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7 ways to get rid of honeybees

In this video, we will tell you 7 methods to remove honeybees and direct you to our series of videos which explains each method in detail. These videos are designed to help inform you of the methods of honeybee removal and which method is the right choice for you?

Methods for a colony:

Cut out live bee removal method – https://youtu.be/oESMIMM3zQY
Sealing bees in – https://youtu.be/ck6AK7_i5AM
Spraying bees – https://youtu.be/zKq9Hs2TCns
Smoking bees out – https://youtu.be/5Dk53dzotC4
Trap out – https://youtu.be/PrBuU9nGzaI

Methods for a swarm:
Collecting bees in a box – https://youtu.be/sszYOqoscU8
Bee vac – https://youtu.be/jY9j3RZiMn8

There are seven different ways to remove bees from buildings. The method you should use depends on whether they’re a swarm or if they’re an established colony within a building.

These are different. A swarm is known as a breakout from the hive. Several bees (50+) will leave an established colony on the honeycomb within a building. The swarm leaves the colony and flies into a bush or a tree and search for a place to establish a new colony.

Therefore, swarm removal is very different to removal from a building of an established colony removal. In a building void, you potentially could have two to three hundred kilograms of honey that has been in there for ten years.

Removing an established colony

The methods for removing a colony from a building are a trap out method, insecticidal treatment, smoking bees out, sealing the bees in or live bee and comb removal, often known as a cut-out.

Swarm removal

If you have a swarm, the best methods are using a bee vac or collecting the bees into a box.

August 7, 2024
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