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Again - leave them be. For the sake of tolerating them for a few months, it doesn't cost much.

They will die away in the first frosts, October time.

Before that a few young will have flown off to hibernate then start colonies elsewhere. These are important, add to UK stocks of pollinator insects.

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Please note that the London Beekeepers DON'T collect wasps nests and I'm afraid we don't move bumble bees nests either.


We can collect swarms of honey bees from gardens, trees, outside walls etc up to an accessible height, within a day or two of them arriving. The swarm is then taken to a local apiary to be quarantined and checked for disease and a laying queen. We have a waiting list of members wanting new colonies.

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  • 10 months later...
get a broomstick, whack the beehive as hard as you can (so that it falls off) and run for dear life!!they cannot fly as fast as you can run! make sure you have a good escape route and leg it (no pets or kids in the way). after a few angry minutes/hours they will bugger off and leave you wasp free! Thank me later
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This easy method seems to work but takes a few days.


If you can find the entrance to the nest, and are brave enough, use any colour paint directly under the entrance!


The theory is (it did work for us, many years ago) is that the wasps leave but can not return because the paint distorts their perception to see the opening.

Eventually the queen has to leave as all workers have gone!


Good luck, this is only a stop gap while you wait for pest control

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