How can I eliminate a bumble bee nest that's buried in the ground under a few years' worth of pine needles

Question

I found it this afternoon when I was doing some landscaping at my new home. Luckily I saw them and got out of the area before I was stung (I'm allergic) but now I cannot finish what I was working on. I used some bee spray but it was for hornets and wasps (it's all I had) and it did little to help.

Answer 1

I have never heard of bumble bees living under pine needles.  They usually bore a hole in lumber and build their nest.  If its not to close to your house pour gasoline on it.  That wasp and hornet spray should have done the job..

Answer 2

u could try drowning them with a hose

Answer 3

The bumble bees that nest in the ground are usually solitary.  Paper wasp or yellow jackets nest in large colonies in the ground,  Its not good for your plants but gasoline or diesel poured directly on the nest will either kill them or drive them away(it dissolves their nest)  When firefighters encounter wasp nest in the woods that's how they get rid of them.  Be sure to wash the diesel or gas out of the ground after the bees are gone.  Water from a hose might work but usually the nest itself is protected from rain so it may only be temporary.

Answer 4

If it is much larger than a honey bee and black it is a bumble bee and they are aggressive than any other bee.  The only way I know to do away with them  is to wait until dark when have returned to their nest pour the nest full of gasoline then return to the house.  unlike honey bees, they can sting you repeatedly with no harm to themselves.  They are very toxic  and if you are allergic I would ask someone else to do it.. the only I know to control them is with a garden house and a nozzle with spray on it...if you spray them with water they cannot fly for a short time...if fast on your feet you can step on them...

I had one hive of bumble bee  nest in my back yard...poured Gas on it, then set the gas on fire. (Not for the faint hearted.)  BUT DID DESTROY THE BEES...

hope this helps.