Ground bees

[desertrat]

Ever have an encounter with them? I've pissed them off twice now. Once they had set up residence inside an open bag of peat moss which I stuck a shovel into. Ouch, ouch, ouch! Yesterday I ran over a nest on the riding mower. They must have just started it since it was barely visible. I got stung on the ear and swatted it. By the way this helps the others find you. They follow the scent of their fallen comrade. I could see them coming out of the nest now so I decided I could run faster than the lawn mower could take me. I had a little time before they reached me so I calmly stopped the mower and went to step off the front. Right onto the reverse pedal. Oops! Tumbled over forward, but quickly regained my composure and after looking to see if any one had seen me, I took off. Made a clean getaway too! I encouraged them to leave their nest and go somewhere else. By the way.wasp and hornet flying insect killer does NOT work. Use black flag.
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I waited until it was dark out and then I sprayed the inside of a plastic bucket with raid so that the sides were coated and there was a significant liquid amount in the bottom of the bucket (do this OUTSIDE). I then carried the bucket to the hole in the ground that the bees had been coming out of and slammed the bucket down over the hole and put a few rocks on top of the bucket. Loud angry buzzing ensued. The next morning I came out to check and half of the bucket was dark with bee bodies, and the buzzing had stopped. I let it sit a few more hours and then removed the bucket. End of problem.

BEES

 

[Lilypad]

Ever have an encounter with them? I've pissed them off twice now. Once they had set up residence inside an open bag of peat moss which I stuck a shovel into. Ouch, ouch, ouch! Yesterday I ran over a nest on the riding mower. They must have just started it since it was barely visible. I got stung on the ear and swatted it. By the way this helps the others find you. They follow the scent of their fallen comrade. I could see them coming out of the nest now so I decided I could run faster than the lawn mower could take me. I had a little time before they reached me so I calmly stopped the mower and went to step off the front. Right onto the reverse pedal. Oops! Tumbled over forward, but quickly regained my composure and after looking to see if any one had seen me, I took off. Made a clean getaway too! I encouraged them to leave their nest and go somewhere else. By the way.wasp and hornet flying insect killer does NOT work. Use black flag.
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BEES

Damnnnnnn, were they yellow-jackets or wasps?

 

[Dougstermd]

Ever have an encounter with them? I've pissed them off twice now. Once they had set up residence inside an open bag of peat moss which I stuck a shovel into. Ouch, ouch, ouch! Yesterday I ran over a nest on the riding mower. They must have just started it since it was barely visible. I got stung on the ear and swatted it. By the way this helps the others find you. They follow the scent of their fallen comrade. I could see them coming out of the nest now so I decided I could run faster than the lawn mower could take me. I had a little time before they reached me so I calmly stopped the mower and went to step off the front. Right onto the reverse pedal. Oops! Tumbled over forward, but quickly regained my composure and after looking to see if any one had seen me, I took off. Made a clean getaway too! I encouraged them to leave their nest and go somewhere else. By the way.wasp and hornet flying insect killer does NOT work. Use black flag.
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BEES

one time I was using the weed eater... I said ouch that rock hurt and then agai and again flying rocks debri never hurt like this... Oh shiat its ground bees. I ran in the house got stung on my belly. Started stripping my clothes off three more bees in my shirt and two in my pants. I think I got stung like 6 times.

I usually wait till dark and pour about two cups of gasoline down the hole where they have their nest. kills them good. With the price of gasoline now the bug spray is probally cheaper

 

[desertrat]

Damnnnnnn, were they yellow-jackets or wasps?

They look like miniature yellow jackets. They are just as nasty too.They are called sweat bees or ground bees. Here's a pic of a large nest and a yellow jacket. I think there is more yellow on the ones I met, but very similar. Sting hurts, but doesn't last for days like a yellow jacket.

 

[Vince]

I usually wait till dark and pour about two cups of gasoline down the hole where they have their nest. kills them good. With the price of gasoline now the bug spray is probally cheaper

Gasoline does the trick. When my son was a youngster, he was playing out in the yard and ran into one of those holes with the ground bees. Got stung about six times before I could get him away from them. He's still scared of bees to this day.

 

[CMC122]

One time I ran over a nest of ground bees! They actually tried to warn me to stay away but I didn't realize what was going on They actually fly and ram their little heads into you to say get away and if you don't act you get stung like crazy! I think I ended getting stung about 6 times


For fear that the kids would get stung next we sprayed the nest with a bug spray and it did the job. It also left a pretty big sized hole in the ground when the nest collapsed.

 

[desertrat]

one time I was using the weed eater... I said ouch that rock hurt and then agai and again flying rocks debri never hurt like this... Oh shiat its ground bees. I ran in the house got stung on my belly. Started stripping my clothes off three more bees in my shirt and two in my pants. I think I got stung like 6 times.

I usually wait till dark and pour about two cups of gasoline down the hole where they have their nest. kills them good. With the price of gasoline now the bug spray is probally cheaper

First time I met them I ran over a nest on my dirt bike out in CA. They got me a bunch of times then. I was hill climbing and made it just past where the nest was.

 

[desertrat]

One time I ran over a nest of ground bees! They actually tried to warn me to stay away but I didn't realize what was going on They actually fly and ram their little heads into you to say get away and if you don't act you get stung like crazy! I think I ended getting stung about 6 times


For fear that the kids would get stung next we sprayed the nest with a bug spray and it did the job. It also left a pretty big sized hole in the ground when the nest collapsed.

Well dang! Here I thought they were being unreasonable because I accidentally disturbed their nest. If they warned me and I ignored it,
though, then I feel bad for getting upset with them.

 

[CMC122]

They look like miniature yellow jackets. They are just as nasty too.They are called sweat bees or ground bees. Here's a pic of a large nest and a yellow jacket. I think there is more yellow on the ones I met, but very similar. Sting hurts, but doesn't last for days like a yellow jacket.

The sting definately hurts!! I was cussing up a storm out in the front yard when it happened Thankfully ALL of my neighbors were in their houses with the air conditioning turned up and didn't hear a thing

And all my sting sites hurt like hell for a week! The were red, inflammed and huge but I found out I was pregnant a few days later so it may of had something to do with that too.......

 

[Dougstermd]

The sting definately hurts!! I was cussing up a storm out in the front yard when it happened Thankfully ALL of my neighbors were in their houses with the air conditioning turned up and didn't hear a thing

And all my sting sites hurt like hell for a week! The were red, inflammed and huge but I found out I was pregnant a few days later so it may of had something to do with that too.......

You got Knocked up by ground bee

I thought I had it bad

 

[CMC122]

You got Knocked up by ground bee

I thought I had it bad

 

[itsbob]

I had my first and last run in when I was about 7 or 8 years old.. I was taking a scythe to a hillside on my Uncles yard. TOLD him i could do it, he showed me where the nest was and told me to stay away from it, and me.. hardheaded me.. Kept telling myself, "I can get a LITTLE closer than that".. Well, I got TOO close, and when they came out of the nest I put my hand in front of my face and each hand had at least 5 stings in the palm. Never went anywhere near that hillside again.

 

[desertrat]

The sting definately hurts!! I was cussing up a storm out in the front yard when it happened Thankfully ALL of my neighbors were in their houses with the air conditioning turned up and didn't hear a thing

And all my sting sites hurt like hell for a week! The were red, inflammed and huge but I found out I was pregnant a few days later so it may of had something to do with that too.......

I seem to remember the sting lasting a while too. Maybe I didn't get fully penetrated yesterday. I know when my hand came away the stinger was dangling off it. I can't feel it at all today, but it's still a little red and swollen.

 

[dorothydot]

Know what's worse than ground bees? Hornets!! You get stung by one of those, it's like hitting a brick wall at 50 mph. And those l'il critters will actually chase you - some say for up to half-a-mile.

The way to get rid of a hornet's nest, my tree crews told me, was to soak a rag in gasoline, tie it to the end of a long pole, set the rag afire and hold it just under the hornet nest.

[I guess you need to make sure it's right after a rainstorm so the foliage won't ignite along with it.)

I've seen a grown man jump out of a perfectly good cherry-picker when he put his hand on a hornet's-nest branch.

Dot

 

[flomaster]

Got stung by ground bee once while mowing then by a regular flying one a week later and found out real quick I was allergic. Woke up in middle of the night scratching all over and went to bathroom. Turned on the light and found I was covered with hives. I am scary enough loking after waking up but covered in hives was too much!!!

 

[Ponytail]

Know what's worse than ground bees? Hornets!! You get stung by one of those, it's like hitting a brick wall at 50 mph. And those l'il critters will actually chase you - some say for up to half-a-mile.

The way to get rid of a hornet's nest, my tree crews told me, was to soak a rag in gasoline, tie it to the end of a long pole, set the rag afire and hold it just under the hornet nest.

[I guess you need to make sure it's right after a rainstorm so the foliage won't ignite along with it.)

I've seen a grown man jump out of a perfectly good cherry-picker when he put his hand on a hornet's-nest branch.

Dot

Hornets used to give my bro and I a good run. We used to shoot at them in Grandpops pasture with the pellet guns. COuldn't fgure out whey the hell they chased us instead of the dayum cows that we were trying to "frame".

 

[itsbob]

Know what's worse than ground bees? Hornets!! You get stung by one of those, it's like hitting a brick wall at 50 mph. And those l'il critters will actually chase you - some say for up to half-a-mile.

The way to get rid of a hornet's nest, my tree crews told me, was to soak a rag in gasoline, tie it to the end of a long pole, set the rag afire and hold it just under the hornet nest.

[I guess you need to make sure it's right after a rainstorm so the foliage won't ignite along with it.)

I've seen a grown man jump out of a perfectly good cherry-picker when he put his hand on a hornet's-nest branch.

Dot

I got nailed by one of those the first summer I worked here. Felt something on my neck went to swipe it away and it stung me on the back of the neck. Burnt like hell the rest of the day.

 

[Cowgirl]

I was cutting weeds with a grass whip out in the horse field when I was 14, and I thought a mosquito got me, but I thought it felt worse than a normal mosquito...I looked down as I swatted at my leg, and saw bees swarming around my legs. I took off running.... You know on cartoons you see people jumping into lakes to get away from bees? Well, I thought about that and paused for a moment by the horse water trough....but I ran past it and grabbed the hose and started hosing myself off. They were still stinging me! I was screaming for my dad, who was out working in the garden. He ran over and helped me pick them off. He was picking them out of my hair and my clothes. I was hysterical...I got stung probably close to a hundred times at least. That was awful.

 

[Dougstermd]

I was cutting weeds with a grass whip out in the horse field when I was 14, and I thought a mosquito got me, but I thought it felt worse than a normal mosquito...I looked down as I swatted at my leg, and saw bees swarming around my legs. I took off running.... You know on cartoons you see people jumping into lakes to get away from bees? Well, I thought about that and paused for a moment by the horse water trough....but I ran past it and grabbed the hose and started hosing myself off. They were still stinging me! I was screaming for my dad, who was out working in the garden. He ran over and helped me pick them off. He was picking them out of my hair and my clothes. I was hysterical...I got stung probably close to a hundred times at least. That was awful.

See above post we all only got stung 6 times.

I know you had to make your story bigger and better

 

[CMC122]

See above post we all only got stung 6 times.

I know you had to make your story bigger and better