Serving
Slidell and The Entire North Shore and South Shore Areas Since 1987!
Specializing In The Live
Removal of Honey Bees.
For
Professional Bee Removal Call
985-969-4647.
Louisiana Registered Beekeeper, Reg.# 11-0930
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Robert has been professionally removing honey bees from structures for the past 24 years and has 39 years of experience as a highly skilled finish carpenter. 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, past President of the Louisiana Beekeepers Association. Robert is on the right. |
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There comes a time when the honey bee 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 through the picture page and see what an established honeybee colony looks like. Also take a look at the yellow jacket/honey bee 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 we go any further discussing the reasons for a quick removal, we 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 feral bees and if we can not 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. We 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...honey bees build their hive 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 than remove the hive, or they die on
their own for whatever reason, it is equivalent to unplugging your
refrigerator and leaving everything in there 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!
Licensed Beekeeper Reg.#11-0931
