While honey bees might not have the most feared sting in the world, but nobody wants to get stung by then and they most certainly are not fun to get rid of when they have made a home in your walls, roof, attic, or eaves. In many cases, by the time you notice them, they will have developed an impressive colony before you realize that they have moved in, in which case, removing it will likely require a call to the bee and pest control experts.

Are they visitors or residents?

Determining if the honey bees around your home are new to the area or long time squatters is pretty easy if you know what to look for. Bees that are in a giant swarm and begin to build themselves up around a branch, fence, or other surface, are definitely new. They are looking for a place to call home and likely just left a hive that was getting too large to support them. When this happens a portion of the hive will leave, create a new queen and build a new colony around her. If it is just a few bees hovering around the house, then they are likely scouting a new area as well.

The ones to be most concerned with are those bees that fly at the house with purpose and suddenly disappear. Following these, you may find the entrance to their hive within your home. When this is the case, then you will want to consult a lawn care service or bee specialist to help you will removal.

What do termites and honeybees have in common?

It might seem like a strange question, but the answer is likely even more surprising. Both species of insect can destroy the walls of your home. While bees can live in your walls for many years without destroying anything, once removed, it is what they leave behind that will cause the damage. Very often, pictures will surface of hives built within the walls of a home and there will be massive amounts of honeycomb uncovered.

Problems occur when pest control specialists remove the bees but fail to remove their house structure. While living there, the bees would keep the honey supplies cool by flapping their wings all together like one giant fan. When they are no longer there to act as air conditioning, the honey can begin to melt on warm days.

It is estimated that a colony of honeybees can create more than forty pounds of honey comb in just three months’ time. So, one can imagine how big that problem can become if it is not caught for a year or more. As it melts, it will run down walls often causing mold or rotting. That is not the only problem. If not removed, the scent of the melting honey will attract more bees, rodents, moths, and other unwanted visitors. For this reason, it is very important to take the extra steps to open up the area containing the hive and have the honey comb removed.

When done correctly, the problem will likely go away forever. When not handled in that manner, it is very likely that a new swarm of bees will start over where the others left off. To have it handled correctly, you will want to consult a lawn care service or bee removal specialist to help you will removal.