Monday, September 26, 2016

Bee Removal Gainesville

If we get calls from people wanting beeremoval Gainesville area I think trees.  Gainesville is not a heavily populated area and I think the odds are more towards bees infesting trees over buildings, though we have done a number of bee removals from barns and sheds. Bee removal Gainesville means trees, big oak trees that have been hit by lightning. Then that branch or burned out trunk begins to rot out and it forms a knothole in the tree. This is a perfect place for a bee swarm to make a home.

It’s a tricky thing to provide a permanent solution to a bee problem in a tree. There is honeycomb in the tree. That’s a super attractant to other bees and if you are not careful with your bee removal Gainesville you will be repeating this whole exercise all over again within a year.  So, sealing the tree is a very important step and the final step in most cases as there is usually only one hole in each tree. 

Be advised that the lower down in a tree trunk you find a knothole the more the possibility of their being a second hole in a tree. That means your contractor should be taking the time to look over the tree for holes and cracks and close them up too. If you did not know this the best you might find is someone who will spray the hole and leave. If you choose to go this route make sure you take the time to inspect the tree yourself and close up and hole or cracks that you might see. No one knows how big the hole inside the tree.  This is important if you plan to take the tree down. If you are not careful you might think you have handled your bee problem only to find that the first cut opens up an angry bee done. So bee removal Gainesville should be done carefully.

Bee hive removal Jacksonville

People will call about a Bee hive removal Jacksonville and ask for free consultation, we love to help you out. You can learn most of what you need over the phone. First of all, you might be interested to know that when you see bees in your home  or in a tree this is not called a Bee Hive. Be hives are the boxes the beekeepers place bees in and raise for honey. That box is called a hive box. When bees are found in nature they are called a Colony of Honeybees. When a Colony gets too big for the space it is in it will divide into two colonies by hatching another queen and the older queen will flee with approximately half of the worker bees. When they take flight there is yet another name for them and that is called a Swarm of bees. So when one calls about bee removal Jacksonville the first question is “do you have a Colony or a Swarm?

Generally a Swarm of bees have been on premises for a week or less and have not have had much time to start building up Honeycomb wax and there is no larva growing yet. But it does not take long and a large swarm can go to work very fast building up honeycomb and now you have an established Colony of bees. 

If you just came across the bees it’s hard to say how long they have been there. If you see a large ball of bees don’t assume it’s been there a long time. A swarm the size of a basketball can show up in an hour and leave in one minute.  So you say you are looking for Bee hive removal Jacksonville? Nope, you have a Swarm or a Colony, which is it. 

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Bee removal Miami

Bee removal Miami is year round. In fact, some winters were cold and business just shut down all over the state but bee removal in Miami just kept trucking on! Miami has a tropical climate and that means something is blooming all the time. Bees dont hibernate, they simply eat their honey  stores when times are cold, which are not often in Miami. You will get lots of bees if the structure they inhabit is big. The way bee removal is prices usually has to do with these 3 things; how high off the ground are they, how long have the bees been there and how big is the space they are in. These three things are important because they determine the cost of bee removal. Its all about time. If the job is done right it is all about time. 

When I say a job done right we are talking about removing honeycomb when you  are doing bee removal Miami, remember that. Its good to compare Apples with Apples. I mean compare the cost of Spraying with Spraying and the cost of Opening, cleaning out honeycomb, closing the structure and re-homing the bees with equal work right? Prices for bee removal Miami are off the charts. If you shop around you will find someone like us that are really a bargain compared to pest control. Case in point, Pest control will likely be on premises a few minutes to spray the bees and we will be there most likely half a day. See what I mean? So when looking for bee removal Miami, call the home boys at Eco bee removal. We will set you straight and we got you back.

Bee Removal in Gainesville

Bee removal Gainesville does not recur with any great amount of frequency in our live bee removal business. When it does we find the usual collection of bee situations where swarms will locate themselves into structures and out in nature around the residences. Bee removal Gainesville locations include bees in barns and stables, shed floors and trees. Shed floor bee removals normally require us to make a surgical cut into the floor to gain access to the bees and the honeycomb that is there. After the honeycomb is removed the bees are placed in a canister for re-homing. Because shed floors have many entrances we always stuff the space that the bees were occupying so that it is impossible for another colony to grow there. 

This is important because the smell of the previous colony is sure to draw another swarm to that location, it is almost guaranteed. Like anything else you need to hire an expert to guide you through the process because there is a lot of money being made with very little work being done by many companies. . All proper honeybee removal and relocation should include opening the structure, removing the honeycomb and the bees, in our case we stuff space because we  warranty.  If you don't get a warranty there's probably a shortcut somewhere along the way and shortcuts usually mean having to deal with the problem again. Like my dad used to say “if you are going to do a job, do it right” never so true that than with a bee problem, trust me. So if you need Bee removal Gainesville just Call with your questions 24/7

Bee relocation Titusville

Bee  relocation Titusville happens many times in the year and usually happens in groups, I mean groups of calls. I think it is because the flowers emerge according to their season and varieties and suddenly the honeybees which are growing in nature unobserved outgrow their locations. When a bee colony outgrows its location it raises another Queen and that Queen takes over the job of raising the bee larva in that colony. The old queen gathers up all the fresh young honeybees and off she goes to start over again. That is called a swarm. 

Bee relocation Titusvillefrom trees is one of our favorite things to do. Those swarms I was just talking about land on trees. Sometimes they leave and sometimes they stay. When people call  we usually say wait 3 days. This is especially good advice if the bees are found grouped together in ball on a branch under 10 feet which is often the case. As a beekeeper and a relocation specialist I can tell you that a ball of bees found that low will often move on within a few days because most honeybees will not feel comfortable that close to the ground. Africanized honeybees are the exception as their wild nature makes them less picky than there domesticated European cousins. They will just group together, and let the water from the rain and  the storms roll off their backs. Bee relocation Titusville from a tree is especially rewarding when we can cut the branch and re-home the entire swarm of bees back into a tree on our own farm. It's nice to know these bees will continue to work hard for us in nature.

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Bee removal St. Augustine

Bee removal St. Augustine is different from year to year but generally speaking we only get a few calls each year from the St. Augustine area. Admittedly, this may be because of the demographic or maybe people are not thinking about live removal which is all we do. Because of colony collapse disorder and all of the many problems that are affecting the honeybee population we should all be looking at alternatives to protect our planet when choosing our products and services. Sometimes this means using more organically sourced chemicals and fertilizers for your garden so that when bees are out foraging for nectar that are not bringing those toxins back to the bee colony. It's a scary thing these days to hear for instance that nationwide in the United States professional beekeepers have lost a total of 40% of all their colonies in one year (2015). Wouldn't it be good to know that all things are being compared equally you can get your bees removed safely, humanely and relocated rather than having them exterminated? Did you know if bees have been in the structure for a long time its likely filled with honeycomb and honey and bee larva? What do you think happens to all of that wax when the chemicals have kill the bees? Bees fan their wings on hot days to keep the beeswax cool, wax has a very low melting temperature. Without those honeybees in the wall fanning their wings you can be assured that on the 1st day hot day after you have sprayed the wax will melt in the wall. 

The colony is usually located high in the wall and once it begins in melting process it dribbles down inside the wall and begins to ferment at the bottom. This draws pests to that location but also brings other swarms of bees to you as well. The pheromones and the smell of honey is a huge attractant to wild bees when the swarms are looking for a new home. So you spend this money and you have the pest-control handle your be problem but did you get a warranty? Chances are you did not or only get a warranty for 30 days. Now it does not seem like much of a bargain when you have to go through the whole process again. Bee removal St. Augustine is like bee removal anywhere it requires contractor to open and clean, then closing and then give you a warranty. If you don't get a warranty then for sure somewhere along the way the shortcut has been taken. Our consultation is free so why not take advantage of our services?