The San Diego County Board of Supervisors met this morning to discuss proposed changes to the current San Diego County Beekeeping Ordinance. The Agricultural Commissioner and County Advisers presented three options of proposed changes to the current ordinance. You can see a summary of those options here: Bee Ordinance Options Members of the Board of [...]
In El Cajon last night, three people were rushed to the hospital after being stung multiple times while backyard beekeepers were working a hive box. The details of this news story are not yet clear. We don't know if the beekeepers were negligent, or if this incident was an accident. The story serves as a [...]
We at Bee Best Bee Removal would like to give a big shout out to our friends at Hive Savers and thank them for helping us get this company get back to its roots....Saving the Bees. The Hive Savers Co-Op was started by Quentin Alexander, who is more than a just a business man. He [...]
Every now and then I will get a call from a customer who asks me why we call Jeff Lutz the Bee Whisperer. It started out a few years ago after Jeff went looking to find a hive inside the wall of a home. The customer had called out several bee companies, and none of [...]
There must be something magical about outdoor sheds that makes them so attractive to bees. Removing hives from a shed is one of the most common places we remove bee hives. Sometimes they will attach under the eve of the shed. Every now and then they will build a hive inside the shed, but usually [...]
Can you guess my genetic make up and heritage? Last Monday night I attended a Beekeeping Society meeting in Balboa Park. It was great to see so many knowledgeable and passionate bee enthusiasts. One of the things mentioned at the meeting was the media's usage of the term "Africanized Bees" as being an [...]
Yes I'm scared of bees, but I'm learning to overcome it. Working in the office at a Bee Best Bee Removal is sometimes like being an emergency dispatcher for 911. Thankfully I've never had a call involving a fatality, but I do speak with a lot of scared, nervous, and upset people whose [...]
I should start off this post by admitting the truth. I am afraid of bees. It's not easy to admit that I suffer from apiphobia. It's embarrassing. I don't work in the field, I'm always in the office, but I work for a company that is dedicated to saving the bees. The technicians in the [...]
We have been getting this question a lot since news of the recent drought has hit the headlines. According to The San Diego County Agricultural Department, bee populations remain healthy here at home. But will all that change now that we are in a drought? Although it's impossible to predict mother nature and how bees [...]
The recent death of a Valley Center man who was clearing brush on his property was actually the result of wasp stings. The coroner did not specify the type of wasps that attacked the victim. We are guessing they may have been hornets. This is a very unusual and tragic event. Our thoughts and prayers [...]
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