Bees Building Nest In Siding Of House

Occasionally foraging bees may enter rooms of a building rather than using their outside entrance.

Bees building nest in siding of house.

Bees will usually sequester themselves away in overhangs cracks window and door frames and under siding basically anywhere they can build a cozy nest. Now you might think that a hive hidden away inside of the siding on your home whether it s wood vinyl or aluminum is hard to get rid of but actually they re pretty safe and easy. They build their homes under your porch eaves and cracks in your walls. Locate the entrance through which the bees are entering your siding.

Understanding this diversity can help you locate the nest. Observe the bees during the afternoon as that is the most active time of day for yellow jackets. Bees can be annoying or even hazardous to us when they build their home near our own home. Bumble bees are social but usually nest in a cavity in or near the ground.

For example gaps in siding soffit gutters and ridged paneling are all areas that may attract wasps. Even though a hive nestled inside the wood aluminum or vinyl siding is hard to actually reach these are in fact some of the easiest and safest types of nests to get rid of because they require no contact. If the nest is accessible call a beekeeper for removal. Follow where they seem to disappear into the side of your house.

Honey bees living within a building do not cause structural damage though if abandoned their waxy comb and honey will melt and foul wall board siding and insulation. I occasionally see bumble bees nesting in peoples homes but as they don t swarm their colony is much smaller with perhaps a few hundred bees at most at peak and they don t nest through the winter as honey bees do it s a much different situation. When looking for a wasp nest check areas of the house siding that may have small gaps or crevices.