When do Bee Removals become necessary?

Bee Removal becomes necessary when bees swarm and in the process of looking for a new home settle in places that cause a problem or inconvenience to humans.
Bees will settle in industrial areas and residential districts. it is best not to try and remove the bees yourself, rather call a bee remover, as he will have the right equipment and experience. If bees have settled in a spot and you try to move them yourself the feeling of being under threat may in fact casue them to attack you.

A bee remover will not only have the right equipment to protect himself from getting stung but will also be equipped with a travelling box into which he will place the bees for transporting to a
new location.

We do bee removals in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Midrand, Magaliesberg, Benoni, Kempton park, Boksburg, Roodepoort and Krugersdorp to name a few. If you are in Gauteng or nearby:

call us now on: 083 652 0760

Why its best to remove bees

To a large extent, global food security falls on the narrow but capable shoulders of bees, and where plants are not edible they are often dependant on pollination by bees for future survival. Plants in turn are integral to the air purifying process. These are but two of the very important points of impact reliant on bees.

Good intetions

Removing bees not only saves their lives but also helps to make our lives more comfortable.

You may have encountered a swarm of bees who have decided to build a hive on your property. The best place for bees to build a hive on your property is in a hive that you provide for them.

You feel you are doing a good thing by leaving the bees where they are if they aren't getting in anybodies way, but you may be doing yourself a disservice.

The inside of your roof is a great place for bees to go about living their lives undisturbed. However, the presence of honey and of bee larvae will draw predators and other vermin to your home.

Wax moths
Wax moths are a parasite that follow bees wherever they build their hive. These moths live on the wax that the bees produce. However if a colony of bees settles in your roof or walls, where there usually is a fair amount of wood, the moths will lay there eggs near or on the wood and the hatching larvae will eat the wood until they find the wax. If left unchecked, you will be left with considerable damage.

Rot
Once the bees have built their hive they will begin the process of making honey and caring for the larvae, but often the hive is in a place that gets too hot for the bees to cool down and they will leave or occasionally the bees will perish, leaving the whole lot to rot. This rot will spread to anything organic in the area, leaving your wooden structures vulnerable.

Seepage
The heat will also play a factor in the rigidity of the wax combs and their contents. These may soften and run, the honey may seep out of the comb and run into nooks and crannies within your walls, opening you up to an ant or cockroach infestation.

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A lot of bee removals are location specific, depending on home construction bees tend towards a certain location. We have a few location specific bee spots:

• Bees in water meters in Bryanston
• Bees in airbricks in Emmarentia
• Bees in electricity meters in Randpark Ridge

 

With bee removals on the other hand, the problem needs to be major. Bee removal needs to happen when:

• There is a hive
• A large swarm
• Honey is seeping through into the home
• Other insects are laying eggs because of the bees

Bee removal requires the bee remover to be a professional, and to know when to come in and remove the bees. The time it takes to complete a bee removal will depend on the size of the swar and it's location. However a bee removal operation takes only a short amount of time.

How do we go about removing bees?

The removal process is not as simple as it might seem. It is not merely about removing bees from Gauteng and moving the bees to a farm. The bee remover needs to have all the relevant information in order to do the removal. He/ she will need to;

• Locate the infested area
• Locate the hive
• Locate the queen
• Decide what actions to take

 

Once all of this has been assessed, then and only then can the bee removal be done. The bee remover will have to locate the queen. because wherever the queen goes the rest of the bees will follow. Once the queen is found, the removal process can officially begin. The bee remover will have to transfer the bees to a transport box, making sure that he has included the queen in the move.

Once he has removed all of the bees the bee remover will have to clear away any honey and honeycomb that remained behind. This residue will attract other bees to the site and the client will find themselves with another unwelcome bee infestation.

The area is then cleaned thoroughly and a chemical is placed at strategic points around the site to prevent the return of any bees to the site.

By calling our bee removal company in Johannesburg, you are ensuring that your home is safe and free from bee infestation.

Further Peace of Mind

We are registered with the department of agriculture as bee removal specialists. We are also bee keepers which gives us a better understanding of bees and their behaviour, which is why we as a bee removal company keep know the importance of putting safety first.

Because of the nature of our business we are also insured for public liabilityto the amount of R2 million.

For information on the type of bees that can be found, click here