This video will explain how to seal in honeybees that have built a hive in your wall, roof, or chimney. Comparing how effective it is to other methods of honey bee removal and discussing whether this option actually works.
We will also answer common questions like …
How do you seal bees in?
What is the best method for sealing bees?
Does sealing bees into a building work?
Can the bees escape the building once they’re sealed in?
What happens to the sealed honeycomb?
Should you seal bees in? won’t it kill the hive?
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
Can I seal bees into a void space?
Sealing bees in is as it says, you are literally sealing the bees into a void space.
There are a few problems with sealing the bees into a void space, because if the bees were getting into the building anyway, that problem is about to get a lot worse. If they were sprayed with insecticide and you have sealed them in alive, (tombing them into the building) it will just push those bees deeper into the building.
If insecticide is sprayed into the void where the bees are colonising, the insecticide is likely to come into the building too. If the bees are coming into the building, the insecticide particles which are smaller and usually in dust form will come into the building too. Should you suffer from asthma or similar issues, it is not safe or recommended to have insecticide used to spray bees.
Another problem with sealing in bees is that they can survive for quite a long time. There is air in a building void and they usually have a lot of honeycomb to eat which will allow them to survive for a long time.
The honeybees will also look to exit the building out of other areas. If you seal up the air brick or their entry point, they may well find an exit route a few meters down the other side of the building which will cause the colony to spread. When they find another entry point they see they have more room to grow the colony somewhere else, which happens often.
We had a customer with a problem with bees in the building they called someone else out to seal the bees in alive. That didn’t work as the honeybees found other exit points. The customer then got the bees sprayed and those exit points sealed off. The bees then found yet another entry/exit point.
The client then Googled and found us. We went out and had a look at the problem and recommended doing a cut-out to remove the honeycomb and the bees. Usually, we would re-home the bees with the comb but as it was contaminated with insecticide we now had to destroy the honeycomb and take it off for incineration. In this case, we were able to remove the complete problem and sealed it all over.
Beegone® specialises in the safe, environmentally friendly, live removal and rehoming of honeybee swarms and colonies, from structures or naturally occurring cavities. We cover the entire UK and have a team of trained and dedicated technicians ready to serve you.
Our aim is to educate people and businesses on honeybee identification and how to deal with them. We remove feral honeybees from structures, relocate them and prevent them from returning.
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HEAD OFFICE:
HIVEGROVE, Kings Court,
Burrows Ln, Gomshall,
Guildford, Surrey, GU5 9QE
Phone: 0800 9551 999
Email: [email protected]
