There are many creatures out there that a jumpy person may mistakenly think are bees. Identifying a bee’s nest is an important skill for us as beekeepers.
Where are the bees? How long have they been there? Can you send me a picture of the nest? With modern media, you can get people to send a Whatsapp/Facetime/Telegram/Signal, etc picture to you.
Light your smoker. If you want to, put on a bee suit. This really makes a nice show if you are trying to get people to pay for your services removing bees.
If we have identified that we actually have honeybees, then let’s try and identify a couple of common types of bests they make (other than in our manmade beehives).
Nearly 50% of these bees turn out to be hornets, wasps, carpenter bees, and once or twice ants and termites!! Identifying a bee’s nest is an important skill for beekeepers, as it determines the method you use to “solve the problem”.