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How to Remove Bees?

Bees can be some of the trickiest pests to hit up your property, not to mention one of the hardest to kick out. While you may purchase various deterrents or live traps for more common wildlife intruders, like raccoons, bees can be rather tricky. So what can you do if you’ve got an invasive bee colony on your property?

First things first, understand that bees are precious.

Unfortunately for us all, the honeybee population across the world is slowly diminishing. And while that may not seem like big news to you, it is, because honey bees play a crucial role in the pollination process, aka they make crops grow. They’re actually so important that farmers will even rent a honeybee swarm to pollinate their crops, or produce honey.

So it stands to reason that if you’ve discovered a bee swarm on your property, you should not try to hurt them. It’s natural to find bees scary, since they can be quite dangerous, and in some allergic cases, even lethal. But simply keeping your distance, and acting accordingly can remove the danger for you, while also protecting the bees (for the planet).

Call a professional or a beekeeper.

Bees are one type of pest that you should not attempt to remove yourself, unless you’re unable to contact a professional in due time. Obviously, if you suffer from even mild allergic reactions to bees, then you should avoid all contact, and leave it to a professional.

But professional beekeepers are really the only ones with the necessary experience and skill to remove the beehive without hurting the bees themselves. They are also able to remove the hive while maintaining the female bees calm and pacified. If a female bee becomes agitated, the situation can rapidly become dangerous, and even life-threatening. That’s why it’s important to keep her cool.

If at all possible, opt for the removal services of a beekeeper, or failing that, a nuisance wildlife removal company that uses humane methods (and doesn’t hurt the bees).

Removing them yourself.

If you’re intent on attempting to remove the bees yourself, there’s a number of natural solutions you might opt for. Rather than physically removing the bees yourself, you’re trying to ward them off here gently. By no means should you try to approach or handle the beehive yourself, with or without protection.

Smoke

Whoever coined the phrase “where there’s smoke, there’s fire” must’ve been a bee, because that’s how the insects usually think. Since bees are highly sensitive to smell, you can easily repel them with smoke, because the smell of that will make them think they are in imminent danger, and flee the premises.

If bees fled your property after being exposed to smoke, they are unlikely to return, since they associate your property with danger.

Careful though, if you’re thinking of using a grill or another form of open fire to create smoke, and plan on being out in the open, do make sure you cover your body.

Natural repellents

Another useful, and humane option of deterring bees is using natural strong scents to your advantage. Once again, bees are sensitive to strong smells, so things like garlic, cinnamon and citronella tend to put them off a property pretty quickly. You can either use scented candles, or even plant some of these nearby to convince bees to leave.

Warning: While you may find a lot of websites recommending the use of vinegar to ward off bees, the vinegar mix recommended is likely to kill the bees. So if you’re interested in live removal, we recommend staying away from that.

Call For Bee Removal Cost

Nuisance Wildlife Rangers are certified wildlife specialists trained in the art of bee removal. You need a bee removal expert to safely, and effectively remove the bees from your home and decontaminate and sanitize the area to prevent further infestations. We close up all entry and exits that the bees took to enter your home, this is called exclusion repair. Give us a call for a free inspection and free estimate. You are just one phone call away from getting rid of your bee problem today.

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