Feral Honey Bee Colony Management

This information is intended as a starting point for those who find themselves with a feral honey bee colony which has set up home within the fabric of a building or structure. It is important to firstly identify if the bees in question are indeed honey bees by looking at our identification page. Often bumblebees set up home in the soffits and gutters of houses. Bumblebees are larger and hairier than honey bees and can be identified by their silhouette easily. These have a relatively short lifecycle and disappear by the end of May in many cases.