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There are typically two reasons that cause a bad smell where a beehive has been exterminated. Often the honey from the bee hive attracts rodents. Occasionally, bees will kill the rodent that is is trying to get the honey. If killed by the bees, this can cause a real bad smell that hangs around for quite some time. If you are not sure where the smell is coming from, consider plug outlets or vents and tape over the plug outlets and the vents.
The second cause for the bad smell from the bees would be if a homeowner, or someone in charge of the house, kills the bees and/or tries to seal up the opening, though this hardly ever kills the entire hive or nest. However, if a semi-effective kill has taken place, then most likely there are thousands of bees packed on top of each other, which can create this very foul or bad smell.
Leaving a beehive in your wall is almost always the worst choice! If the dead bees and the honeycomb are left in the wall, it can also attract rodents and other pests as well as recurring bee problems and structural staining. The obvious way to solve the problem is to open the wall and to clean the bees, along with the honeycomb, out of the wall. Some beehives have up to a hundred pounds of honey. If you have questions or need help, call the bee hotline or request an online quote. You can also use the bee problem page to upload photos and get answers to your questions. (Ask a Question / Leave Feedback) Return to: How to get rid of bees
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Sharon Van de Grift | Need to discuss a bee hive problem in San Diego (Tierrasanta). Please call me at 619-***-**** cell sharon. | |||
David Mitchell | What is best used to kill the pheremon so bees do not come back. I have removed the side shingles and removed many buckets of honey and honey comb. This has been going on for 4 years now. Need to stop them from returning. Thank you for your time. | |||
Beekeeper: David, Good question, you'll want to clean it well vacuum the debris, and treat it/ spray it with an odor sealer or paint.
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Sherry | We had two buckets of honey comb removed from our roof/outside wall. We also sprayed the bees. Now, the three rooms behind the area smell really bad, like dead rodent, mold, or mildew. We did not find any dead animals in the attic. What is that smell? What do dead bees smell like? When will it go away? What can we do? | |||
Beekeeper: If the bees were killed its possibly the dead bees that are causing the smell. - Yes it generally goes away - i think a month or two. You can also try and locate and remove them. Call the Hotline for more help. - Goodluck | ||||
Ann | We had a hive removed from the wall of our house about three weeks ago but there remains a very strong, unpleasant smell, coming from that area of the wall. Is there a chemical that is left in the wall when the hive is removed or is this an organic smell from the bees/honey? Either way, will it dissipate or is there something more we need to do or have removed? | |||
Beekeeper: Ann,
I'm not quite sure what you had done at your home. Can you give me some more information?
How old was the hive?
Did a pest control company remove it?
Was the wall opened and the honeycomb removed?
Were the bees killed? | ||||
Debbie | I had a professional bee keeper remove the beehive located under my soffit in the attic trusses, approximately 3 pounds. Obviously they did not all come out of the attic, try as he might. The remainder, approx. 1/2 pound found their way into my bathroom via the ventilation fan. They deposited little yellow brown droplets which I was told was bee urine. Now I have a a strong smell in that room. I have washed everything with bleach, left windows and doors open for days with no reduction in the foul smell. Any ideas? Thank you. | |||
Beekeeper: Hi Debbie, How long has it been since getting rid of the bees? If its been longer then a few months id guess its from something else. Usually this bad smell happens when the bees are exterminated, but can also happen when bees get trapped and die piled on top of each other and are not removed. A single bee decomposes similar to a fly, but many bees stacked on each other can have a foul smell perhaps like a dead rodent. With time the bad smell will be gone, however it could take perhaps two weeks to a month. Your alternative option is to have the beekeeper, handyman or carpenter start opening areas up to locate and remove it. Hope this helps, Good luck Debbie. | ||||
Melissa | We had hundreds of bees in our bathroom vent to the outside. We killed them and now have an AWFUL smell coming into our home. Literally sickening smell. Also today we had at least 50 bees start to come into our home through the actual air vent in the bathroom. Please advise HELP. | |||
Beekeeper: Melisa,
It's quite likely you haven't killed all the bees, as there are usually thousands in the wall vent or attic. However, the bees you have killed are causing this stench because they are all piled on top of each other. If you did nothing, this stench would last for probably a month or two, sometimes more. At this point, honey will typically start melting into the structure. It's important to open it and clean the exhausted hive, as well as the honey, the dead and the live bees out of the wall. Otherwise it will attract more bee problems in the future, often rodent and other bug problems, as well possible structural staining and damage. If you would like a quote on this, give me a call at 877-432-2337.
- John | ||||
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