Apollo Beach Bee Removal in Koi Pond

Today, we were called out to remove a honey bee colony from the surround of a Koi pond.

Apollo Beach Bee Removal from Koi Pond

With such expensive and sensitive fish, it's critical that we not introduce toxins or even allow bees to land in the water, as the koi can sustain fatal encounters from the proteins found in honey bee venom

Removing Bees from a pond surround

It's likely that these are Africanized Honey Bees, otherwise known as "Killer Bees", so that always adds another risk to the removal process. These bees can threaten neighbors and pets hundreds or thousands of feet away.

Vacuuming live bees from the comb

We used a vacuum to remove the live bees and then cutout all the comb, leaving a clean void that will be sealed to prevent a reinfestation.

Honey Bee comb in the surround void

The empty void after Apollo Beach bee removal

If you need Apollo Beach Bee Removal, or have bees in or around your home, Call the Stinging Insect Specialists at 1-800-343-5317 or submit a request here at our website!

Jonathan B. Simkins, B.Sc., Entomologist
Insect IQ a Florida Licensed Pest Control firm
ALLFloridaBeeRemoval.com

Natl. Honey Bee Appreciation Day 2011

We recently participated in the annual National Honey Bee Appreciation Day, which occurred this year on Saturday, August 20th. Honey Bee associations throughout the nation held open houses and other events, and since we are 'lifers', we participated in Orlando's Orange Blossom Beekeepers event.

ALLFloridaBeeRemoval's display at Natl Honey Bee Appreciation Day!

Here's a pic of our booth with our technician/beekeeper, Jason Deeringer talking to folks about honey bees, African 'Killer' bees, and many other very important stinging insects. We provided posters, videos, nest samples and we even set up a microscope so visitors could view eggs, larvae, pupae and honey bee adults up close and personal.

Richard Martyniak, M.Sc., Entomologist
The Buzzkillers, LLC
ALLFloridaBeeRemoval.com

Groveland Bee Removal and "Planking Bees"

We do quite a few bee removals in and around Groveland Fla., including the nearby towns of Mascotte and Clermont. Bee removal is often incredibly difficult, it's hot as hades in our bee suits, especially when working in humid Florida Temps above 95 degrees F.

But we still like to have some fun! Here you see our technician/Beekeeper Jason, as he's "planking" on top of a large chimney top.

"Bee Planking" during Groveland Bee Removal

Planking is a current worldwide phenonemon, and we aren't immune to its effects. Note the large number of bees on and around his helmet. Jason reports that these were likely Africanized Killer honey bees, as they were quite defensive and we've been seeing an increase in the Groveland Killer Bee numbers.

Groveland Bee Removal Planking!

Please, don't attempt bee removals on your own, call The Stinging Insect Experts at 1-800-343-5317 for expert removal services.

Richard Martyniak, M.Sc., Entomologist
The Buzzkillers, LLC, A Florida Licensed/Insured Pest Control Firm
ALLFloridaBeeRemoval.com

Orlando Yellow Jacket Removal

Sometimes we are called to large Yellow Jacket infestations, and these are always a lot of hard, hot and challenging work.

Check out this nest, which I took pics of after I removed it from under an ornamental hedge:

Orlando YellowJacket nest

It measured over 4 feet long X 2 feet deep and left quite a crater underneath the hedge. The client was soooo happy that I removed the nest properly and quickly on a 99 degree sunny day!

If you have ground bees, ground wasps or yellowjackets, call us, The Stinging Insect Experts for quick and competent removals of your stingers! 1-800-343-5317 or 321-206-5100

Richard Martyniak, M.Sc., Entomologist
The Buzzkillers, LLC, a Licensed, Insured and Certified Pest Control Provider
ALLFloridaBeeRemoval.com

p.s., here's a photoshop filtered version of the above yellowjacket nest..couldn't resist!! I was so hot after several stings and being in my bee suit that this is what the nest looked like to me!

Orlando ground bee nest

The Villages Bee Removal

The Villages Irrigation Box Bee Removal

This is one off those situations that has BAD news written all over it. An Africanized Honey Bee colony moves into a ground irrigation box and we are called in to remove it. Handled incorrectly, we threaten lives of nearby neighbors and pets. Heck, even handled correctly, we still could have an errant injury or death.

Our protocol is designed to reduce the significant defensiveness that can arise from these dangerous insects. Don't attempt a removal yourself, Call the Killer Bee Experts at ALLFloridaBeeRemoval.com 1-800-343-5317

Richard Martyniak, M.Sc., Entomologist
The Buzzkillers, LLC, a Florida Licensed & Insured Pest Control Company
ALLFloridaBeeRemoval.com

Summerfield Fla., bees in irrigation valve box

Cocoa Beach Bee Removal: Massive Honey Bee Swarm

This is a treat, a real old fashioned primary swarm in Coca Beach Florida. It's a treat because we rarely see large swarms anymore as most of our feral or wild bees in Brevard county are now Africanized Honey Bees, aka Killer Bees.

Cocoa Beach Bee Removal Large bee swarm

Numbering well over 50,000 individuals, we elected to hive this swarm into 2 hive boxes. It's rare for us to perform live bee removals in Cocoa Beach, but this was almost certainly European Honey Bees, just because of the large number of individuals. In addition, the risk factor was minimal as this yard was surrounded by dense vegetation and was several hundred feet away from the nearest neighbor.

Please, don't attempt a removal of bees, as they can be deadly, even swarms have attacked us since Killer Bees are now here. We've had many fatalities occur in Florida because of improper removal techniques. Contact the Stinging Insect Experts at 1-800-343-5317 or submit a bee swarm inquiry here!

Richard Martyniak, M.Sc., Entomologist
The Buzzkillers, LLC
ALLFloridaBeeRemoval.com