Big Shot Pressure Washing Report post Posted August 7, 2015 Hey guys. Im sure I'm not the only one who has problems with aggressive bees while cleaning roofs. Problem is I'm tired of buying overpriced cans of insect spray. does anyone know of some homemade recipies. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roof Cleaning Virginia Report post Posted August 7, 2015 Roof mix. 1 Sussex County Roof Cleaning reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3LM Roof Cleaning Report post Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) Dawn soap (or Gain) and water, drowns them and doesn't make them angry.I actually used my roof pump to take down a few thousand in my front yard a few weeks ago Edited August 7, 2015 by 3LM_PC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Big Shot Pressure Washing Report post Posted August 7, 2015 Thanks guys. Great info!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Advantage Roof Cleaning Report post Posted August 7, 2015 We use roof mix as our bee replant. 1 Sussex County Roof Cleaning reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apple Roof Cleaning (813) 655-8777 Report post Posted August 7, 2015 LOL, some Tile Roof Cleaning Mix takes care of them real quick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kleen Roofs Report post Posted August 7, 2015 We up charge to remove big bees nests. Easily done with a roof mix. spray, wait a few minutes and most of the nest will fall right down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apple Roof Cleaning (813) 655-8777 Report post Posted August 7, 2015 We up charge to remove big bees nests. Easily done with a roof mix. spray, wait a few minutes and most of the nest will fall right down. Borax and water kills them too (just not as fast) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Williams Report post Posted August 10, 2015 Bees and wasp are predicable to a point.All bees follow a flight pattern to the nest, stand back and watch, if you do not stand in the flight path they do not consider you a threat.When spraying bees, be committed and fast, a 2 or 3 second initial burst is all you need, your goal is to kill Henry, the guard at the entrance.Henry's job is to check in and check out all the workers to make sure no predators enter the nest. If you block the flight pattern to the entrance, he sends out an attack pheromone to alert others the nest is under attack.Watch the flight pattern, be quick, kill Henry, stand back. After a few minutes you can spray again, most yellow jacket and hornet nest will take 24 hours or more to be totaly killed.If you spray during daylight hours, most of the control will happen that night when all the workers return.Have fun and be safe, controlling bees can be very profitable as an add on. 2 Roof Cleaning Virginia and Apple Roof Cleaning (813) 655-8777 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeakOfPerfection Report post Posted August 13, 2015 Bees are super rare on the roofs in my area. We do everything possible to avoid killing Bees. Freaking Yellowjackets...that is a whole different story. Roof Mix, no damn guilt at all about it either. They can be nasty suckers. We also get Mud Dauber wasps...nasty looking but actually pretty tame. 1 Pro Clean Exteriors reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Shot Pressure Washing Report post Posted September 9, 2015 Bees are super rare on the roofs in my area. We do everything possible to avoid killing Bees. Freaking Yellowjackets...that is a whole different story. Roof Mix, no damn guilt at all about it either. They can be nasty suckers. We also get Mud Dauber wasps...nasty looking but actually pretty tame. When I initially wrote this post is was yellowjackets, then a few days later I met those Mud Daubers and yeah there are really mellow. Its mostly YJ's and Wasps we have been having issues with and the roof mix takes care of them in no time. Thanks everyone for your input Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
