How to Remove Bee Hives in San Diego

Bee removal in the San Diego area is a specialty of many local pest-removal agencies.

Bee hives in your home or outdoor property can be a serious nuisance and pose a life-threatening danger to friends or family members who are allergic to bee venom. Removing these pests and their hives from your San Diego area property is a serious under-taking that should only be performed by licensed specialists. Fortunately, many pest removal services are available in the San Diego area, including those who specialize specifically in bee removal.

Things You'll Need

• San Diego residence/property
• Bee hive/pest problem
• Telephone/Internet connection
• Bee removal specialists of your choosing

Instructions

Bee Hive Removal in San DIego

1. 

   An example of an outdoor bee hive.

   Thoroughly inspect your residency or property and verify that you have a bee population present. Buzzing worker bees and large above-ground hive structures adjacent to flying bees are positive proof of a local bee population on your property. While removing these hives yourself may save money, the process is dangerous (bees will sting to defend their mother "queen"), time-consuming, and often ineffective if you happen to miss a portion of the bee hive below ground. Hiring a specialist agency in the San Diego area ensures your bee hives and their bee population are removed completely and quickly.

2. 

   Use your Internet connection or telephone line to contact the bee removal service of your choosing.

   Consider your budget for pest removal, the distance between your home and a local bee removal specialist agency, and when exactly you would like the bee hive removal to take place. The "City of San Diego" website has compiled a lengthy and thorough list of area bee removal specialists in all sections of the city (Reference 1). Browse their list and inspect each agency's website for more information on each exterminator agency's location, charge rates, and contact information. Arrange an appointment with the bee hive removal agency of your choosing.

3. 

   Arrange an appointment with a bee hive removal agency and wait for trained specialists to arrive at your residence.

   Refrain from disturbing the bee hives on your site as you await the removal agency. Angering the bee population or disturbing their hive will only cause them to act threateningly towards humans and other small animals (including pets). Additionally, the bees might relocate to another section your property, making pest removal more difficult while expanding the bee population near your San Diego residence.

Tips & Warnings

• If possible, avoid wearing strong perfumes or deodorant products while the bee hives and bee population poses a threat on your property. Strong odors will attract bees to your scent and increase the risk getting stung with bee venom.

• Exterminating a bee hive and its population of bees is a time-consuming and dangerous process, do not try this on your own unless you are licensed yourself or aided by a specialist.

References

• City of San Diego Local Bee Removal Specialists