sorry to hear that, everything I have always read about honey bees in a house is anything touching the hive or honey must be completely removed and replaced or its an attractant that will draw the bees back to it. something like brick can be acid washed and pressure washed and painted over before closing back in since you cant realistically remove that.
something about phermons left behind that will make any passing bee want to alert the hive to come start up a new nest there, but I don't know the odds on how often this happens
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