If there s still any remnants of a bee hive left in your chimney more bees will keep trying to come back.
Bees in chimney pot.
Bees in the chimney are quite common.
Before nesting in a chimney a honeybees will send out scout parties handfuls of bees in search of a new home.
As mentioned earlier honey bees are very important to the environment and should not be killed.
Keep in mind that bees have other ways of accessing a chimney besides through the top.
Remaining wax and honey will attract new bees as long as it s present in your chimney.
Do not start a fire in your fireplace to remove honey bees from your chimney.
Scout bees that are inspecting a chimney often wander too far down the flue and gets lost inside the house.
What not to do to remove honey bees from the chimney.
You may find bees near a light or on the window in a room near the chiminy.
Honey bees in chimney liner space often bees will find their way between a gas flue liner or solid fuel burner flue liner and the original chimney more often than not it s the space between the gas flue and the original chimney.
You must use a certified beekeeper s outfit and have all the proper equipment for working on the roof and inside your chimney.
If the chimney masonryis in a state of disrepair bees can get through any openings including cracks.
Bee removal is a dangerous practice and not something you can easily do on your own.
Plus those two products of bees can easily ignite in your chimney the next time you have a fire and cause a chimney fire.