Bondai
07-29-2012, 11:03 AM
I got up this morning and made me some coffee just like every morning. Grabbed my coffee and went over to let my Yorkie out of the crate he sleeps in so he could go to the bathroom. I slid open the patio door leading to the back yard so the dog could go out and then I stepped out......right into a swarm of bees! Holy shit! they were everywhere and they were not happy that I had stumbled into their midst.
I stumbled around and managed to get back inside without getting stung and I closed the door. Is was at that point I realized that I had left my dog outside. I looked outside and the bees were swarming and the dog was running. I opened the door just enough to let him in and then closed it again. I didn't get stung and neither did the dog and no bees got into the house.
I called the emergency maintenance hot line and reported a swarm of bees. The maintenance guys responded in less than 10 minutes. They sprayed the swarm with some kind of killer bee juice and they began dropping like fly's. They have to respray in three hours.....emergency over and everyone is safe.:thumbsup:
UPDATE! UPDATE! Well. My phone rang a little while ago and it was the property manager wanting to know what the hell was going on. So I told her the story. Come to find out the maintenance man did not spray anything, I misunderstood what he said. What he meant to tell me was that he would contact the property manager and she would get back to me in less than three hours, which she did. She said she looked at the patio and there were just a few bees. I said how long ago was that and she said well it's been awhile. I said well I am right now as we speak looking out the patio door.
I didn't count them but I would estimate their numbers at over 5000. By my definition that constitutes a swarm and represents a hazard to me my dog and anyone who happens by..and considering that there are Africanized bees all over Arizona I am not willing to take a chance and I want these bees removed NOW. She agreed, somehow I knew she would. She called the super dooper bee removal people and they will be out shortly to deal with the problem, I hope.Film at 11:00.
FINAL REPORT! FINAL REPORT!
THEY BEE GONE! A MOMENT OF SILENCE PLEASE...OK THAT'S LONG ENOUGH.
Well fellow bee lovers the pest control man showed up and I filled him in on what had been going on all day. He says I'll try to figure out where they are coming from.Soon he knocks on the door and asks me about an old piece of exercise equipment that is sitting on the patio. I told him it was junk and really needed to be hauled away. He says they are building a hive in the frame of the equipment, well there you go. The bees were swarming and decided to set up residence in that old piece of equipment. Unfortunately for the bees I am already living here,their demise was imminent.
The pest control guy has a tank full of agent orange for bees strapped to his back and in about five minutes it's all over. The dead and dying are everywhere, they never stood a chance. So here we are, a little clean up tomorrow and we will be able to close the lid on another chapter in the continuing adventures of Bondai and Milo the wonder dog. Be sure you don't miss next weeks adventure. I know you will enjoy it as much as we enjoy bringing it to you
I stumbled around and managed to get back inside without getting stung and I closed the door. Is was at that point I realized that I had left my dog outside. I looked outside and the bees were swarming and the dog was running. I opened the door just enough to let him in and then closed it again. I didn't get stung and neither did the dog and no bees got into the house.
I called the emergency maintenance hot line and reported a swarm of bees. The maintenance guys responded in less than 10 minutes. They sprayed the swarm with some kind of killer bee juice and they began dropping like fly's. They have to respray in three hours.....emergency over and everyone is safe.:thumbsup:
UPDATE! UPDATE! Well. My phone rang a little while ago and it was the property manager wanting to know what the hell was going on. So I told her the story. Come to find out the maintenance man did not spray anything, I misunderstood what he said. What he meant to tell me was that he would contact the property manager and she would get back to me in less than three hours, which she did. She said she looked at the patio and there were just a few bees. I said how long ago was that and she said well it's been awhile. I said well I am right now as we speak looking out the patio door.
I didn't count them but I would estimate their numbers at over 5000. By my definition that constitutes a swarm and represents a hazard to me my dog and anyone who happens by..and considering that there are Africanized bees all over Arizona I am not willing to take a chance and I want these bees removed NOW. She agreed, somehow I knew she would. She called the super dooper bee removal people and they will be out shortly to deal with the problem, I hope.Film at 11:00.
FINAL REPORT! FINAL REPORT!
THEY BEE GONE! A MOMENT OF SILENCE PLEASE...OK THAT'S LONG ENOUGH.
Well fellow bee lovers the pest control man showed up and I filled him in on what had been going on all day. He says I'll try to figure out where they are coming from.Soon he knocks on the door and asks me about an old piece of exercise equipment that is sitting on the patio. I told him it was junk and really needed to be hauled away. He says they are building a hive in the frame of the equipment, well there you go. The bees were swarming and decided to set up residence in that old piece of equipment. Unfortunately for the bees I am already living here,their demise was imminent.
The pest control guy has a tank full of agent orange for bees strapped to his back and in about five minutes it's all over. The dead and dying are everywhere, they never stood a chance. So here we are, a little clean up tomorrow and we will be able to close the lid on another chapter in the continuing adventures of Bondai and Milo the wonder dog. Be sure you don't miss next weeks adventure. I know you will enjoy it as much as we enjoy bringing it to you