Removing Honey Bees From Siding

Removing a honeybee colony from within walls is tricky because.

Removing honey bees from siding.

Common places for bees to hide and build nests include overhangs cracks window frames shutters door frames and underneath the siding. Where the siding meets the concrete foundation of the house bees are going up there and i assume they re building a hive of some sort. Even though a hive nestled inside the wood aluminum or vinyl siding is hard to actually reach these are in fact some of the easiest and safest types of nests to get rid of because they require no contact. Some honey bees look black too.

Honeybees were entering through holes around trim and in the corners by windows. They aren t aggressive but this is happening right by the most used door of the house so it s probably just a matter of time before i piss them off. The first thing you ll have to do of course is to locate the nest or nests. I ve also had one get in the house as i was going in the door.

Where the bees are located. Minimally you will need a smoker a bee suit gloves and tools to remove whatever is covering the bees. But for me to get the job done i use a bee vac an alternate power source such as a auto inverter or a generator to run my saws and bee vac a saws all a good bee suit containers for the brood and honey not to mention demolition equipment. Basically just make it an undesirable place to live and they will leav.

The honey bee is one half to three fourths an inch in length. Honey bees aren t native to the united states and they were transported to the us by european settlers. My house has vinyl siding. Neutralization is the complete removal process of the bees comb and honey from within the walls with as little damage as possible.

If you see a honey bee in the united states you ll be looking at the european honey bee. The easier a pest control pro can get to the bees the cheaper the job will be. I also saw them squeeze through the grout lines where the siding overlapped the brick. Likewise if the bees are hard to reach high in a tree behind siding tucked away in an attic the price will go up.

Chances are unless you have x ray vision you won t know exactly where they are but you can take a clue from your six legged friends. This affects bee removal cost the most.