Bee keepers in Melbourne?

[elanjacobs]

Ok, but that still doesn't solve having 2 hives in the wall cavity and there is no way I'm getting near an active hive with something that will make them rather aggressive.
Do you do removals?

[cava]

Sorry Elan, but I do not do removals.

Two hives in the same wall? Probably, two entrances to the same hive.

Bees do not fly at nighttime (but they do crawl ), so spray them and plug the entrances at night.

Another thing to consider, are you sure they are bees and not European Wasps?

[elanjacobs]

Could be multiple entrances. A new lot moved in to the next stud cavity after we sprayed the first lot. Do bees take over other hives? Or maybe some survived.

Definitely bees, they're round and fuzzy.

We still want them removed properly, we can do a surface treatment after that. I'm sure the new owners (who happen to be family friends) won't be happy dealing with swarms every year with young kids running around.

[cava]

Bees can be attracted to old hives.

Try Southside Beekeepers Ref post #5, they do cutouts.

[elanjacobs]

Thanks. Got a couple of emails out at the moment, just waiting for quotes. Hopefully we can get it sorted out properly

[elanjacobs]

So we got it sorted (couple of months ago, just forgot to post).

Guy came in, ripped the weatherboards off and got the combs and bees in boxes. Apparently the previous "kill" job only got about half of them, including the queen, so the rest were still active but a bit confused with no leader. He also dusted the wall cavity with diatomaceous earth (aka itching powder) to deter any new colonies and gave an unconditional lifetime guarantee - if they come back to the same place he'll do it again for free.

Cost about $300 (can't remember exactly) plus $80 for new boards and 3 hours of my time to put them up.

[Christos]

It is good that it is done.