It's that time of year again. Scouts are on the loose. No, not the girl scouts selling cookies at your local supermarket. I'm talking about scout bees who may be sniffing around your home right now. So you may be asking yourself "What the heck are scout bees?" Scout bees are worker bees whose primary task is [...]
"How can I tell if the bees on my property are Africanized?" We get this question from our customers from time to time. The answer is not always clear cut because wild bees in San Diego are hybridized African bees. You see, thankfully, feral bees in San Diego are not 100% Africanized. That being said, [...]
Every once in a while the technicians here at Bee Best Bee Removal will notice that we are getting a lot of bee removal calls from a pocket area of a neighborhood. We'll go out one day to a specific street, only to get a call the next day at a house around the corner. [...]
It's a new year and all is well at the Bee Clinic. For those of you who don't already know, the Bee Clinic is the place where Bee Best Bee Removal relocates 99% of all it's bee rescues. The bees are rehabilitated so they are more docile and less aggressive. You see, many local farmers [...]
Ever witness a swarm of bees invading your space? I did the other day for the very first time. It's a feeling that's hard to describe. You see, I've been working at Bee Best Bee Removal for about 5 years. Over the past 5 years I have begun to overcome my fear of bees, mainly because I [...]
It's January. A new year (and a new bee season) has just begun. The calls from backyard beekeepers requesting swarms are starting to trickle in. The Bee Whisperer is psyching himself up to save more swarms in 2015 than last year. Everyone at Bee Best Bee Removal is looking forward with anticipation at the year ahead. 2014 was [...]
The new year is right around the corner. Everywhere you go there are TV shows, radio programs, and blogs on the internet recapping the highlights of 2014. With everyone taking time to reflect upon the past year, we at Bee Best decided to dedicate this blog to last year's bee season. To celebrate the highlights [...]
Not too long ago the Bee Whisperer got a call to go out and remove a swarm from a shipping container. The bees were entering though a crack at the corner of a very large wooden shipping container. Everyone thought there would only be a swarm, but it turned out there was a fully established [...]
After a three year drought, we finally got what we have been wishing for...lots of rain! Last week all of California was drenched by a good sized storm, the edge of which reached San Diego County. Although we are not out of the woods yet when it comes to the overall drought in California, it [...]
We love to save bees. It's what we do! When we remove swarms, there are a few different methods we utilize, depending on the situation. A lot people think smoke is the best way to remove bees, but in reality smoke is best for established hives...not swarms. So what are some ways to remove a [...]
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