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How to Remove a Beehive
How to Remove a Beehive. In most cases, you want to leave bees in peace without disturbing their hive. However, you may find that a hive needs to be removed for safety reasons. Bees occasionally choose to nest in areas such as a chimney or the walls of a home. You must use caution when removing a beehive.
In most cases, you want to leave bees in peace without disturbing their hive. However, you may find that a hive needs to be removed for safety reasons. Bees occasionally choose to nest in areas such as a chimney or the walls of a home. You must use caution when removing a beehive.
Locate the beehive. If you can't get a visual on it, you may have to listen carefully for the sounds of the bees. Place your ear against the wall to listen for a bee's buzzing sound.
Use an insecticide dust at the entrance of the beehive. You may need to apply the insecticide several times before all of the bees are exterminated.
Trap the bees if you don't want to kill them. You can set up a decoy at the entrance of their hive and trap the bees inside in order to rid the hive of its inhabitants.
Put on gloves and take away the beehive once you know that none of the bees have survived. Destroy the beehive at once by disposing it.
Wash the area where the beehive once stood. You need to completely rid the air of any residue that the bees left behind. This prevents new bees from smelling the scent of the former colony and making that spot theirs.
Tips & Warnings
Never attempt to remove a beehive if you are inexperienced at handling bees. You may end up posing a great risk to your safety.
Don't go near a beehive if you are allergic to bee stings. Remove yourself from the premises and call in a professional to do the job.
