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Title: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: dazmond on July 05, 2022, 07:39:43 pm
Ive never seen it as bad as this year!it must of took me an extra 30 mins to clean my work today due to the extra scrubbing required.....

I'll take a few pics tomorrow of the work I'm cleaning this week(estate work that back onto farmers fields)...they are always pretty bad this time of year but nothing as bad as this!literally EVERY WINDOW and frame is covered in bee poo splattered everywhere.thank god I'm using hot water!

On the plus side the bee population must be doing well where I work! ::)roll ;D
Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: Shrek on July 05, 2022, 07:48:23 pm
Hot water sounds cr@p if it’s taking ages to get bee poo off 😂
Iv noticed a lot more of the stuff on my customers windows too…
Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: Splash & dash on July 05, 2022, 07:59:14 pm
Ive never seen it as bad as this year!it must of took me an extra 30 mins to clean my work today due to the extra scrubbing required.....

I'll take a few pics tomorrow of the work I'm cleaning this week(estate work that back onto farmers fields)...they are always pretty bad this time of year but nothing as bad as this!literally EVERY WINDOW and frame is covered in bee poo splattered everywhere.thank god I'm using hot water!

On the plus side the bee population must be doing well where I work! ::)roll ;D


Are you sure it’s not fly poo ?? That’s black ,you don’t usually get bee poo in that quantity.
Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: DJW on July 05, 2022, 10:30:42 pm
It’s a record year for bee poo apparently 🐝 💩
Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: Simon Trapani on July 06, 2022, 06:12:13 am
Must be near a hive(s).
Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: zesty on July 06, 2022, 07:45:52 am
You sure it’s not artillery fungus? Google it, it’s the most common ‘spot’ we get on the glass/frames.
Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: dazmond on July 06, 2022, 09:10:00 am
Ive never seen it as bad as this year!it must of took me an extra 30 mins to clean my work today due to the extra scrubbing required.....

I'll take a few pics tomorrow of the work I'm cleaning this week(estate work that back onto farmers fields)...they are always pretty bad this time of year but nothing as bad as this!literally EVERY WINDOW and frame is covered in bee poo splattered everywhere.thank god I'm using hot water!

On the plus side the bee population must be doing well where I work! ::)roll ;D


Are you sure it’s not fly poo ?? That’s black ,you don’t usually get bee poo in that quantity.

No it's little yellow spots and splats..I'll take some pics when I get to my first job
Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: dazmond on July 06, 2022, 01:28:49 pm
(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1657110509_Screenshot_20220706-132749_Gallery.jpg)
(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1657110523_Screenshot_20220706-132737_Gallery.jpg)
Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: dazmond on July 06, 2022, 01:31:04 pm
(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1657110554_Screenshot_20220706-132653_Gallery.jpg)
Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: dazmond on July 06, 2022, 01:32:57 pm
First pics are windows set back....nightmare to clean and the other pic is a customers car..... ::)roll
Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: zesty on July 06, 2022, 02:49:53 pm
I always find this on skylights, bee poo or other insect poo.

Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: dazmond on July 06, 2022, 04:34:45 pm
these are mainly 4 weekly jobs too...absolutely filthy!

all my customers are getting their moneys worth this week!some jobs were like a first clean! ::)roll ;D
Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: Simon Trapani on July 06, 2022, 05:18:38 pm
That looks an absolute nightmare. My cold water would barely touch that.
Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: Phil J on July 06, 2022, 05:32:59 pm
It's a nightmare, we have one street in particular where there's a family that produces and sells honey. It's all over the windows we clean not much fun this time of the year. Pre-spray with degreaser and scrape wish we had hot!
Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: Stoots on July 06, 2022, 06:04:54 pm
(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1657110554_Screenshot_20220706-132653_Gallery.jpg)

I took on a job like that a couple of years ago. She told me before i started the back of the house was always covered in yellow spots. It looked exactly like that windscreen (the house backed onto a field). I took ages on the first clean to scrub it all off it was a real pain to shift. When i turned up for the second clean it looked exactly the same so i binned it off. Ive never seen another house like it. Unfortunately i think you will be having the same fun next visit  :D
Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: Splash & dash on July 06, 2022, 06:35:24 pm
I don’t think that’s bee poo to cover that vehicle like that it would need a swarm of bees , we get a bit of it but nothing as bad as that and it’s generally flies .
Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: dazmond on July 06, 2022, 06:53:27 pm
I don’t think that’s bee poo to cover that vehicle like that it would need a swarm of bees , we get a bit of it but nothing as bad as that and it’s generally flies .

Of course it is...there's bees/hornets nest everywhere here this year...lots of fly poop too!

I've never ever seen it so bad...
Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: dazmond on July 06, 2022, 06:55:30 pm
That looks an absolute nightmare. My cold water would barely touch that.

Hot water does help but I still need to scrub and rinse the glass/frames a few times
Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: Splash & dash on July 06, 2022, 07:00:50 pm
I don’t think that’s bee poo to cover that vehicle like that it would need a swarm of bees , we get a bit of it but nothing as bad as that and it’s generally flies .

Of course it is...there's bees/hornets nest everywhere here this year...lots of fly poop too!

I've never ever seen it so bad...



Most of our work is semi rural and we arnt seeing any more bees etc than normal ? You vary rarely see a bee on a glass  window , but you will see a lot of flies Ime still convinced it fly poo not bees , but agree it’s a pain to get it all off .
Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: SB Cleaning on July 07, 2022, 12:19:32 pm
Quicker to trad them when the windows are that bad, better finish too.
Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: deeege on July 07, 2022, 03:50:50 pm
I have a couple like this out your way Daz, all of which back into fields. Very much doubt it’s bees, more likely flies off the field. Either way it’s a pain in the arse and definately worse this year for whatever reason.

Probably due to whichever crops are planted this year.
Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: dazmond on July 07, 2022, 04:21:00 pm
todays work wasnt as bad but this afternoon i was crawling with corn flies!all in my hair and face and all over the frames and glass! >:( ;D...

to be honest im glad im finished this week until monday!

have a great weekend chaps! 8)
Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: Bungle on July 07, 2022, 08:12:47 pm
What a cr4p thread  :D
Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: KS Cleaning on July 07, 2022, 10:26:20 pm
Quicker to trad them when the windows are that bad, better finish too.
You’re stirring a hornets nest there!
Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: SB Cleaning on July 08, 2022, 06:34:18 am
Quicker to trad them when the windows are that bad, better finish too.
You’re stirring a hornets nest there!
It's true though.
Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: KS Cleaning on July 08, 2022, 08:39:01 am
Quicker to trad them when the windows are that bad, better finish too.
You’re stirring a hornets nest there!
It's true though.
It was said in jest mate😉
Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: Dazzler3370 on July 08, 2022, 07:10:40 pm
Daz

I use a gardiner scrubber adapter a pad, comes off in seconds

Dazzler
Title: Re: Bee poop on glass,frames and van!
Post by: Bungle on July 08, 2022, 09:27:25 pm
Daz

I use a gardiner scrubber adapter a pad, comes off in seconds

Dazzler

Does it? It helps sometimes but not always.