Air raid

Is this unusual?

Opened my room door, sat done and worked in my DAW. Then shortly after 3 bees were circling on me, i moved away and observed.

They were circling my light bulb, and it's 9.43 PM.

1. Aren't bees asleep by night?

2. Bees don't circle around lights right?

There are many many types of Bees... we have dozens or more here in North Florida.

from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee


" There are nearly 20,000 known species of bees in seven to nine recognized families,[1] though many are undescribed and the actual number is probably higher."

I would have recommended turning off the lights and the fan. :-S

The bees would move on and do what bees do.

Was it a kind critter critic?

I think Miggy should have started paying "Flight Of The Bumble Bee" and they would have gone to sleep.

craigb


Flying, stinging insects are NOT anything I want to be around!

+1.


Mooch too.

Sounds like yellow jackets...a small shiny black & yellow wasp with a bad attitude when they get mad.... part of the wasp family, they can sting multiple times. They live in holes in the ground and also love to build their nest in walls. they can get into the room through a very small crack and then usually can't find their way out.

Check the outside of the house during the day. From the sound of it (50 on the laundry room) they have a hive in a wall. You should be able to locate the entrance by standing at a distance and observing where they come from and go to.

A large hive will require professional expertise to get them all out. I have seen a few hives in walls and there can easily be 15000 wasps in that hive. It is sometimes necessary to remove wall boards to get at the hive and remove it.

First thing to do is see if you can find how they are getting into the house and plug that hole/crack so they can not enter the living area..... because when they start to exterminate the hive, they will pour into the house and they will be mad.

A proper bee suit is needed to battle them outside without getting stung. They will also chase you a considerable distance if they get the notion that you intend harm to the hive.

Good luck and be careful.

Severed, I'd definitely call someone to check into this. At first, I thought as Guitarhacker mentioned...yellow jackets. However, you NEVER see them at night. There is a chance here you maybe have had a bout with some killer bees here and luckily, the fan noise was more important that you were to them. They are very aggressive, and can be seen all times of the day and night.

The thing that makes me think it may have been them is because noise will trigger them. Noise and even certain colors can set them off. The thing that makes me think it may NOT be them is, when you kill one, they release a toxin of sorts into the air as an alarm that "the hive is in trouble" and they will attack you like the attack on Pearl Harbor.

I had a friend that survived an attack from them. He and his buddy were out in a boat fishing. His buddy saw a bee on his jacket and went to brush it away, and he killed it. When he killed it, the bee released that stuff warning that the hive was in trouble and they had hundreds of them all over the place. They both jumped out of the boat (thankfully they weren't too far from shore) and the bees dive bombed them even while in the water. My friend escaped with 50+ bee stings and survived. His friend was killed unfortunately.

Whatever your case, I'd call someone to check out what you have going on there. The fan noise thing as well as them being out at night, scares me. The fact that nothing happened to you when you killed a few is a good sign...but you just never know with these things. It wouldn't hurt to call someone to have it checked out because if they are African Killers, this is something you want to get rid of asap.

Guitarhacker


A proper bee suit is needed to battle them outside without getting stung. 

Note:  This is not considered a proper bee suit.
 

Too true...

Just graduated high school?  Well, as long as you're not like 25 or older, congratulations!  (Though the thought that your father is probably younger than me is annoying. ;-)

Africanized bees will give you ONE warning before going all kamakazi on you.  They will run into you head-first.  If that ever happens turn around 180 degrees and GET OUT OF THERE FAST! 

Graduation congratulations!
I did that once. It didn't take.
 
 
Africanized bees probably haven't made it to the Philipines, yet. They are smaller than your average European honey bees.

marcos69


My cat brought a live gopher into my studio once.  I killed it with a drum stick.  Gophers are real bad here and will destroy your yard.

Yeah, they tell me cats do that when they want to give you a present.  Now if they catch a mole (which does the same to your yard as the gopher) it's one thing, but when they bring in a cute squirrel or beautiful bird it's a bit tougher to take...