What To Do About Beed?

[perdix]

Hi All,

 

Here is South Africa we have a cache that has been placed years ago and is yet to be discovered - quite unusual. It has been on my radar for quite some time and I will finaly attempt is this coming weekend.

 

My problem is this: The previous cacher who attempted this cache reported bees in the vicinity. Can anybody suggest a safe and environmentally friendly way of dealing with this, without permanently harming the colony of bees?

 

The cache is quite remote and difficult to get to, so buying anw wearing a bee keepers suite is not an option.

 

See this link for more detail.

 

Any suggestions are greatly welcomed.

[+Rick618]

Smoke. It is what the beekeepers use to subdue the bees as it causes them to gorge themselves with honey. If you can find a bee keeper nearby you might be able to get one of their old smoke cans or borrow one(possibly with a deposit).

[irbnmik]

As bees can be quite deadly under any number of circumstances. I recomend moving the cache! Who would want a fatality on their consience? just my opinion...

[+Latitude 32]

Rent a bee costume and try to blend in???

[+briansnat]

Find it at night or late evening when the bees are not active. There is also a chance the bees have moved on since the last attempt.

[+shawhh]

agree with briansnat, however if your bees are like our hornets here in the southeastern u.s. they will attack a light source shining on their nest. be careful where and for how long you let the light linger on a place.

 

harry

[+Colorado Cacher]

Coat yourself with honey and bee (yes, pun intended) they're friend.

[+Klatch]

The smoke can idea is the best I have seen so far. I would assume these are the agressive African bees, since this IS in Africa. They are not something to trifle with and behave very differently than our docile North American honey bees.