she is not.
I think she knew there was danger at the barn and she was staying away.

Our fur babies are so smart and I guess we need to pay more attention to their actions.

Husband is doing very well tonight, most of his stings are not bothering him any more and the dog's foot is looking more normal.

When the bees followed my hubby to the house yesterday a few stuck around and I was stung twice. Boy does that hurt.
Enchanted quilter suggested to take a cotton ball and dip it into Clorox bleach then dab the area to relieve the pain and help destroy the poison the bees desposit in the sting.
I tried it and it really works.

OH MY GOODNESS I AM SO GLAD HE IS OK.IF YOU EVER COME IN CONTACT AGAIN AND CAN GET TO A FIRE EXTINGUISHER YOU CAN SPRAY WITH THAT AND GET THEM OFF OF YOU IT WILL FREEZE THEM INSTANTLY I SEEN IT ON A REAL TV SHOW IT DID WORK.