It's springtime in San Diego. Flowers are blooming and bees are buzzing. Whether you are at the beach, a park, or out in the garden, it's a safe bet that you may come into contact with a honeybee. Springtime is also swarming season. It's the time of year when bee stings are fairly common. Getting stung by a bee is [...]
A recap of Bee News for the month of March, 2015. The month of March is historically a busy month for beekeepers and bee removal specialists. It's the month where spring begins and bees begin to swarm. This year is no different. By late March swarms began popping up all over San Diego County. While [...]
Last year the San Diego Board of Supervisors began considering changes to the current County beekeeping ordinance. The board is considering reducing the space requirements and possibly opening public lands for beekeeping use. They are considering these changes in order to promote safe beekeeping and protect bees. At the last meeting in October of 2014, The Dept. [...]
What do you do when you notice bees flying inside your home? It happens all the time, especially when bees decide to invade a chimney. Whenever a customer calls me and reports that there are bees inside their home, the first thing I ask is "Is there a fireplace in or near the room where [...]
Has this ever happened to you? It's a lovely spring morning and you decide to head outside and start your day. Suddenly you notice a bunch of dead bees on your porch. You don't see any live bees flying, but there are dozens dead on the porch. Later on that night you return home from [...]
Did you hear about the color changing dress? Of course you did. All of San Diego is in an uproar about it. For those of you living under a rock who don't know about it yet, you can check it out here. For the record, the staff here at Bee Best Bee Removal is equally [...]
Ever heard of straggler bees? If so you may have had a swarm removed alive off of your property. For those not in the know, let me enlighten you. The Cambridge dictionary online defines a Straggler as "a person or animal that is last in a group to do something or the last to get [...]
A few weeks ago, on Feb 2nd, Punxsutawny Phil emerged from his burrow. After emerging, he saw his shadow and predicted 6 more weeks of winter. If it had been overcast, and he had not seen his shadow, he would have predicted an early spring. Well it's been two weeks since Phil's prediction which means we need to [...]
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, [...]
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