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Robert is a highly skilled cabinet maker/finish carpenter with 38 years of experience and has been professionally removing honey bees from structures for the past 23 years. He has been called upon many times to speak at conventions, seminars and beekeeping institutes on how to remove, relocate and prevent re-infestation of feral colonies of honeybees. Pictured here with Alva Stuard, president of the LBA. Robert is on the right. |
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There comes a time when the honeybee goes from being a beneficial insect to a real pest! That time is when they have decided to move into your house. Whether they are in your wall, ceiling, roof overhang, or even under your house, time is of the essence to have them removed! Take a few minutes and go though the picture page and see what an established honeybee colony looks like. Also take a look at the yellow jacket/honeybee page, many times over the years I have seen people mistake one for the other. If they turn out to be yellow jackets, we remove them also. The frequently asked questions page may also be of some help to you.
Before I go any further discussing the reasons for a quick removal, I must tell you, that if you have bees in a tree, that is a good thing. Where else can they go? We do need our bees and if we can't allow them to stay in our structures, the trees are all they have. If the tree is in an area exposed to people, a safe height for those bees is about 20' above the ground or higher and away from all play grounds. I recommend and like having bees in a tree, great for the neighborhood. However, that decision is up to you. If you can't live with them in your tree, we will remove them for you.
Now back to the reasons for a quick removal...honeybees build their nest very fast and very large! Within three weeks it is nothing for the nest to be the size of a five gallon bucket, and by the end of the season to be the size of three or four five gallon buckets. Secondly, once the bees have a chance to bring in propolis (tree gum/sap), and the queen gets in one egg cycle (21 days), the pheromones and different scents of the hive will be deposited and will linger and attract bees back to that spot for many years to come. Please go to the Frequently Asked Questions page and see Question and Answer number 2.
Once a colony of bees are established, and you choose to exterminate them, rather then remove the nest or they die on their own, for whatever reason, it is equivalent to unplugging your refrigerator and leaving everything to decay. Within that nest, are thousands of bees, brood and gallons of honey just waiting to decay and drip through every crack and crevice available.
For further information, please call us and we will discuss your particular problem, and come up with a solution that will provide you with a long term solution.
All work performed by a finish carpenter.
Louisiana Licensed Beekeeper, Reg.# 0930
