Bee Hive Removal Lompoc

A good example of bees re-establishing themselves after a prior removal.  It is absolutely necessary to close up and seal all areas around a recent removal so the next swarm is not able to move back into the empty space.

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Bee Hive Removal Goleta

A recent swarm that started a new hive in an old Goleta farm house.  It was in a wall space between an old closed off window and an unused storage room. Five layers of new comb that extend all the way up to the header board.

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3 Goleta Swarms in One Evening

Swarm Removal Goleta. It is swarm season, but it's always nice when you can get 3 swarms in just a couple of hours and all within 1 mile of my home.  The first by DPHS, the second on the corner of Glen Annie and Cathedral Oaks (small farm corner) and the last all the way up Glen Annie above the reservoir.

To top it all off I picked up one additional swarm the next day in Ellwood Canyon.  I wish it was always this easy!

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Bee Hive Removal Hope Ranch

Bee hive removal Hope Ranch area.  Tip of the day - do not let a hive move into your home and do nothing for three years. At first it might seem pretty cool, just a few bees moving in and out of a wall or roof eave, but before long hives that are left alone can grow to an immense size.

This hive was removed from a rental property. It moved into a roof eave and grew very large. This wasn't an attic space, yet rather just the space between a vaulted ceiling and composite roof. Since there were so many bees in multiple spaces several openings had to be created to access all the comb and bees that had been left unchecked for 2-3 years.  Jobs that include major cutting are done in conjunction with Dan Briner construction.  He does the major cutting and handles the repair separately.

Approximately 20 bee combs filled the entire area of the largest cut-out.  In the photo above, 4-5 layers of honey comb were attached to the ridge beam between the joists, which than led to brood comb and then more honey comb. The second box area was cut on the next work day, which revealed additional comb and a large number of bees.

Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"

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Bee Hive Removal Gaviota

Bee hive removal in the picturesque setting of Hollister Ranch in Gaviota.  The hive was most likely a couple of years old and needed to be removed since the owner was going to demo the shed.  To make the whole process go quicker, the owner was willing to do all of the cutting in the floor area if I could provide a bee suit.  Instead of giving you more photos of bees, this time I just wanted to include a few shots of the landscape.

Santa Barbara Bee Company - "A full service bee company!"

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Bee Hive Removal Goleta

So have you ever wondered what was in those cylinder shaped cable boxes that sit out on your side yard?  Yes, sometimes more than just cable. 

This was a hive that had been around longer than one season. I had picked up a swarm from this hive approx. 2 weeks ago and it may have swarmed again as recently as few days prior to the extraction.

Bee Swarm Season is Here in Santa Barbara

Bees are now starting to swarm.  In the last couple of weeks I've picked up 4 bee swarms...

2/7 - Isla Vista_ With the help from a friend who climbed the pepper tree to clip the branch as I was perched on a ladder in the bed of my truck with a box... Thanks Jesse. This swarm actually left the deep hive box that I placed it in the next day and I had to rehive it.  It is now doing very well.

2/21 - Goleta_ A nice swarm on a wire fence from a survivor hive.  The hive was located in the base of a large yucca tree and the bees swarmed and balled up on the fence about 45 feet away.

Bee Swarm Removal Santa Barbara

I thought it was a bit early for bee swarms, but the rain last week must have enticed these bees to swarm out.  It was a nice sized ball that I swept into a box.  After letting them settle for 45 minutes, I picked up the box and will rehive them in a Langstroth at sunrise.  I'm going to wait until morning because it is now dark and foggy and I think it will be easier on the bees not to disturb them again this late.  In the morning they'll have a box with wax foundation, two swarm lures, and a mason jar feeder with sugar water.  Hopefully this will keep them happy!!!

A nice looking soccer ball size swarm!

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These bees had found a great archway over a driveway - covered with bougainvillea in full bloom. The bougainvillea was trained over the archway and looked great... the problem was that the vines became so large and heavy over time they pulled the decorative trim off the stucco wall.  Once the trim was off, the bees had a great space to move into.  The owner did not want to open up the stucco to remove the complete hive so I opted for the "Bait Hive" removal method.  

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Just completed a bait hive project - live bee removal. The hive was inside the wall of a garden enclosure.  This bait hive project was a bit of a challenge.

What is that?  Small TBH Nuc box that has Lang. Med. Super

I sealed up both sides and had the exit cone at the main entrance/exit of the hive. It was very difficult to get a good seal around the air-conditioning plumbing. I had to keep checking every few days until I was sure the bees hadn't found another way back into the original hive. After pruning a bush back, I was able to set the bait hive right next to the exit cone.