We got a visit from the Queen this week!!
Earlier this week, the Queen visited my home. To be more precise, she visited a branch under my Birch tree in the front yard...............Queen Bee, that is.
I was watering my lawn yesterday and noticed a HUGE hive under a lower branch within reaching distance on my Birch tree.
I googled a Bee removal service, and they came down this morning to remove the hive.
They do not kill the bees, they put their space suit on and remove the hive and put it in a container that lets the bees fly into so that they can re-congregate before they take them away.
The rep told me they either take them into the wild, or that they add them to their honey farm.
He also stated that bee removal should be taken seriously and carefully these days due to the fact that our bee population has declined rapidly. We actually need bees to keep the ecosystem in balance.
Here is a great excerpt from their site:
"As you may have already heard, the honey bees are rapidly becoming extinct. Their populations have declined to 3% of original numbers. These events are directly correlated with the Colony Collapse Disorder which have been influencing the survival of bees for many years. ABC Bee Control strongly believes in Live bee removal to preserve the life of these amazing little creatures. Because without bees, we will not be able to enjoy sweet peaches, juicy strawberries, and many other fruits and vegetables that are on our tables daily. The method of live bee removal preserves as many bees as possible with the use of organic materials. Once we remove the bees, we relocate the them to our bee farm located in Malibu, CA. There they get back to nature, pollinating flowers and producing honey. Do your part to save them."
The removal service ended up costing me $150.00 for this particular hive to be removed from my home. They also gave me a 30-day guarantee in case the hive re-establishes itself in the next 30 days.
Anyway, they did a great job and here is their website: www.abcbeecontrol.com
