bee removal tips
Bee Removal Tips
A beehive in the area near your home can be quite troublesome. This article lists an easy technique to get rid of it without harming yourself.
- The first step is to wear layered clothes. All parts of the body should be covered when you are going anywhere close to a beehive. The best way of dressing is to tuck shirts into the pants, and pants into the socks. Cover your feet with shoes, and hands with gloves. If you have a hat, scarf, and face mask handy, wear them all.
- The next step is to spray the bees with insecticide. Regular household insecticides will not prove to be beneficial, you will have to get the right insecticide that works for bees. Spray the insecticide at the entrance of the hive as well as on the hive itself. This will ensure that all the insects moving in or out of the hive are killed. This process will eventually exterminate all the bees.
- After most of the insects have been killed, smoke the area around the hive to kill any more insects present in the hive. Let the smoke stay for a considerable amount of time. This will ensure that any bee which was out in search of food and has come back to the hive and is killed or driven away as well. If the hive is located near wooden furniture or fixtures then take care not to burn the area around the hive.
- After you are sure that all the insects have been killed, walk up to the hive―make sure you are still covered―and remove the hive. Either throw the hive far away or burn it completely. Burning it is the best option.
- Now that all bees are gone, the next step is a precautionary measure so that no more insects come to the same area. Remember that these insects have excellent olfactory senses. Hence, take measures to get rid of the scent from the area. This will ensure that no more hives are built in the same area. If there are traces of the hive at the spot, you may want to burn it, or remove it and spray it with insecticide.