[DCBryan1]

I am going to put the beehive box next to my garden entry gate as kind of an alarm, so if anyone walks in the backyard (posted), will get a nasty suprise when the door hits the hive box.

[Tamar1973]

If you have a local honey producer in your area, call them and they can help you.

[ClearCase_guy]

Two words:

Gasoline
Matches

[dead]

I have a large hive of honey bees (non-african) in my wall of my house.

[shadeaud]

I have no serious reply, but you could ask the president to visit you house and swat them one by one.

[Lurker]

Step 1: Cover yourself in honey.

Step 2: Stand near the entrance to the hive.

Step 3: When you're completely covered in a mass of wriggling bees figure out Step 4.

[Revelation 911]

so if anyone walks in the backyard (posted), will get a nasty suprise when the door hits the hive box.

unless youre in the 'hood, this is kind of a prickish thing to do - what if a kids ball goes back there and the kid is allergic to bees? - hope you have an umbrella policy

[GOP_Party_Animal]

Ask a beekeeper. Supposedly, smoke disorients the bees and keeps them calm enough to work with.

[1rudeboy]

I think this might be a seasonal thing, and now is not the season.

[Mat_Helm]

Call a bee keeper. They will safely remove the hive usually at no cost because they obtain a free hive.

[mysterio]

Stand over by your gate and make a noise like a flower.

[b4its2late]

Yeah, a beekeeper type will locate the queen and move the whole hive I think. I ain’t no expert, but one Freeper used to refer to me as the bees knees.......

[tet68]

Try calling your county extention service, they can probably
give you advise and the name of someone to help.

[mgstarr]

My next door neighbor is transplanting a hive that formed under the gutter. Basically he got a bee person to seal around the hive and put a one-way exit tube. Then a new empty hive was put next to it with queen bee hormones. After about 3 weeks the new hive will be removed. I don’t think the old queen is very pleased however.

[Beckwith]

Call a beekeeper.

He’ll be glad to take them off your hands.

[Suz in AZ]

Call your local fire department. Many of them do swarm removal or may be able to point you in the right direction.

[ArrogantBustard]

A: (The sane solution) Find a beekeeper, and ask for assistance. Find a supplier of beekeeping kit (since you're interested in learning the art), and ask for assistance. Either way ... this is the sort of thing where I think you'd do well with hands-on assistance.

B: (The insane solution) Take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

[Deb]

Do you have toast?

[Just another Joe]

You do know that you will have to tear out the exterior wall, don’t you? Especially if they’ve been there 4 to 5 years.

[theDentist]

Let us know what you ultimately do. In the meantime, may I suggest:

[Petronski]

You need to find a local beekeeper or apiary society. Here are a couple of leads:

http://www.mdbee.com/

http://www.virginiabeekeepers.org/

They’ll probably need to cut a hole in your wall, so a carpenter will be involved too, I should think.