Now THIS could have been bad!

[WashingtonBay]

I know this has come up before as something to always check for, but here's a vivid reminder!

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This was not there a month ago when we washed the trailer, inside and out after sitting all winter. I'm sure of that. I'm amazed that they can be built that quickly. I shudder to think of the poor horses being loaded in there with that.

And the guy at the trailer place (we discovered it when we were checking all the lights) said wasps will build nests in any open holes in the supports, old screw holes or any other gaps, and you'll never see them. We have some holes like that, used to mount the windows, which we never use. I'm going to fill those holes, and any others I find, with silicone.

[Country Girl 43]

Oh no!!! Now I have to go check my trailer! That is scary!!! :eek:

[lovesfortune]

definitely a good reminder..something i would not think of to check every time.

[FatSpottedAppy]

Wow, scary.

I will have to go check the trailer tomorrow...

[WashingtonBay]

I think I left all the bees at the trailer place, though I suppose the queen and any eggs are still in there. While we were talking about it, and how fast it sprang up, I poked it, out of disbelief and curiosity I guess, to see if it was 'alive', and all kinds of bees swarmed out, and me and the trailer guy had to run! :rant:

Then I got in and drove away, and left them there... I don't know if they were trying to keep up all the way home or not. ;)

[Vegashorselady]

I'm glad you saw it before the horses were loaded in it! It's fascinating really. So, hubby gets to go take the beehive down right?:innocent:

[WashingtonBay]

Heh! I think it sounds like a hubby job! :D

Naw... I may do it tomorrow (we're beat tonight). Spray it with some killer first, then knock it down.

[Vegashorselady]

I think I left all the bees at the trailer place, though I suppose the queen and any eggs are still in there. While we were talking about it, and how fast it sprang up, I poked it, out of disbelief and curiosity I guess, to see if it was 'alive', and all kinds of bees swarmed out, and me and the trailer guy had to run! :rant:

Then I got in and drove away, and left them there... I don't know if they were trying to keep up all the way home or not. ;)

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[Gypsy Rose]

Yikes! That's scary!

[Vegashorselady]

Spray it at night, supposedly they won't come swarming out because they can't see that well at night. At least that's what I've always been told, I haven't ever been stung at night so it makes sense.

[jeezitsjacki]

wow thats scary, glad you found that before the horses were in there

[miatapony]

tape a plastic bag over it then... leave a small hole to put the spray into it then spray it then knock it into the bag. that is what the bee guy told my mom to do about the one she found in her trailer.

[valleyrider]

:eek: That could be a real bad trailer ride for your horses. Good thing you saw it. I had one of those stuck to the back of my house on the crawl space door. It was huge. My son light it on fire and took a power washer to it. I am always checking my chicken coop and knock them off as I see them starting to build their nest. Last place I want to be is in my coop with wasps over my head!

[WashingtonBay]

Miata... I may try that when I take it down... tonight we just sprayed the daylights out of it... The bottle said leave it up for 24 hours or so and it will kill any that return to it.

Lookie... caught one dead bee in mid-drop. :D (I guess I didn't lose them ALL in town ;))

[TheRedHayflinger]

crazy how fast those winged critters can make a hive/nest/whatever

I remember the week we went to TN one year to visit relatives and hornets built their nest right on the outside edge of our swimming pool(we had an above ground one)....I "found" it by cleaning the pool....was in the pool skimming bugs off the top and knocking the skimmer along the edge of the pool to knock bugs off to the ground....and whacked a good 3 or 4 times over the hornet nest...

60+ stings later from my shoulders up.....I was sure to check that dang pool daily.

As soon as they started stinging I was underwater and heading for the ladder...thankfully I was not allergic at the time, but I had some impressive swelling on my face....but I think that is what kicked in my allergies to wasps, hornets, bees, and horseflies...nothing but bad reactions since then.

[Peggy Sue]

I check my trailer before every haul ...

and normally find at least one small next..

checek the underside of the pads if you have them as well

[Gliderider]

O Scary. I found a small one in are trailer this spring. I need to check again. They do build them fast.

[Horseaholic]

OK...I think this is your final sign..you aren't allowed to ride this summer. Thats that. ;)

Man I would FREAK if I saw that. I freak when I see 1 bee let alone a huge nest like that. Wasp spray is amazing stuff. I would carry it around in my purse if I could. lol

But in all seriousness...It's a reminder to check your trailer often.

[Suzi]

Jack normaly is a great loader. Last summer I lead him up and he immediatley backed out quickly. I was ready to get after him until I spotted a small wasp nest in there. It was small with only a couple of wasps, but he knew better!!

[hoofservant]

It never failed to amaze me how many times I needed to do wasp and bee checks in the trailer from spring through autumn here. The paper wasps are incredible in how fast they can create a little nest. Hornet/wasp/bee spray and a stick to knock the nest down with was part of my trailer kit.

[Palogal]

Holy Beehive Batman! That's one of those surprises you don't forget huh?

[WashingtonBay]

Yeah - it's had an impact on me. I've heard of this happening, but until you see one, in a place I may not have paused to look UP at before loading the horses, and it's a reminder for sure!

[pasolover2]

Depending on the hornet they will build or make a nest anywhere. We have had ground hornets and I have been attacked by those little buggers myself, ran over their hole in the ground with the lawnmower, didn't like it. lol Also stepped in one when hubby asked me to push a fence post up so he could get it firmed into the ground where it had fell over, funny pic of me running with hornets all over me and him beating me with his hat trying to get them off of me. lol I think the worst for me though was the year they nested inbetween two bales of hay. We saw them flying around in front of the barn, but couldn't locate the nest, one little bugger stung my farrier while working on the horses. Well that same week hubby and I were going camping, I was getting every thing ready to go, loading up the trailer and went to the barn to get the hay we would need. There were two bales to themselves on one side of the loft, bent over to pull them apart and drop them into the truck bed, dang hornets came swarming out and I was face first in those things. I took off down the loft steps, the hornets decided to attack the truck, all but one, that little bugger me chased all the way to the house, couldn't get in, doors were locked, then through the horse trailer, around the house, til I finally just stopped and back handed him into the side of the house, he kind of weeble, wobbled on wing back to the barn, but he managed to give me about a half dozen good stings, neck, hands, shoulder. When hubby got home from his run I promptly handed him two cans of hornet spray and told him to go get 'em, wasn't going back up in that loft for nothing. It took me a long time to where I could go up there and pull out hay without worrying about getting hornet caught again.:eek: