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Fakey
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Posted 9:47 pm, 04/29/2024
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These nests are typically located underground in abandoned rodent burrows or in other enclosed spaces such as tree cavities, wood piles, and dense ivy. During the fall, young queens mate and find protected areas (such as fallen logs, tree cavities, cracks in buildings, etc.)
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GoNC
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Posted 9:31 pm, 04/29/2024
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I removed a few posts that were off topic and/or trolling.
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surfer
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Posted 7:46 pm, 04/29/2024
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Yellow jackets like to build nest in wall also.
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Fakey
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Posted 6:58 pm, 04/29/2024
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Hey smurf, YOU are presuming that JC cannot recognize a honeybee when he sees one.
In this nesting phase of their life cycle, paper wasps can be defensive and are likely to sting if the nest is disturbed. However, paper wasps show types of swarming behavior during the cool and cold times of the year when there are no nests and no young larvae to protect.
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surfer
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Posted 6:44 pm, 04/29/2024
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It was a legit question DA.
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Fakey
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Posted 4:30 pm, 04/29/2024
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Don't answer the smurf's distraction.
What you have is a swarm the has already taken up residence in your wall(s). You need an experienced bee keeper to collect and remove them. Hopefully you will not have to remove any siding to get them all out. Honeybees swarm this time of year establishing new colonies and working new territory.
Note the contact info at the bottom of the BWC homepage and get a recommendation.
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surfer
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Posted 3:07 pm, 04/29/2024
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Are you sure they were honey bees?
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JC
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Posted 2:27 pm, 04/29/2024
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Haha, @Fakey, the extension office replied and sent me to the Beekeepers of Wilkes literally 1 minute after you posted! 
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Fakey
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Posted 2:23 pm, 04/29/2024
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JC
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Posted 2:02 pm, 04/29/2024
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Great thought! I just now emailed them.
I grew up with honey bees nearby and would honestly love to have my own hive. About 1/4 mile away, though! 
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adiscretesecret
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Posted 1:58 pm, 04/29/2024
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Call the county extension office and see if they have any contacts for beekeepers who would love to bring a hive and set it up to deployment"steal" your bees away
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JC
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Posted 1:54 pm, 04/29/2024
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Yesterday evening, I saw a HUGE amount of honey bees at the front of my house, many of them crawling into gaps between the brick and weatherboard 
I hadn't seen them before, so I suspect they were scouting out for a new home. But they're still here today!
How do I make them move it along? I don't want to kill them, I just don't want them in my walls.
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