# How do I get a bumblebee out of my house? (Really DO need answer fast!) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 12, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-bumblebee-out-of-my-house-really-do-need-answer-fast/539186 "2010-05-12T16:22:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-bumblebee-out-of-my-house-really-do-need-answer-fast/539186/41 "2010-05-13T11:54:57Z")
Oh, I feel guilty for laughing at that! ---
**Author:** ![moldybread](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@moldybread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moldybread)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-bumblebee-out-of-my-house-really-do-need-answer-fast/539186/42 "2010-05-13T14:33:06Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Who’s ignorant of what? Yeah Sorry. Did’nt mean to sound snarky. I just Really Reeeally like honey. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-bumblebee-out-of-my-house-really-do-need-answer-fast/539186/43 "2010-05-13T15:29:00Z")
> [@astro](#): > > What the fuck are you talking about? a bumble bee will sting the living crap out of you if you handle it. I speak from extensive and repeated childhood experience on this issue. All I know is what I read on the Internet. ---
**Author:** ![Perciful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Perciful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Perciful)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-bumblebee-out-of-my-house-really-do-need-answer-fast/539186/44 "2010-05-13T16:22:42Z")
Not to gross anyone out but be careful of your first time uncovering your BBQ grill… [Bee’s taking up residence in a grill](http://news.ninemsn.com.au/slideshow_ajax.aspx?sectionid=9016§ionname=slideshowajax&subsectionid=148136&subsectionname=beebbq) ---
**Author:** ![moldybread](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@moldybread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moldybread)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-bumblebee-out-of-my-house-really-do-need-answer-fast/539186/45 "2010-05-13T17:06:59Z")
> [@Perciful](#): > > Not to gross anyone out but be careful of your first time uncovering your BBQ grill… > > [Bee’s taking up residence in a grill](http://news.ninemsn.com.au/slideshow_ajax.aspx?sectionid=9016§ionname=slideshowajax&subsectionid=148136&subsectionname=beebbq) MMM Honey BeeBeeQ Cheese Burgers! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-bumblebee-out-of-my-house-really-do-need-answer-fast/539186/46 "2010-05-13T17:17:50Z")
> [@sandra\_nz](#): > > It doesn’t always work out well for cats that take on bees… > > [http://cuteoverload.com/2009/05/31/waffles-grabbed-a-bee/](http://cuteoverload.com/2009/05/31/waffles-grabbed-a-bee/) He looks like Hellcat! ---
**Author:** ![Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nefarious_chipmunk/32/1045_2.png) [@Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nefarious_Chipmunk)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-bumblebee-out-of-my-house-really-do-need-answer-fast/539186/47 "2010-05-13T18:05:25Z")
> [@sandra\_nz](#): > > It doesn’t always work out well for cats that take on bees… > > [http://cuteoverload.com/2009/05/31/waffles-grabbed-a-bee/](http://cuteoverload.com/2009/05/31/waffles-grabbed-a-bee/) This same thing happened to one of my cats. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-bumblebee-out-of-my-house-really-do-need-answer-fast/539186/48 "2010-05-13T18:16:01Z")
I don’t think they’re as economically important as honeybees but bumblebees are so docile and benign that I can’t imagine killing one just because I was too lazy to show it the door. But then I’m the sort who shows spiders out as well. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-bumblebee-out-of-my-house-really-do-need-answer-fast/539186/49 "2010-05-13T18:33:41Z")
> [@astro](#): > > What the fuck are you talking about? a bumble bee will sting the living crap out of you if you handle it. I speak from extensive and repeated childhood experience on this issue. I second the painful childhood memories. Ow. ---
**Author:** ![Mooch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-bumblebee-out-of-my-house-really-do-need-answer-fast/539186/50 "2010-05-13T18:33:45Z")
Next time just punch him in the face! ---
**Author:** ![mkecane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mkecane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkecane)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-bumblebee-out-of-my-house-really-do-need-answer-fast/539186/51 "2010-05-13T18:35:45Z")
> [@moldybread](#): > > Just a bee? > > Forget about honey, pollen and royal jelly. Just think of a world without beans, tomatoes, onions and carrots, not to mention the hundreds of other vegetables, oilseeds and fruits that are dependent upon bees for pollination. And the livestock that are dependent upon bee-pollinated forage plants, such as clover. No human activity or ingenuity could ever replace the work of bees and yet it is largely taken for granted. It is often not realized just how easy it is to help or hinder their effectiveness as crop pollinators nor how much is lost by their loss. I can’t help but think of A World without Zinc (see: The Simpsons- Bart the Lover). ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-bumblebee-out-of-my-house-really-do-need-answer-fast/539186/52 "2010-05-13T18:59:53Z")
What ya need is a supersoaker, fill the reservoir with gasoline and pump up the pressure to the recommended settings. Strike a roadside flare and while aiming at the Bee, hold the flare off to the side just a bit and allow ignition of the gasoline, pull trigger. Declan ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-bumblebee-out-of-my-house-really-do-need-answer-fast/539186/53 "2010-05-13T19:52:06Z")
> [@Declan](#): > > What ya need is a supersoaker, fill the reservoir with gasoline and pump up the pressure to the recommended settings. Strike a roadside flare and while aiming at the Bee, hold the flare off to the side just a bit and allow ignition of the gasoline, pull trigger. > > Declan That’ll make for a really interesting insurance claim! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![moldybread](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@moldybread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moldybread)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-bumblebee-out-of-my-house-really-do-need-answer-fast/539186/54 "2010-05-13T20:41:45Z")
> [@Declan](#): > > What ya need is a supersoaker, fill the reservoir with gasoline and pump up the pressure to the recommended settings. Strike a roadside flare and while aiming at the Bee, hold the flare off to the side just a bit and allow ignition of the gasoline, pull trigger. > > Declan Video pleeez! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-bumblebee-out-of-my-house-really-do-need-answer-fast/539186/55 "2010-05-13T23:02:13Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > That’ll make for a really interesting insurance claim! 😃 That was my thought, too - I’m pretty sure our insurance wouldn’t cover that. ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-bumblebee-out-of-my-house-really-do-need-answer-fast/539186/56 "2010-05-14T02:15:09Z")
> [@moldybread](#): > > Video pleeez! 😃 As requested, but without the bee denial system being demonstrated [Superfun](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc3vcXp_7O8&feature=related) Next up will be that lazer that shoots down mosquitos Declan ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-bumblebee-out-of-my-house-really-do-need-answer-fast/539186/57 "2010-05-14T15:40:14Z")
> [@Declan](#): > > What ya need is a supersoaker, fill the reservoir with gasoline and pump up the pressure to the recommended settings. Strike a roadside flare and while aiming at the Bee, hold the flare off to the side just a bit and allow ignition of the gasoline, pull trigger. > > Declan I think Hal Briston did something similar with WD-40 and a lighter when trying to take out a fly and destroyed his wife’s curtians or something like that. You might want to ask him for advice on this before lighting a stream of flammable liquid to rid yourself of a bug. ---
**Author:** ![Gus\_Gusterson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@Gus\_Gusterson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gus_Gusterson)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-bumblebee-out-of-my-house-really-do-need-answer-fast/539186/58 "2010-05-14T17:10:37Z")
I suck up bees with a hand-held vacuum cleaner with a hose ([this one](http://www.amazon.com/Eureka-71B-Hand-Held-Vacuum/dp/B0006HUYGM)). Point the end of the hose at the bee and turn on the vacuum and I’m done. ---
**Author:** ![old\_joe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/58956e/32.png) [@old\_joe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/old_joe)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-bumblebee-out-of-my-house-really-do-need-answer-fast/539186/59 "2010-05-15T16:11:45Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > A bumblebee has bumbled into my house, and he doesn’t seem interested in the door I have wide open for him. How can I encourage him to bumble back out again, instead of thumping his bumbly little head on my windows? Ive always just let them crawl on my hand and then take them outside. soon as they “feel” the outdoor wind they fly right off. Done it all my life and pretty much dont ever get stung. Its just a bee fer gawds sake!😃 ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-bumblebee-out-of-my-house-really-do-need-answer-fast/539186/60 "2010-05-15T17:00:28Z")
I say you put on some bee wings, start shaking your ass and dance around in circles directing the bee where to go. It’s how bees talk to each other. Gah! Don’t any of you guys remember 6th grade science? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-bumblebee-out-of-my-house-really-do-need-answer-fast/539186.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-bumblebee-out-of-my-house-really-do-need-answer-fast/539186.md?page=4)