Windermere Bees in Attic!

If you've read our blog here at ALLFloridaBeeRemoval.com, you know that we write about the behavioral differences seen between the more defensive Africanized Honey Bees (AHB), and the mostly gentle European Honey Bees (EHB). One more interesting difference we see is in nesting site selection. Most EHB prefer to nest in enclosed spaces or voids, that simulate their natural nesting sites, hollows of trees, with small openings. These protected voids make it much easier to pack away honey and pollen bee bread for the cold winters.

AHB will build ANYWHERE!!! and we've seen a much higher proportion of nests being built inside attics, and often in attics that are very large with much cubic volume. AHB readily build external nests, hanging off of trees and such, so an attic is not much different. Take a look at this Windermere Honey Bee nest that is built inside of an attic:

Windermere Bees in Attic

If you need Windermere bee removal or live anywhere else in Florida and need stinging insect removal, contact us for expert, licensed and insured removals. 1-800-3435317 or schedule an appointment online here.

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

Satellite Beach Bee Removal: "Custom" warning sign

For many folks who don't work with the 'testy' Africanized Honey Bees, (AHB), the defensiveness and resulting stings are quite a surprise. Once aggravated, AHB can maintain a defensive posture for days, harassing and stinging anything that moves within hundreds of feet. Because the liability to property owners or managers is significant, we always place warning signs, with the intent to inform the public and passer-bys of the sting dangers.

Once in a while, we see clients who place warning signs too. This is a rather cute and effective one. Note the word i had to blur.. I think you can figure out the meaning...if not the actual word  : )  You may need to click and zoom on it.

"Custom" Bee warning sign in Satellite Beach, FL.

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

Tarpon Springs Bee Removal - Bees in Electric Transmission Pole

Are you afraid of bees? What about heights? Well, imagine working mean Africanized Honey Bees that are almost a Hundred Feet up AND around high voltage wires!!!
Yes, we perform bee removals for most of the electric utilities in Florida, including Florida Power & Light, Progress Energy and others, often in dangerous locations. They trust us to provide professional & competent bee removal services and reduce the liability inherent with stinging insect removal.
You can trust us for your bee removal needs too. Contact us at 1-800-343-5317 or schedule an appointment here!

Want to see other jobs we perform for utilities around Florida? Click here!

Jonathan Simkins, B.Sc., Entomologist
Insect IQ
ALLFloridaBeeRemoval.com

Sorrento Honey Bee infestation in Garage Wall

Many of the Honey Bee infestation calls we receive are for nests that are built in garage walls, much like the photo below.

Sorrento Bees in Garage Wall

Because insulation is rarely installed in these out-walls, there is ample space for bees and other critters to reside in, and if left alone, up to 200 POUNDS of honey, pollen, wax and bees can fill the wall void within a few months! Plus, we are seeing increased defensiveness associated with the Africanized Honey Bees that are expanding throughout Florida. Lake County has some particularly 'mean' bees.

Click here to see some more of our blog posts about bees in walls

If you have a Sorrento Bee Removal need, please, contact the stinging insect experts at 1-800-343-5317 or ALLFloridaBeeRemoval.com for fast, expert bee removal services!

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

Orlando Honey Bee Swarm Removal

Orlando Honey Bee Swarm

Our honey bee swarm season continues here in Orlando, and throughout Florida.

Honey bees live in a harmonious social structure that swells to maybe 50 THOUSAND adults during the spring blooming season. When colonies are bursting at the seam with such numbers, a swarm response occurs, where up to about half the colony's members will leave the nest in a coordinated issuance, flying around the nest area. The queen is coaxed to leave as well  and the whole group is herded by a dedicated corps of 'scouts', that guide them to a new location to build a new colony.

The sight of this swarming behaviour is frightening to many, but if one stays quiet and moves little, one can observe a wonder of the world, for it still entertains and sets this seasoned entomologist to wonder. Check out our some of our bee swarm pages and our honey bee swarm blog posts and pics here.

If you have a swarm of honey bees that just won't leave, contact us at our ALLFloridaBeeRemoval.com website or call at 1-800-343-5317 for expert bee removal services.

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

Largo Bee Removal - Huge Yellow Jacket nest in Palm Tree

Yellow Jackets are social wasps that, here in Florida at least, can construct nests that span several feet. One such nest we were called to was located in the City of Largo, Fl,  in a palm tree about 25 feet up, and had been stinging folks that passed nearby. We perform many of these removals in palms; these dangerous wasps can excavate the soft, pithy material just below the leaf stalks, and eventually build huge nests like you see below:

Largo Yellow Jacket nest in Palm

If performed incorrectly, this nest has the potential to cause severe injury or death. Contact us for fast, proper removal of Largo Yellow Jacket nests in trees, or anywhere else for that matter. Visit our website to submit an appointment form or call us at 1-800-343-5317.

Jonathan Simkins, B.Sc. Stinging Insect Entomologist
Insect IQ
ALLFloridaBeeRemoval.com

Pinellas Park Bee Removal - BIG External nest!

As we've been performing bee removals for over 15 years, we've seen lots of changes in honey bee behavior as the feral populations have shifted from mostly gentle European Honey Bees to often very defensive African subspecies of honey bees. Many call these Killer Bees, as they can certainly defend their colony with deadly force.

Entomologist Jonathan Simkins & Pinellas Park Bees

This is a photo of a honey bee nest and myself, posing for the camera! You may noticed that the bees are not attacking me in this picture, and many will assume that this means the colony is not an African or Killer Bee colony. In reality, these bees turned out to be extremely defensive, nearly covering my veil as I was working them, just showing how bees can seem to be gentle, and with what seems to be a small amount of provocation, they can turn mean as fire.

Please, do not attempt removals of bee nests such as this. We are Stinging Insect Entomologists, Certified Pest Control operators and Florida Registered Beekeepers. We take the stings so you don't have to! Call us at 1-800-343-5317 or schedule an appointment at our website,  ALLFloridaBeeRemoval.com

Jonathan Simkins, B.Sc., Entomologist
Insect IQ
ALLFloridaBeeRemoval.com