Bee Removal Video Game

2014-09-12T12:12:42-07:00July 28th, 2014|Bee Removal, Just for fun|

Like a video game, removing a bee hive can be fun and challenging. Every job is different and so is the complexity depending on how hard the hive is to reach and how aggressive the bees are. Recently while editing footage of a live swarm removal, I noticed that one of the clips reminded me [...]

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How is a Bee Swarm different from a Bee Hive?

2014-09-12T12:35:48-07:00July 21st, 2014|Bee Removal, Bee Whisperer: Jeff Lutz|

Can you tell the difference between a bee swarm and a bee hive?  If not, don't worry. Most of the customers I speak with on the phone have no idea. Heck, before I worked here at Bee Best Bee Removal, I didn't have a clue either.  So why is it important to know the difference? [...]

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Bees in Irrigation Boxes

2014-07-18T00:07:04-07:00July 14th, 2014|Bee Removal|

Water Meter Box, Valve Box, Irrigation Box....the thing in the ground with a green or purple lid. Whatever you prefer to call them makes no difference. Bees love to build hives in them no matter what the name!

Another Swarm arrives at the Bee Clinic

2014-07-18T00:26:49-07:00July 7th, 2014|Bee Removal|

It is with great pride I present this week's video of rescued bees being dropped at the farm.  Due to popular demand we decided to show another swarm being dropped off at the bee clinic. The last video we posted a few weeks ago was great, but the swarm was rather small.  The swarm in [...]

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Bees in Paradise

2014-07-18T00:23:39-07:00June 30th, 2014|Bee Removal|

Bee Removal jobs come in all shapes and sizes. Some can be very difficult, especially if the bees are aggressive or if the colony is hard to reach. Others can be fun and rewarding. The video in this blog post is of the fun and rewarding kind. Jeff went out to a home in Pacific [...]

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Beekeeping on Public Lands in San Diego?

2014-06-25T15:21:48-07:00June 25th, 2014|News|

What if there was a place...a public space...where hobbyists and commercial beekeepers could legally place their hive boxes? Imagine what that could do for our native bee population here in San Diego. On June 18th 2014, The San Diego Board of Supervisors began exploring the idea of public land use for beekeeping. Last May, the [...]

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Bee Rehab: Wild bees go to the Bee Clinic

2014-06-20T13:29:46-07:00June 17th, 2014|Bee Removal|

Everyone always wants to know what we do with the bees once they are removed from the customers' property. About 99% of our bees are taken to a bee clinic for rehabilitation. I know that sounds crazy but it's true! You see, wild bees in San Diego are hybridized. What does that mean? It means [...]

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A swarm of bees get a new home

2014-07-18T00:24:12-07:00June 9th, 2014|Bee Removal|

Where do you put the bees? It's a common question we get asked here at Bee Best Bee Removal. It's a question I love to answer! The majority of our swarms and hives are donated to a Co-Op  Network dedicated to saving and rehabilitating feral bee swarms, but every now and then one of our [...]

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Live Bee Removal using bee vacuum.

2014-05-27T13:35:32-07:00May 27th, 2014|Bee Removal|

One of the great things about working at Bee Best Bee Removal is that we get to help save the bees here in San Diego. There are a few different ways we are able to remove bees in a humane way. Sometimes we are able to smoke the bees into a box. Other times we [...]

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San Diego County Beekeeping Ordinance. Unanimous vote for a Continuance.

2014-09-24T11:01:49-07:00May 21st, 2014|News|

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 [...]

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