Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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Monday, March 25, 2013
Free Swarm Removal Goleta
I received a call from SB Vector Control about saving this swarm that somehow ended up in a roadway before finding their way to this small bush. The bees went into the box, came out, and went back in. I left this one until after dark to give them time to settle.
Swarm Removal Santa Barbara
Small bee swarm that was camouflaged on the side of an old avocado tree. Swept these into a box with 4 frames and will check on them in a few weeks.
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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Sunday, March 24, 2013
Bee Hive Removal Carpinteria
An old storage box that was hardly used made a good place for a new hive. This hive was saved by removing comb and placing into a proper bee box. Bees were swept and the hive relocated to an avocado orchard.
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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Friday, March 22, 2013
Free Swarm Removal Santa Barbara
This was a swarm located just off a public space in a local condo project. The caller wanted to make sure the bees were saved... since the association routinely called a pest company to handle - the less humane way! Notice in the video below there are two individuals just 4-5 feet from the ladder, but are perfectly safe. Swarming bees are not aggressive or defensive.
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Bee Swarm Removal Goleta
Swarm at a construction site - this is a pre-fab box for a chimney. Workers and bees happy to be relocated to a local farm.
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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Monday, February 11, 2013
Bee Swarm Removal Montecito
This swarm was so high up... there was a crew of tree trimmers - one of whom was happy to dislodge the swarm from the top of this oak tree. The box was placed to pick up fliers, and within a half hour this group of bees was off to the avocado orchard to be placed in their new home!
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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Saturday, February 9, 2013
Free Swarm Removal Santa Barbara
Swarm Season is just about to kick off - - - Nice sized early swarm up fairly high in this tree. I placed the swarm ball into the box and then placed the box up in the tree to pick up stragglers... video below shows bees walking over to the box in search of their queen!
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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Sunday, October 14, 2012
Bee Swarm Removal -
Isla Vista and Santa Barbara swarms. A couple of late swarms - most likely will get added to another colony.
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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Sunday, September 16, 2012
Santa Barbara Bee Removal
Hive in Electrical Box - Santa Barbara
Exterior electrical boxes need to be kept in good repair. Scout bees will find the crack in the boards (2nd photo) and direct the swarm to a new hive location. This was a new hive, 4 sheets of comb approx. 10 inches long. The owner was fortunate to have found it and have it removed sooner, rather than later. Given enough time, next spring the bees would have continued to draw out comb to cover the boxes and wiring shown.
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Exterior electrical boxes need to be kept in good repair. Scout bees will find the crack in the boards (2nd photo) and direct the swarm to a new hive location. This was a new hive, 4 sheets of comb approx. 10 inches long. The owner was fortunate to have found it and have it removed sooner, rather than later. Given enough time, next spring the bees would have continued to draw out comb to cover the boxes and wiring shown.
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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Sunday, July 8, 2012
Lompoc Hive Removal
Hives can look inconspicuous, but letting them go unchecked for years just means there will be more to remove later. Many owners become accustomed to bees in a wall, shed, or out-building... but there always comes a time when the bees just become bothersome.
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| Storage Building - Yellow spots in lower right of photo is expanding foam - - It will not keep bees out! |
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| Low and behold - that hive was quite large, with at least 40 lbs. of excess honey! |
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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Friday, June 15, 2012
Bee Removal Oak Tree
This is a great example of a bait hive set-up on a large oak tree. The hive has been present for quite some time, and at least one point in the past there was a failed attempt to exterminate the hive. With the proper set-up and follow-up a bait hive can be quite effective at removing bees from unwanted locations.
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Santa Barbara Bee Removal
Here is a another example of bees moving into a roof space behind eaves that were not properly sealed. The bees have a hard time resisting a space that has a defensible (small opening) space that leads to a larger area behind. These bees were relocated before roofers were going to remove and replace the roof.
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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Friday, June 8, 2012
Live Bee Removal Santa Barbara
Live Bee Removal. Here is a series of photos that take you through the process of set-up, removal, clean-up before repair, and then the drywall patch to repair. The room is left the way it was found, clean and ready for living (minus a bit of touch up paint for the ceiling).
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| 1) Small hive that moved into attic space through the vent. |
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| 2) A shot of the room that has been screened off to help protect against dust, debris, and bees. |
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| 3) Bees and comb removed, insulation is placed in space after entrance has been closed. |
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| 4) The drywall is patched, taped, and first coat of mud applied before clean-up. |
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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Saturday, June 2, 2012
Bee Removal Goleta
This is a great example of a hive that was located in the floor space of a backyard shed. The bees went unnoticed for more than a year since the hive entrance was on the side of the shed. The owner happened to notice a large amount of bees one sunny afternoon and tracked them back to the opening.
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| This was a piece of the floor that was cut out and flipped upside down to reveal the hive. Once the hive and bees were removed, the entrance was sealed, insulation was used to fill the space, and the floor was repaired. |
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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Monday, May 28, 2012
Bee Swarm Removal Santa Barbara
A couple of photos that show the swarm ball before capture and then the box used to collect the bees. A frame of bee comb is placed in the box and the swarm ball is cut from the bush and carefully placed in the box. The lid is left ajar so returning bees can find the queen. The box is then picked up at dusk.
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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Santa Barbara Bee Removal
This hive was located in the side of a house entering through the plumbing access panel. If you have any such panels in our around your house make sure they have a good solid seal. If not you may be inviting bees to take up residence.
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| A bit lucky the bees started to draw comb near the entrance rather than down the wall along the side of the bathtub! |
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Bee Swarm Removal Santa Barbara
This is pretty typical. Bees regularly move into small spaces around a garden - compost bins, worm boxes, large covered pots, irrigation boxes.
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Bee Removal Stucco Wall
This was a double hive removal from a long stucco wall that surrounds the main house on a ranch. The first hive was quite large, the bees accessing the wall space from a crack in the top caused by a large jacaranda branch. The second hive was much smaller, and it looked as if a something had been feeding on the comb. The crack in the stucco caused by age and deterioration.
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Live Bee Removal Santa Barbara
Here's a typical Santa Barbara bee removal and another example of a small hole (great defensible space), that leads to a larger, dark space that can comfortably house a growing hive of bees. Left unchecked, hives in floor, wall, and attic spaces can grow to over 8 feet long. This hive was relatively young and only had 6 sheets of comb.
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| The hive entrance is right behind the base of the vines... it looks so innocent, almost hiding from the passerby. |
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| Under the shed between the shed floor and subfloor was 6 sheets of comb just like this one. This was a relatively new hive. |
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Bee Hive Removal Santa Barbara
What appeared to be a decent sized swarm after cutting back the trumpet vine ended up being a large established hive in the interior of the wall. The bees moved in through a hole created by a stake to wire and support the vine. I was a perfect space for the bees before being relocated to a more people friendly location of an orchard.
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| Oh, those pesky holes left in stucco... offer a defensible space to bees. |
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| The hive contained 7 sheets of large, wide comb. These were cut to fit and reattached to standard deep frames. |
Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"
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