chimney bees ventura

Today i got a call from ventura for bees in a chimney. 2 Story home and I am afraid of heights so big fun (NOT) WHen i looked down in the 2 story chimney I saw this:

The comb started about 2 ft from the top of the chimney, so my hands could only reach the top of the comb. I used a rake to "catch" the comb when i was cutting it with my other hand. To my surprise it worked and i got 95% of the comb out, only real small parts fell down. Will pick them up tomorrow evening.

*UPDATE*
I went to collect the bees today, since it will rain tomorrow. I was only able to take one picture before my camera froze on my with a cryptic "change the battery pack" (but I tried all 4 fully charged batteries, still the same error) [CLICK ON PICTURE FOR ENLARGED VIEW]

I left the nuc box strapped on top of the chimney so the bees could regroup. That certainly worked since almost all bees were inside the box!

roof bees

I was asked to come to Agoura Hills today for a quote for removing bees. The bees are 22' up in the air.

taken from the neighbors home. [CLICK ON PICTURE FOR ENLARGEMENT]

it's kind of hard to see where they are going. My guess is underneath the top roof. Since there is a liability in place when _I_ openup this roof, I will consult with a general contractor who does have experience/liability insurance for this kind of work. The fact that the home owner (of this according to zillow $1+ Million home) said that he really wanted _me_ to have the bees, and also told me he expected it to be done for nearly nothing, I think it's not gonna work out. We keep hope in these times ;-)