It all started happening about a week ago, when I started noticing that there were many bees around our front porch area. At first, I didn't take notice, because I thought they were attracted there by the flowers, so I didn't mention it. After a day, as I walked past the front porch, there were at least 10 bees buzzing around, and I told my dad, who inferred that there was a beehive in the wall. This inference proved to be correct, as we (my dad and I) saw a small hole in the brick under our window. It was a very small hole, but since the wall was hollow, I freaked out because, firstly, I HATE insects of all kinds, especially if they are in the house, and secondly, I was scared that the whole colony would find some way into the house, and find myself waking up in the middle of a swarm of bees. So, we went to Canadian Tire to purchase some insect/wasp spray. Dad sprayed the hole, but the bees just flew right through the foam like it was air. Then, Dad tried to plug up the hole with a piece of duct tape. This worked, but somehow, the bees found another way out.
Dad went to Home Depot to buy a trap. Apparently, the trap allows bees to fly in, but then, it is impossible to escape. I set it up by filling it with apple juice, honey, and a few pieces of raw meat. We set it under the window sill, and left it there for 24 hours. When we went back to check on it, there were absolutely no bees in there.
After very little success, Dad went and bought a mosquito net. We went outside when it was dark, where there was little to no activity, and we taped the net all across that side of the wall. We used copious amounts of duct tape and clear tape. After the task was completed, Dad went to send Dan to his apartment in Downtown, and I found out that clear tape does NOT stick to brick very well. So, I tried to reapply a fresh coat of tape, but it just stuck for about a minute, then withered away. I did my best to clog up all the possible entries and exits, and finally, put the stone rabbit on the net as a paperweight (or maybe a netweight), and went back inside.
The next morning, I went outside, and there were at least one hundred dead bees inside the netting, and a couple flying outside. At first, I thought "Oh my god! How did those bees get outside?" Then, Dad told me that those bees that were outside were not inside the hive when we put the net up, so they were trapped OUTSIDE instead. That made sense, so I calmed down a bit.
Now, we just went and bought us another can of spray. Hopefully the bees will be gone soon, because I HATE BEES!!!
Dad went to Home Depot to buy a trap. Apparently, the trap allows bees to fly in, but then, it is impossible to escape. I set it up by filling it with apple juice, honey, and a few pieces of raw meat. We set it under the window sill, and left it there for 24 hours. When we went back to check on it, there were absolutely no bees in there.
After very little success, Dad went and bought a mosquito net. We went outside when it was dark, where there was little to no activity, and we taped the net all across that side of the wall. We used copious amounts of duct tape and clear tape. After the task was completed, Dad went to send Dan to his apartment in Downtown, and I found out that clear tape does NOT stick to brick very well. So, I tried to reapply a fresh coat of tape, but it just stuck for about a minute, then withered away. I did my best to clog up all the possible entries and exits, and finally, put the stone rabbit on the net as a paperweight (or maybe a netweight), and went back inside.
The next morning, I went outside, and there were at least one hundred dead bees inside the netting, and a couple flying outside. At first, I thought "Oh my god! How did those bees get outside?" Then, Dad told me that those bees that were outside were not inside the hive when we put the net up, so they were trapped OUTSIDE instead. That made sense, so I calmed down a bit.
Now, we just went and bought us another can of spray. Hopefully the bees will be gone soon, because I HATE BEES!!!
"those bees that were outside were not inside the hive when we put the net up, so they were trapped OUTSIDE instead. That made sense, so I calmed down a bit."
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it means, that during the night, when dad and I put up the net, not all the bees were inside the nest. Some were out hunting or something, and this calmed me down, because I thought there was a way for the bees to come out of the net, but those bees were ALREADY outside the net when we put it up. understand?
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