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| This was hive #1 - several years old. Approx. 4 feet in length and it extended into the attic space. |
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| Hive #2 - just a few weeks old. Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Bee Hive Removal Hope Ranch
This was a unique hive removal. Two separate hives had found their way into the wall space on both sides of a window nook. There happened to be two holes in the stucco at each corner where the roof flashing met the stucco on the upper corner. The first hive was present on and off for several years and the second hive for just a couple of weeks. For this removal it was determined that accessing the hive from inside the house would be better than opening up exterior stucco. A dust, debris, and bee screen kept the rest of the room clean.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Bee Hive Removal Lompoc
This was a bee hive on a Lompoc ranch, another example of bees recolonizing a previous hive spot. Once a hive has been removed it is critical to get the area cleaned, filled, and sealed up to prevent future infestations. This hive was very large, the honeycomb extended roughly 4 feet long.
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| The problem area was the corner of the trim (right side of photo in middle). The bees were coming in there and moving up into the eave space. The honey comb extended another 12 inches down tot he right. The openings on the left were areas that bees had occupied in the past - two separate hives in the past 12 months. |
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| While the comb only went half way up the opening here, bees were all the way up to the top. As bees were removed we placed wall insulation in the opening to keep the bees confined to one half of the space and worked our way down. Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Hive Removal - Santa Barbara Apartment Complex
A three week old hive removed from the roof of an apartment complex near SBHS. The resident manager cut through the roof wall so we could access the hive. It wasn't large, just a bit tricky to locate. The hive entrance was below a rain scupper and the hive was in the raised side wall of the roof.
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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Saturday, June 11, 2011
Hive Removal - Goleta
A very large hive located in the roof of a two story playhouse in Goleta. The hive had been at this location for 3+ years and had completely filled the space between ceiling joists. It had recently swarmed (three weeks prior) so there was no brood comb. The new queen had yet to start laying eggs. There was 30 lbs of honey in this hive. This bee hive was relocated to langstroth boxes and placed into an orchard.
Photos coming soon!
Photos coming soon!
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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Friday, June 3, 2011
Goleta Bee Swarm Removal
Nice soccer ball size swarm ball that was on an avocado tree in Goleta near DPHS.
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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