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These bees are swarming in my bathroom!

 
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So I live in an older house and there used to be bees in a double pane window, the bees are back and a lot! like 50 or more! How do I encourage them to stay around, and even move them into some sort of trap? Any ideas or suggestions are welcome.
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Bees inside a double-pane window
 
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Smoke makes honey bees docile.  I am not sure if you tried the smoke that would cause them to leave.

Maybe a bunch of flowers on the outside.

First, figure out how they are getting in.  Then if you can`t get them to leave ... Plug the hole.

I would spray that window if it were mine with either a soap mixture of a vinegar mixture which will kill some of them.

Repeated applications until they are all gone.
 
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Joshua, wow! If you contact a local beekeepers group, they will be able to advise you what to do and will probably come out an help for no fee. Smoking the area should make them leave, and then there are tricks for enticing bees into a new home, like using lemon grass oil. Once the bees are out, block where they get in. Though those don't look like an actual swarm, it's too early in the season and not enough bees, they could decide to take up residence there if something's not done soon.
 
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build a little swarm capture box with a hole in it and put a drop of lemongrass oil at the hole and another drop or two inside. thats all it takes is 2 or 3 drops. if they are honey bee scouts looking for a new home for a splitting swarm you might just catch them. if a queen is already inside your window they still might go into the box.
if you google honey bee swarm capture box there are all kinds of plans out there.
 
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Where I live,  there is a dedicated team of volunteers who help with swarms and relocation. Apparently,  this is quite common as bees are highly valuable and there is always someone on call to collect a swarm in the warmer months.

Apiary or bee keeping groups, local honey seller, or animal control will have the contact info.  If it's fairly urban,  they usually arrive in 20 min, else it can take a couple of hours.  But almost always same day service.

Depending on the volunteers and kind of bee,  they either take the swarm or relocate it to somewhere nearby but away from people.

They will also offer advice on prevention to keep your bathroom sting free.
 
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Look more like hornets.
 
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I wasn't going to say anything. but Jim started it. they dont really look like honey bees but its hard to tell from the pictures. if there is a queen nearby you will most likely be able to hear the buzzing of the hundreds or thousands of bees that will be smothering the lovely queen.  if it is a splitting of a swarm looking for a new home there will be a glob of bees several inches thick surrounding the queen.
dont know where you are but if they are africanized they can be dangerous. see, once a honey bee stings you it leaves a ferrimone and others will  the rest will know right where you are and possibly attack you in effort to protect the hive or swarm. you have to be mellow and gentle around them and not nervous and with practice you can scoop up handfuls and move them to a hive box.
plus honey bees are pretty darn reliable to all go back to where the queen is when the sun goes down.
 
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If they are honey bees it's against the law to kill the hive. We called the Beekeepers association, and they came and set a hive that's designed to attract and got 5 hives out of my area.
 
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If they aren't honey bees, the volunteer beekeepers are usually trained to deal with that too, or can recommend someone local.
 
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Maybe this will help with identification:
https://www.maine.gov/DACF/php/apiary/hornets/images/AGH-lookalikes-compare.jpg
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