Honeybee Removal : Swarms Versus Hives in Homes
Not all honeybee problems are the same.
Most of our calls for honeybees can be put into one of two very simple classifications:
- Bees found outside the house on a tree, bush, or fence
- Bees found living inside a house evidenced by a lot of activity around an entry point.
What is a Honeybee Swarm?
The bees found outside in a huge clump (a swarm) are a very cool phenomenon to see.
They are the result of a colony of bees splitting itself. A new queen develops and she leaves an established hive with many of the workers. This new colony of bees travels in a huge group until they find a suitable place to establish a new hive. In this way, more honeybee hives are created.
Right now, late May and June, are prime times for honeybee swarming here in Northeast Ohio.
New colonies of bees are trying to find good homes and swarming is visible.
So, if you or someone you know finds a large group of honeybees outside the house, give us a call here at Frontline Animal Removal.
For no charge, we’ll come out and collect the honeybees and give them exactly what they’re looking for: a great new home.
Hives in Homes…. What to Do?
Collecting a swarm outside takes some knowledge and skill.
But, getting an established hive out of a home really takes a unique combination of skills and tools. Check out this short video of a tricky honeybee problem.
If you believe you have a honeybee colony living in your home, it is not something which should be ignored as wax and honey can have damaging effects to a home.
Many people in these situations find exterminating companies to deal with the problem. These companies might go in with some chemicals that will kills the honeybees and seemingly take care of the problem.
If you or someone you know in the Akron, Canton, Kent, OH area has honeybees living in their homes, Frontline Animal Removal has the ability to resolve the problem to the benefit of the bees and the structure in which they were residing.
Final Thoughts on Honeybees
For a variety of reasons, honeybees have had it rough in the last few years. Many experts are worried about long term effects of declining honeybee numbers on agriculture.
Please do your part if you find a honeybee swarm and call a beekeeper / honeybee removal expert who’ll make sure this new colony of bees gets more than a fighting chance to become a great hive of happy, pollinating, honey-makers.
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