[mashbintater]

....on the ceiling in my garage. It's smaller than a tennis ball with a very tiny hole in it. Hubby says it is active.  The bees'll be all over my lavender soon  .

[Roughlee Handled]

Are you sure its not a wasps nest?

[scabs]

Does it look a bit like this?

http://www.hainaultforest.co.uk/WaspNestFlash1.jpg

If so, it is a wasp's nest, I had the exact same thing in my shed and it was full of larvae.

[mashbintater]

Yes it does scabs, what did you do with it? 
The one I've got has a hole to the side of it and doesn't have an overlap it's just ball shaped.

[scabs]

I meant to smoke it out then destroy it, but I accidentally set it on fire. It worked out fine, but I was a bit worried about my shed for a moment there...

It burned much like a Chinese lantern

[Charlwood1005]

I found one of those with a fork two years ago

Stung twice once by a wasp, the second by an emergency GP when I had to pay a prescription charge for a kenolog injection.

There is an aerosol wasp nest killer that allows you to keep well away from the action.

[mashbintater]

On closer inspection today, it does have an overlap. With a garden fork and a bin bag maybe I can remove it & um, bin bag it