If you can manage, bag those traps ( to trap the smell), and take them to a far away tree, away from any buildings. Then, uncover the bags, so the hornets can smell them. Then, RUN! Put enough of the solution in the bottles to last awhile. I'd put them high enough to not encourage bears to pull them down. That has to be awful to endure.
They are not hornets. They are not bees. You are being swarmed by yellow jackets, a ground burrowing wasp. They get more agressive in the fall as their food sources get less and less. Wearing perfume, using scented soap or shampoo, and using scented deoderant attracts them. When I was a child I got into a nest and got dozens of stings. I'll never forget that! If I find a nest, I approach it after dark and sprinkle 7 dust insecticide into the hole. I hope your traps work! ps: Set your traps out at night. The yellow jackets go home to their borrow at dusk.
I love watching you two n the love you have for each other 😊my husband of 51 years passed away 3 months ago n watching you and the love n respect you have n the joy n laughter you share is so amazing, makes me miss my soulmate soo much 😢love each other every breath ❤
You guys made the best choice in a pup!! Golden retrievers are the BEST dogs, I believe ❤️ he will be so loyal, loving, funny and the best dog ever!! He is beautiful!
You couldn’t ask for a more beautiful place to live. Your beautiful home and property fit in perfectly. The build is exceptional and well thought out. 👍👍❤️❤️🇨🇦
Two years ago, my little plot of woodland was infested with wasps. No nest, just hundreds of wasps. Couldn’t sit outside, couldn’t open the doors to the yard, or they would fly into my room. Caught them with a variation of your bottles, and kept them from coming through the door by burning incense. That worked, but it also brought my house, my hair, my clothes back to the era of the hippies.
The have nest underground looking the area some openings spaces.I work pest control.found treats the spraying for wasp yellow jacked.the spray you found in Home Depot cheaper prices working fantastic.try buy.never disappoint.pest control charges.highest prices
A little friendly advice from a 50-year carpenter: Take a barrel punch, and set the framing nails that are holding the door cripple to the adjacent stud. Scribe a 3/8" line on the inside edge, and outside edge of the cripple. Take your circular saw, and rip the outside and inside of the cripple. You can then finish the cut with your sawzall. You won't have regrets down the line, that your door just doesn't fit right. (I know that humidity is rare in your neck of the woods, but it doesn't take much to jamb things up.) *Pun Intended!
After I got stung over 30 times while mowing by white faced hornets, my husband poured kerosene at night, (while they were quiet and in the holes for the night), and lit them on fire. When the fire was out and just smoking, we covered the ground with a tarp and smoked them. We did that with every infestation area. It worked amazing.
Everything in your videos makes me happy and smiling . The scenery is spectacular you do such a great job of editing, sharing the beauty that surrounds you and within all your family. The Hornets are just a reminder of the challenges we choose to overcome. All that is good humbly shines through 1000 fold from your whole family. everything presented in your videos, whether it be the scenery, the love your family has for each other, the animals, or the light-heartedness and playful way the two of you approach building and maintaining a beautiful home for your family.. it's all very beautiful! This type of content and its influence is desperately needed to help heal this country. Thankfully it seems most are realizing mainstream's content purposely promotes destructive Behavior.. okay, enough of that.. just a big heartfelt thank you to all, including that beautiful dog and the rest of the animals 😊
Just an idea, but next time you want to hang bottle-traps, bag them up, carry them to a tree and hook them up, then remove the bag and run. :) I love watching your vlogs and thankful for the chance to follow your wonderful family.
Watching Jeremy run for his life from a spider was hilarious! It's crazy about the wasp infestation yall have!! Eli is turning into a real rodeo cowboy!! Hope you and your family have a wonderful week!
OMG, Dude, I didn't realize that Idaho had those man eating spiders. Just two of them can drag a big guy like you off into the woods to be wrapped up in a giant web for storage as winter food source. You are sooooo lucky you were able to get a way so quickly. And then to sacrifice your oldest son, to try and kill them is just too much.
The best sting medicine came from my Grandfather he would make a paste of baking soda and water apply and let dry and fall off, by then it has pulled out the poison. This really does work.
JEREMY YOU HAVE MY HEART,, I AM SOOOOOOOOO TERRIFIED OF SPIDERS! 65 AND THAT FEAR HAS NOT GONE AWAY,,SO PROUD OF YOU FOR CLIMBING THAT LADY !!!!! melissa need that baked zita recipe please
The best time to set out this type of bait station is early early morning, like before the coffee is ready early. Also set them on the outside of the area you want to protect, not the center.
We used Adolphs meat tenderizer in the E.R. Add a little water, mix, place on center of a bandaid, place over the sting, make a cross with another bandaid. It keeps the.mixture in place. The enzymes disolve the foreign protein from the sting . Stops the pain, itching and swelling. Useful for bee, hornet, wasp and spider.
The kissing with the masks! Jeremy is scared of spiders , I can’t 😂. Ludo got sooo big! Eli at the rodeo was fun. We went to our first rodeo and thought the kids riding the sheep was hilarious. Here in NC the hornets and yellow jackets have been out of control. I got stung once. I cannot imagine that pain daily!
Hope your efforts to eradicate the hornets are successful. As usual, I am blown away by your skies. You get to see the beauty of God's creation in a very special way. Appreciate you taking us along for another segment of your life journey.
Oh, I SO feel your pain about the pestilence of pests! Here in the Midwest we have been plagued with Japanese Beetles for years. Even though they do not sting, they DO wreck produce, flowers, trees, basically anything they can eat. They once invaded our majestic Bald Cypress so heavily, that their droppings were falling down onto our outdoor picnic table, and into our food... So we tried something similar to your plan -- beetle bags -- and found that the bags actually attract the critters -- much like your bags attracting even more wasps. The solution seems to be to move bags further away to keep them off property, except that in our case, we are in a subdivision, so moving them further away would not make neighbors very happy...Anyway, here's hoping the concoction does the trick! Love your channel -- keep up the good work.
According to my experience, if i get stung by wasps, all you need is a small amount of vinegar (any kind & brand), rubbing it in your skin (where it stung) and the pain just goes right away. It is very effective. I never miss a single video of your family vlog 😊❤😊
I enjoy/love your channels so much I walked two miles to get service so I could get service to watch. (We have a cabin off grid and don’t have internet which is nice. Someday maybe we will get it but five months out of the year we have so much snow we close up for the winter.) I just need to say you always make my day better!💕🥰
You generally need about a 1/2 inch gap around the door for ease of installation. You should always start by checking that the opening is square and even. Top, middle, and bottom. You are correct to pull the sponge molding as it is a good place to hide screws for installation. I generally install the hinge side first. Set the door on the foam strip on the concrete. A good idea is to temp screw a brace on the outside of the door so it is set at the correct depth. Install shims next on the hinge top side to lock it into place then the handle side top. Next, set the hinge bottom side shim followed by the handle bottom. At this point the shims should be firm in place but not jammed. Jamming will push the frame out of place causing bowing. If the level and plum at this time check out run in the hinge side screws thru the shim. Nothing less than 4-inch screws will do. Next do the same on the hinge side but pre-drill the hole on the frame. After the 4 points are tied down do the middle hinge then the middle handle sides. Lastly, pull out the middle screws of each of the hinges and replace them with 4-inch screws. Check the level and plumb again. reinstall the molding and install the handles. Ideally, the door when opened should gradually start to close on its own.
For future higher cleaning just grab some tape and strap the vac hose to the the broom handle. This will allow you to lift the vac hose up and decimate the stuff above your heads. Also, please remember to wrap those pipes in foam insulation as they are on an exterior wall and will potentially freeze during cold temps.
I feel your pain with the bee situation. I live in the mountains too and sometimes the bees are so bad we can’t enjoy the yard. A logger in the area told me that when they are out logging and are constantly being attacked they pour a small amount of gas down in their hole in the ground. Best to do it night when they are all in there to keep from getting stung. The fumes kill them. I have not tried it but I know ppl who have. Quickly kills the whole nest.
Another beautiful Saturday morning with the Sosa family. We have been fighting all kinds of wasps here in Indiana this summer, and in the south the red hornets. I wonder if it is because of the crazy heat we have had. ELI you were awesome riding the sheep. I love watching the kids mutton bust at the rodeo. They are so cute hanging on. I cheer as loud as I can watching them. Have a wonderful week. We look forward to seeing you again on Wednesday and then Saturday. Love your beautiful family. ❤❤❤
Kudos to the subscriber that sent the hornet trap idea in! They will unequivocally work! The borate is a slow acting poison, allowing insects to distribute it throughout the colony. Down side, some bees may die as well..😢 The doors look great, sorry for the 🕷 😂😅 Love ya'll ❤️
I agreed to foster a kitten who was abandoned by his mom. What they didn’t tell me was he was COVERED with fleas! My daughter was letting him sleep with her and her whole body was raw from scratching over night. And her bed was infested! Poor baby was miserable and even ran a fever. Needless to say the carpet and furniture was also infested. I have an autoimmune disorder so we couldn’t use commercial flea killer. Someone told me to buy a huge box of Borax and sprinkle it everywhere, carpets, floors, drapes, windows, all furniture and especially base boards. Then leave for 4 days, as the Borax works by dehydrating the fleas and they will want to feed even more. So that’s what we did, a whole week away just to make sure we didn’t become a vampire bug’s snack. It did the trick, and the kitten was given a cone of shame and a dusting of the Borax as well. He found his forever home and I said no more cats or dogs for a LONG time! Hope that hack worked out for you!!! Bee, wasp and hornet to stings are no joke!!!
Hey yall, you can get a lot of adjustment in the door by adding shims behind the actual hinges. To move the door left & right, choose to add them toward the inside or outside, thus it moves the door hinge pin left or right which gives you more space if the door rubs. Shims can be as thin as 2 - 3 layers of a cereal box. Loosen the hinge, then slide in shims and tighten the hinge, rinse & repeat. I like the Kwikset smart WiFi deadbolt locks because they have the Smart Key. You can have two different lock with different keys, then change the lock to make both use the same key. These locks have 38 separate user codes. I use lever handles with no lock so you never need a key to get in, but do have a key if the batteries die.
If you have to do that hornet thing next year, I suggest mixing up the concoction in a safe environment, then adding it to the containers at the location they are being installed. Also, because they are so effective at attracting the wasps, I wouldn't locate them near the house or pathways you need to traverse.
Yay! One step closer to being dried in! Those doors are beautiful too.😊 Hornets are so gross and I’m so sorry, Katie from This Off Grid Life just over the hill from you has also been saying they’re bad this year as well. If your concoction works, I hope they try it out as well. Ludo is getting so big so fast! He seems like a very sweet boy. ❤ Lastly, Eli is adorable in his cowboy suit and that looks so fun. It’s always a pleasure to see you all, you always brighten my weekends. 😊❤
OH MY WORD....you two are hilariously funny, comedic, and so entertaining, in so MANY ways with ALL the innuendo's, looks, quirkiness & love for ea other! THAT "mask kiss"...😂😂😂😂😂. Love this channel! You draw us in, and keep us wanting more good wholesome content! 😂😂❤
This might help with the wasp stings, it does for me in Australia. I also used it to relieve the pain when I had Shingles. It didn't tickle, but the relief was worth it. I pick an Aloe Vera frond/leaf, cut the side spikes off, split it down the centre and rub the flesh on the sting for a few minutes. Works a treat. I also use it on my pets too. If it dries up,, just use the back of a knife over the flesh to revive it. I also wrap it in cling film and keep it in the fridge, especially if the pets need to have it reapplied over the day/s. Just a thought, works for me and I've been using it since the 90's. 😊
A quick remedy for stings or spider bites is as soon as you get stung or bitten cut a onion and put it on the sting. Pulls out the venom. Always works great to keep from swelling and itching. Hope your traps work 😊
We too have had issues with yellow jackets. My solution was to move my shop vac out to the compost pile where I pile my apple cores left over after make apple sauce and dehydrating apples. The yellow jackets are attracted to and are really intent on the apples, so much so that I have not been stung. I place the pickup tube on top of the pile, turn the vacuum on and move the tube around sucking the yellow jackets up. I do this multiple times a day. It is quite satisfying to see them disappear up the tube. Over the six-week apple season I estimate the I suck up about 100 per time. There are fewer as time goes on. Good luck! I use a piece of 1/2 inch hardware cloth over the apples to slow the yellow jackets down and keep from plugging the vacuum cleaner up with apple cores.
Good morning yall, I'm glad yall have not had any major issues with the ground wasp. We have them down here in Tennessee and some years ago I got stung and had to spend 7 days in the hospital, deathly allergic reaction (anaphylactic shock). Suggest you keep some sting kits available, if you don't already have them, just in case
I lived in that area for years.We always called them "Yellow Jackets". The USDA used to release them in the spring to combat an insect that ate the wheat crops. The ground ones are the worst. I remember stirring up a nest while riding horses in the mountains. Not good if you are allergic to them.
I love you guys!! You make me smile and so happy. That sweet fur baby is just a perfect fit for your family. And cute as a button. Addition build is fantastic. Thanks for sharing your piece of heaven on earth with all of us! 🦮🐎🐑🐇🐓🦌🐝🐝🐝🕷🕸🌲🌳
Jeremy, don't forget that NFPA code requires all doorways between a garage and living space to be 2 hr fire rated ( with rated glass) and have an automatic closer.
♥️🐾 Gotta love the Pup In A Box, so cute 💟 🐾 That's a lot of hornets, hope the mixture does the trick! Amazing photography, beautiful family, and always enjoy the commentary at the end ⭐. God bless us each and the USA 🇺🇲 💗 🙏 Your mask 💋 kiss was x-tra special
Those wasps are frightening ... The extension and garage is looking Amazing in fact the drone footage looking over the property gives an incredible view of the homestead in all its glory. The home, the extension the driveway, the barn, the shed, all the animals the vegi garden. You must wake up in the morning and have to pinch yourselves, you are very clever people, this is what having goals plus action looks like. After a years I still enjoy and look forward to your videos. ❤❤
Peppermint essential oil and a sprayer mixed with water or rubbing alcohol. Spray the areas around your house. It will deter the hornets and wasps from the area. Also you can spray your windows frames and eaves, doors etc.
New doors are great!! It's interesting that Jeremy is so afraid of spiders...Sorry about the ground hornets...Hope the traps work and if you ever have to do this again...maybe set them well away from the house?? Good luck!!
The weed called plantain (flat low leaves with length-wise veins and green stalks up from the center that never flower) cooked in coconut oil (and a bit of bees wax, if you have it - I don't) makes a great salve for bites and stings or any other skin booboo. I learned this one from a Native Woman and have been using it for a couple of years. Plantains grow just about everywhere. The bees wax would probably help keep it more solid in the summer since coconut oil melts at such a low temperature. Getting rid of the wasps is great but this salve even dries up pimples! It will dry out your skin in addition to the bite so be mindful of that too.
Installing the doors was the next stage, A shame about the one door being a tight fit. Thank goodness we don't see hornet like that, I would run a mile. You all stay safe, love from Mike. ❤
Sorry to hear that the families been stung. That’s not comfortable. I’m glad to see you’ve come up with a homeopathic way to deal with them and hope that it works well.
Watching you two work together is such a pleasure! You have spent years under each others toes. My husband and I are pulling up a slat feature wall around our fireplace , we only managed to place the wooden border around where we will place the slats- it took 3 hours and we had about 3 fights lol
My husband and I want to move from Florida to your mountain. We love love what you two have built. We love you all much. Get rid of the hornets and spiders. God bless you so much. ❤️💙🇺🇸🙏🏻
Wow 😨 hate wasps, hope the traps do their job. Think there is a bro romance going on between dad and dog ❤. Gorgeous goldie. Just loved Eli in his chaps, such a good looking cowboy, has that cowboy swagger already 😊. 💜💜
Love your narratives and the beautiful scenery that surrounds your home. The time lapse clips of the night skies are epic! The little cowboy will soon grow up but right now rocks at Mutton busting! Ludo is adorable & so sweet.
I made some lemongrass soap and lotion two years ago...got 15 stings the summer I used it. Lemongrass is used as an attractant in bee hives. I had no idea. Every time I went out the door or to the garden they swarmed me. Saw a guy on youtube that was interested in everything honey bees and sold products. Curiously I went to his sight and read about his products. I couldn't use my beef tallow lotion either...the cats wouldn't stop licking me. Homesteading life is never dull.
I have door stops that fit into the hinges and I love them. No dust bunnies or mop grabbing door stops near the floor. The hinge stops are adjustable so my doors don't bang into walls, cabinets, etc. All of my doors have them.
Every year we get something new that is the prevalent flying insect. 2 years ago were the stinkbugs, last year the moths and this year those little wasps/hornets. I’ve been bitten more times than I can remember and my poor puppers get hit all of the time too! I’m sick of them… did you guys come over to the Plains, MT rodeo last week??
Yes the Zen Garden Oasis is fantastic about getting rid of hornets, ticks I recommend this channel. Sorry about the wasps stings and shin , finger injuries
For the first time in 6 yrs in N. Idaho, we have had no yellowjackets. We also have never had ground hornets. Husband finally found the reason, a huge active bald faced hornet nest hanging outside his shop (can you tell we don't use it much?). I'm going to wait until the area freezes, then go, take the nest down and put it on the burn pile. Next year, the boric acid traps will go up early. Bees and hornets don't tend to attack me so I'm the designated killer, lol.
Hello my loving Idaho family!! No brunch for me today. I’m dealing with pneumonia again and all the meds have taken my appetite 🥺. We’ve made it through another week thankfully and it seems we are both having problems with bees and hornets 🐝!!! Gosh I thought it was bad here in Ky until I saw your situation 😮!! OH MY GOSH!!! I’m hoping your boric acid concoction works and u can get outdoors again. I pray you’re all well… I carry each of you in my heart and always in my prayers🙏🏻♥️🙏🏻… until next week
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I heard peppermint oil, vinegar in a little washing liquid, in a spray bottle, or try a Beer trap..
If you can manage, bag those traps ( to trap the smell), and take them to a far away tree, away from any buildings. Then, uncover the bags, so the hornets can smell them. Then, RUN! Put enough of the solution in the bottles to last awhile. I'd put them high enough to not encourage bears to pull them down. That has to be awful to endure.
They are not hornets. They are not bees. You are being swarmed by yellow jackets, a ground burrowing wasp. They get more agressive in the fall as their food sources get less and less. Wearing perfume, using scented soap or shampoo, and using scented deoderant attracts them.
When I was a child I got into a nest and got dozens of stings. I'll never forget that!
If I find a nest, I approach it after dark and sprinkle 7 dust insecticide into the hole.
I hope your traps work!
ps: Set your traps out at night. The yellow jackets go home to their borrow at dusk.
I love watching you two n the love you have for each other 😊my husband of 51 years passed away 3 months ago n watching you and the love n respect you have n the joy n laughter you share is so amazing, makes me miss my soulmate soo much 😢love each other every breath ❤
❤️ I'm so sorry you lost your partner & love ❤️
@@GoodSimpleLiving Thank you ❤️
My deepest sympathy 😢
Take heart - the pain will lessen over time and someday you will be able to smile over treasured memories. ♥️
So sorry for your loss
If I had that beautiful view when I walked out of my house every morning I would never leave the house. The mountain's are beautiful.
You guys made the best choice in a pup!! Golden retrievers are the BEST dogs, I believe ❤️ he will be so loyal, loving, funny and the best dog ever!! He is beautiful!
You couldn’t ask for a more beautiful place to live. Your beautiful home and property fit in perfectly. The build is exceptional and well thought out. 👍👍❤️❤️🇨🇦
Thank you so much!
Two years ago, my little plot of woodland was infested with wasps. No nest, just hundreds of wasps. Couldn’t sit outside, couldn’t open the doors to the yard, or they would fly into my room. Caught them with a variation of your bottles, and kept them from coming through the door by burning incense. That worked, but it also brought my house, my hair, my clothes back to the era of the hippies.
They had nest , probably ground dwelling species!
The have nest underground looking the area some openings spaces.I work pest control.found treats the spraying for wasp yellow jacked.the spray you found in Home Depot cheaper prices working fantastic.try buy.never disappoint.pest control charges.highest prices
A little friendly advice from a 50-year carpenter: Take a barrel punch, and set the framing nails that are holding the door cripple to the adjacent stud. Scribe a 3/8" line on the inside edge, and outside edge of the cripple. Take your circular saw, and rip the outside and inside of the cripple. You can then finish the cut with your sawzall. You won't have regrets down the line, that your door just doesn't fit right. (I know that humidity is rare in your neck of the woods, but it doesn't take much to jamb things up.)
*Pun Intended!
Your pup is so adorable. Sleeping in the box made me giggle. Eli has improved so much on his riding and his confidence shows. Love your family.
After I got stung over 30 times while mowing by white faced hornets, my husband poured kerosene at night, (while they were quiet and in the holes for the night), and lit them on fire. When the fire was out and just smoking, we covered the ground with a tarp and smoked them. We did that with every infestation area. It worked amazing.
And so satisfying, I can imagine!
Or a torch hooked up to your propane tank.
Everything in your videos makes me happy and smiling . The scenery is spectacular you do such a great job of editing, sharing the beauty that surrounds you and within all your family. The Hornets are just a reminder of the challenges we choose to overcome. All that is good humbly shines through 1000 fold from your whole family. everything presented in your videos, whether it be the scenery, the love your family has for each other, the animals, or the light-heartedness and playful way the two of you approach building and maintaining a beautiful home for your family.. it's all very beautiful! This type of content and its influence is desperately needed to help heal this country. Thankfully it seems most are realizing mainstream's content purposely promotes destructive Behavior.. okay, enough of that.. just a big heartfelt thank you to all, including that beautiful dog and the rest of the animals 😊
Thank you so much 💓
My husband is a retired lieutenant with our local police and he is also afraid of spiders. Lol Eli did awesome ❤
My favorite couple on youtube, God bless ya'll ❤
Thank you. God bless!
Just an idea, but next time you want to hang bottle-traps, bag them up, carry them to a tree and hook them up, then remove the bag and run. :)
I love watching your vlogs and thankful for the chance to follow your wonderful family.
Watching Jeremy run for his life from a spider was hilarious!
It's crazy about the wasp infestation yall have!!
Eli is turning into a real rodeo cowboy!!
Hope you and your family have a wonderful week!
I’m always in awe of your beautiful property.
The views are immaculate!
OMG, Dude, I didn't realize that Idaho had those man eating spiders. Just two of them can drag a big guy like you off into the woods to be wrapped up in a giant web for storage as winter food source. You are sooooo lucky you were able to get a way so quickly. And then to sacrifice your oldest son, to try and kill them is just too much.
😂😂😂😂😂
Oh my word…your sweet fur baby😍🤩. Closing his eyes and closing his eyes when daddy was loving him!!
The best sting medicine came from my Grandfather he would make a paste of baking soda and water apply and let dry and fall off, by then it has pulled out the poison. This really does work.
I agree, we use this too! When we lived on the farm in Wisconsin I was stung numerous times and this really helped!
JEREMY YOU HAVE MY HEART,, I AM SOOOOOOOOO TERRIFIED OF SPIDERS! 65 AND THAT FEAR HAS NOT GONE AWAY,,SO PROUD OF YOU FOR CLIMBING THAT LADY !!!!! melissa need that baked zita recipe please
Your nature shots and time lapse scenes are incomparable in excellence! I love them!
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Thank you very much!
I love them too. Absolutely amazing!😊
Love your family so sweet 😋 Blessings daily ❤
Thank you so much 😊
Good morning 🤗 nice getting insulation done for winter ❄️ your mountain views are gorgeous 😍 Eli is sure a little cowboy 🤠 Have a good week 🙏🇺🇲💖
So grateful none of you seem to be allergic to those bees, but still no fun at all. And so many!!!
The best time to set out this type of bait station is early early morning, like before the coffee is ready early. Also set them on the outside of the area you want to protect, not the center.
WOW--I can't believe your pup has doubled in size already. He's going to be a big boy !!!
Ludo is growing SO fast, like a fluffy golden bear. He’s so happy and looks to be everyone’s best friend.💕🥹
We used Adolphs meat tenderizer in the E.R. Add a little water, mix, place on center of a bandaid, place over the sting, make a cross with another bandaid. It keeps the.mixture in place. The enzymes disolve the foreign protein from the sting . Stops the pain, itching and swelling. Useful for bee, hornet, wasp and spider.
My gosh use did awesome job on your house, the garage and upstairs apartment, and most of all you having a Golden Retriever ❤
The kissing with the masks! Jeremy is scared of spiders , I can’t 😂.
Ludo got sooo big! Eli at the rodeo was fun. We went to our first rodeo and thought the kids riding the sheep was hilarious.
Here in NC the hornets and yellow jackets have been out of control. I got stung once. I cannot imagine that pain daily!
Hope your efforts to eradicate the hornets are successful. As usual, I am blown away by your skies. You get to see the beauty of God's creation in a very special way. Appreciate you taking us along for another segment of your life journey.
Are hornets and wasps God Creatures? Is it OK to kill God’s creatures?
@@harrisonandrew Yes, and yes
Oh, I SO feel your pain about the pestilence of pests! Here in the Midwest we have been plagued with Japanese Beetles for years. Even though they do not sting, they DO wreck produce, flowers, trees, basically anything they can eat. They once invaded our majestic Bald Cypress so heavily, that their droppings were falling down onto our outdoor picnic table, and into our food... So we tried something similar to your plan -- beetle bags -- and found that the bags actually attract the critters -- much like your bags attracting even more wasps. The solution seems to be to move bags further away to keep them off property, except that in our case, we are in a subdivision, so moving them further away would not make neighbors very happy...Anyway, here's hoping the concoction does the trick! Love your channel -- keep up the good work.
Good Morning we have had 3 golden retrievers in the past. Nothing like a golden… Enjoy your golden.
John
I simply love this family.❤
According to my experience, if i get stung by wasps, all you need is a small amount of vinegar (any kind & brand), rubbing it in your skin (where it stung) and the pain just goes right away. It is very effective. I never miss a single video of your family vlog 😊❤😊
I love the song u use to put on when u first move in to your new land God bless
I enjoy/love your channels so much I walked two miles to get service so I could get service to watch. (We have a cabin off grid and don’t have internet which is nice. Someday maybe we will get it but five months out of the year we have so much snow we close up for the winter.) I just need to say you always make my day better!💕🥰
Wow, thank you!
Great job Eli on your rodeo lessons and you look so dang cute in your cowboy 🤠 attire ❤️
Good morning😊, Beware doors swell in summer heat ⚠️ You may or may not run into trouble later with that door 🚪
I am 100% with Jeremy. I can’t stand spiders. Your videos are always too short, just love watching.
Oh my! The kids are growing! Eli has gotten so tall! Love your channel! ❤❤❤❤❤
Such a handsome Dog..... Love seeing how he's growing...
You generally need about a 1/2 inch gap around the door for ease of installation. You should always start by checking that the opening is square and even. Top, middle, and bottom. You are correct to pull the sponge molding as it is a good place to hide screws for installation. I generally install the hinge side first. Set the door on the foam strip on the concrete. A good idea is to temp screw a brace on the outside of the door so it is set at the correct depth. Install shims next on the hinge top side to lock it into place then the handle side top. Next, set the hinge bottom side shim followed by the handle bottom. At this point the shims should be firm in place but not jammed. Jamming will push the frame out of place causing bowing. If the level and plum at this time check out run in the hinge side screws thru the shim. Nothing less than 4-inch screws will do. Next do the same on the hinge side but pre-drill the hole on the frame. After the 4 points are tied down do the middle hinge then the middle handle sides. Lastly, pull out the middle screws of each of the hinges and replace them with 4-inch screws. Check the level and plumb again. reinstall the molding and install the handles. Ideally, the door when opened should gradually start to close on its own.
For future higher cleaning just grab some tape and strap the vac hose to the the broom handle. This will allow you to lift the vac hose up and decimate the stuff above your heads. Also, please remember to wrap those pipes in foam insulation as they are on an exterior wall and will potentially freeze during cold temps.
I feel your pain with the bee situation. I live in the mountains too and sometimes the bees are so bad we can’t enjoy the yard. A logger in the area told me that when they are out logging and are constantly being attacked they pour a small amount of gas down in their hole in the ground. Best to do it night when they are all in there to keep from getting stung. The fumes kill them. I have not tried it but I know ppl who have. Quickly kills the whole nest.
I just posted about this but I lit the gas. The flames get them taken care of real fast. But you must do it at night when they are all home.
@@Shasta1 I live in a rural area of Pennsylvania. It's my own back yard and I have a hose. No worries about starting a forest fire here.
Don't confuse bees with wasps/hornets. Bees should present no problem when they are out foraging and only likely to be defensive around their hives.
I also had a wasp, hornet nightmare this year. Did the method you used work. Changing of the seasons are the best.
I hope that no one is allergic to stings. And I hope your diy system works to get rid of them
Sure live watching your pup. He is adorable. Doing a great job on finishing this build up.
Another beautiful Saturday morning with the Sosa family. We have been fighting all kinds of wasps here in Indiana this summer, and in the south the red hornets. I wonder if it is because of the crazy heat we have had.
ELI you were awesome riding the sheep. I love watching the kids mutton bust at the rodeo. They are so cute hanging on. I cheer as loud as I can watching them. Have a wonderful week. We look forward to seeing you again on Wednesday and then Saturday. Love your beautiful family. ❤❤❤
Thank you 😊
Kudos to the subscriber that sent the hornet trap idea in! They will unequivocally work! The borate is a slow acting poison, allowing insects to distribute it throughout the colony. Down side, some bees may die as well..😢 The doors look great, sorry for the 🕷 😂😅 Love ya'll ❤️
I agreed to foster a kitten who was abandoned by his mom. What they didn’t tell me was he was COVERED with fleas! My daughter was letting him sleep with her and her whole body was raw from scratching over night. And her bed was infested! Poor baby was miserable and even ran a fever. Needless to say the carpet and furniture was also infested. I have an autoimmune disorder so we couldn’t use commercial flea killer. Someone told me to buy a huge box of Borax and sprinkle it everywhere, carpets, floors, drapes, windows, all furniture and especially base boards. Then leave for 4 days, as the Borax works by dehydrating the fleas and they will want to feed even more. So that’s what we did, a whole week away just to make sure we didn’t become a vampire bug’s snack. It did the trick, and the kitten was given a cone of shame and a dusting of the Borax as well. He found his forever home and I said no more cats or dogs for a LONG time!
Hope that hack worked out for you!!! Bee, wasp and hornet to stings are no joke!!!
Hey yall, you can get a lot of adjustment in the door by adding shims behind the actual hinges. To move the door left & right, choose to add them toward the inside or outside, thus it moves the door hinge pin left or right which gives you more space if the door rubs. Shims can be as thin as 2 - 3 layers of a cereal box. Loosen the hinge, then slide in shims and tighten the hinge, rinse & repeat.
I like the Kwikset smart WiFi deadbolt locks because they have the Smart Key. You can have two different lock with different keys, then change the lock to make both use the same key. These locks have 38 separate user codes. I use lever handles with no lock so you never need a key to get in, but do have a key if the batteries die.
Oh how cute such a good wooly ride, looking great cowboy and do it for the future 👍👋🙏
If you have to do that hornet thing next year, I suggest mixing up the concoction in a safe environment, then adding it to the containers at the location they are being installed. Also, because they are so effective at attracting the wasps, I wouldn't locate them near the house or pathways you need to traverse.
Yay! One step closer to being dried in! Those doors are beautiful too.😊 Hornets are so gross and I’m so sorry, Katie from This Off Grid Life just over the hill from you has also been saying they’re bad this year as well. If your concoction works, I hope they try it out as well. Ludo is getting so big so fast! He seems like a very sweet boy. ❤ Lastly, Eli is adorable in his cowboy suit and that looks so fun. It’s always a pleasure to see you all, you always brighten my weekends. 😊❤
OH MY WORD....you two are hilariously funny, comedic, and so entertaining, in so MANY ways with ALL the innuendo's, looks, quirkiness & love for ea other! THAT "mask kiss"...😂😂😂😂😂. Love this channel! You draw us in, and keep us wanting more good wholesome content! 😂😂❤
Thanks so much!!
You're welcome dear lady!! GOD BLESS!! 😊
God bless
This might help with the wasp stings, it does for me in Australia. I also used it to relieve the pain when I had Shingles. It didn't tickle, but the relief was worth it.
I pick an Aloe Vera frond/leaf, cut the side spikes off, split it down the centre and rub the flesh on the sting for a few minutes.
Works a treat. I also use it on my pets too. If it dries up,, just use the back of a knife over the flesh to revive it. I also wrap it in cling film and keep it in the fridge, especially if the pets need to have it reapplied over the day/s.
Just a thought, works for me and I've been using it since the 90's. 😊
A quick remedy for stings or spider bites is as soon as you get stung or bitten cut a onion and put it on the sting. Pulls out the venom. Always works great to keep from swelling and itching. Hope your traps work 😊
We too have had issues with yellow jackets. My solution was to move my shop vac out to the compost pile where I pile my apple cores left over after make apple sauce and dehydrating apples. The yellow jackets are attracted to and are really intent on the apples, so much so that I have not been stung. I place the pickup tube on top of the pile, turn the vacuum on and move the tube around sucking the yellow jackets up. I do this multiple times a day. It is quite satisfying to see them disappear up the tube. Over the six-week apple season I estimate the I suck up about 100 per time. There are fewer as time goes on. Good luck!
I use a piece of 1/2 inch hardware cloth over the apples to slow the yellow jackets down and keep from plugging the vacuum cleaner up with apple cores.
Good morning yall, I'm glad yall have not had any major issues with the ground wasp. We have them down here in Tennessee and some years ago I got stung and had to spend 7 days in the hospital, deathly allergic reaction (anaphylactic shock). Suggest you keep some sting kits available, if you don't already have them, just in case
You two are amazing. ❤❤
I lived in that area for years.We always called them "Yellow Jackets". The USDA used to release them in the spring to combat an insect that ate the wheat crops. The ground ones are the worst. I remember stirring up a nest while riding horses in the mountains. Not good if you are allergic to them.
GOOD JOB RIDING!
I love you guys!! You make me smile and so happy. That sweet fur baby is just a perfect fit for your family. And cute as a button. Addition build is fantastic. Thanks for sharing your piece of heaven on earth with all of us! 🦮🐎🐑🐇🐓🦌🐝🐝🐝🕷🕸🌲🌳
Thank you so much!
I've been watching you for quite a while and every time I admire your nature and you have a wonderful family.
You are so kind
You two crack me up. I can't believe it's Saturday and I haven't had a chance to watch Wednesdays podcast. I'm not moving until I have.
Jeremy, don't forget that NFPA code requires all doorways between a garage and living space to be 2 hr fire rated ( with rated glass) and have an automatic closer.
♥️🐾 Gotta love the
Pup In A Box, so cute 💟 🐾
That's a lot of hornets, hope the mixture does the trick!
Amazing photography, beautiful family, and always enjoy the commentary at the end ⭐. God bless us each and the USA 🇺🇲 💗 🙏
Your mask 💋 kiss was x-tra special
Those wasps are frightening ...
The extension and garage is looking Amazing in fact the drone footage looking over the property gives an incredible view of the homestead in all its glory. The home, the extension the driveway, the barn, the shed, all the animals the vegi garden. You must wake up in the morning and have to pinch yourselves, you are very clever people, this is what having goals plus action looks like. After a years I still enjoy and look forward to your videos. ❤❤
Thank you so much 💓
Peppermint essential oil and a sprayer mixed with water or rubbing alcohol. Spray the areas around your house. It will deter the hornets and wasps from the area. Also you can spray your windows frames and eaves, doors etc.
Hopefully, the wasp traps work for you guys! We did a similar thing on a smaller scale for ants, and it worked like a charm! 😊 🐝
New doors are great!! It's interesting that Jeremy is so afraid of spiders...Sorry about the ground hornets...Hope the traps work and if you ever have to do this again...maybe set them well away from the house?? Good luck!!
Any type of bait for hornets should be put FAR away from your living spaces. Middle of fields, wood line.....very low traffic areas
The weed called plantain (flat low leaves with length-wise veins and green stalks up from the center that never flower) cooked in coconut oil (and a bit of bees wax, if you have it - I don't) makes a great salve for bites and stings or any other skin booboo. I learned this one from a Native Woman and have been using it for a couple of years. Plantains grow just about everywhere. The bees wax would probably help keep it more solid in the summer since coconut oil melts at such a low temperature. Getting rid of the wasps is great but this salve even dries up pimples! It will dry out your skin in addition to the bite so be mindful of that too.
Wow, I bought the paper look alike nests and they stopped building their nests on my property now for wasps, so far it has worked.
Installing the doors was the next stage, A shame about the one door being a tight fit. Thank goodness we don't see hornet like that, I would run a mile.
You all stay safe, love from Mike. ❤
Your puppy is getting big fast.
My neighbor used damp pipe tobacco on my son’s bumblebee stings. Worked great
Your dog is so sweet
So beautiful at night then day shows just how stunning your houses look against the mountain back❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
insulation is mony well spent!!! nice job good team work!!
Sorry to hear that the families been stung. That’s not comfortable. I’m glad to see you’ve come up with a homeopathic way to deal with them and hope that it works well.
Watching you two work together is such a pleasure! You have spent years under each others toes. My husband and I are pulling up a slat feature wall around our fireplace , we only managed to place the wooden border around where we will place the slats- it took 3 hours and we had about 3 fights lol
Love you guys....I pray that you never stop filming... and live long, healthy, happy lives 🙏🏻 ❤️
I use peppermint oil,water and dish soap,put in spray bottle around windows,doors etc ,bees and hornets away.☘️🇮🇪
Bees also dislike lavender.
My husband and I want to move from Florida to your mountain. We love love what you two have built. We love you all much. Get rid of the hornets and spiders. God bless you so much. ❤️💙🇺🇸🙏🏻
Put the traps out after dark.
Wow 😨 hate wasps, hope the traps do their job. Think there is a bro romance going on between dad and dog ❤. Gorgeous goldie. Just loved Eli in his chaps, such a good looking cowboy, has that cowboy swagger already 😊. 💜💜
We have carpenter bees where I live in NC.While they don’t sting, they do a number on wood.
Love your narratives and the beautiful scenery that surrounds your home. The time lapse clips of the night skies are epic! The little cowboy will soon grow up but right now rocks at Mutton busting! Ludo is adorable & so sweet.
You guys always make me smile, if not laugh out loud! Thank you so very much for all the joy you bring!
I made some lemongrass soap and lotion two years ago...got 15 stings the summer I used it. Lemongrass is used as an attractant in bee hives. I had no idea. Every time I went out the door or to the garden they swarmed me. Saw a guy on youtube that was interested in everything honey bees and sold products. Curiously I went to his sight and read about his products. I couldn't use my beef tallow lotion either...the cats wouldn't stop licking me. Homesteading life is never dull.
Prayers of success getting rid if hornets.. suggestion next put traps out at night
I have door stops that fit into the hinges and I love them. No dust bunnies or mop grabbing door stops near the floor. The hinge stops are adjustable so my doors don't bang into walls, cabinets, etc. All of my doors have them.
I would have a professional come and deal with your bees. Have had to have them at my house for hornets and yellow jackets. Good luck and stay safe!❤
Every year we get something new that is the prevalent flying insect. 2 years ago were the stinkbugs, last year the moths and this year those little wasps/hornets. I’ve been bitten more times than I can remember and my poor puppers get hit all of the time too! I’m sick of them… did you guys come over to the Plains, MT rodeo last week??
Yes the Zen Garden Oasis is fantastic about getting rid of hornets, ticks I recommend this channel. Sorry about the wasps stings and shin , finger injuries
Miss my golden they are pure GOLD ! 😢
For the first time in 6 yrs in N. Idaho, we have had no yellowjackets. We also have never had ground hornets. Husband finally found the reason, a huge active bald faced hornet nest hanging outside his shop (can you tell we don't use it much?). I'm going to wait until the area freezes, then go, take the nest down and put it on the burn pile. Next year, the boric acid traps will go up early. Bees and hornets don't tend to attack me so I'm the designated killer, lol.
Hello my loving Idaho family!! No brunch for me today. I’m dealing with pneumonia again and all the meds have taken my appetite 🥺. We’ve made it through another week thankfully and it seems we are both having problems with bees and hornets 🐝!!! Gosh I thought it was bad here in Ky until I saw your situation 😮!! OH MY GOSH!!! I’m hoping your boric acid concoction works and u can get outdoors again. I pray you’re all well… I carry each of you in my heart and always in my prayers🙏🏻♥️🙏🏻… until next week
Feel better 😌 💕
I found your channel today and have been binge watching while it rains all day. Definitely the best channel on RUclips❤🇺🇸