One of the first things you should do if you find bees in your chimney is to seal off your fireplace to prevent them from entering your home.
Bees in chimney what to do.
The common solution is to open the chimney cap to remove the beehive then clean treat and repair the chimney top.
When bees are buzzing on top of a stucco chimney the bees are usually not in the actual flue were smoke travels but within deadspace beside the flue.
How do i keep bees out of my chimney.
This helps prevent bees from.
You can do this by taping over a heavy duty garbage bag over the opening.
See the topic below on removing bees from a capped chimney covering do s donts.
You can buy chimney screening as a barrier to keep bees out.
If they job is small enough for a beekeeper or bee rescue the fee will likely be less or even free.
A compromise with a masonry chimney is installing a top sealing damper which closes off the top of the chimney flue and helps prevent bees from entering the chimney.
Be sure to ask if they have experience with removing honey bees from a chimney as this may be too advanced of a task for some.
In a prefab chimney system installing screening material over the top of the chimney may cause the prefab system to overheat.
Bee proof chimney cap.
Local beekeepers and bee rescues are among the first to call to remove the honey bees from your chimney.