Bee Problem

Welcome to Adkins Bees. It's not every day you have a bee problem! This page was created so you can get help with identifying and solving your bee problem. Use this form to upload pictures and get answers! If you're simply curious to know what kind of bee or wasp you've found, visit what kind of bee.

In the US and Canada call the bee removal hotline to ask questions or get help, it's fast, free, and easy to use.

Facts about Honey Bee Problems

If the bees are near a window or the front door they are hard to miss, they hive is typically very nearby. In most cases bees will build a hive in areas that take months to discover. One of the most common ways a bee problem is discovered is by initially finding them in the house near the window. If the bees just showed up inside the house, your bee problem could be minimal and you should address it immediately.

A good place to look is chimney tops, vents and eaves (near to were the bee problem appears.) Solving a bee problem in the wall of a house, roof, or attic can be very difficult due to the size of the hive and honeycomb. Call the bee hotline anytime.

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How to prevent bee problems

Prevent recurring bee problems can be difficult. Remove junk or objects in the yard that can provide problems for harboring beehives does very little when hives have already existed within the structure.  Regarding yearly problems, or structures with multiple hives, perform exclusion work on the eaves, vents, chimney, roof, wall voids, and other areas of the structure focusing on openings and voids bees can enter and build a home.

Note bees only dig when there are trapped in. If you’re performing the bee proofing yourself, focus on the side of the house or building that faces the sun! The great majority of bee problems are on the side of the house / building that faces the morning sun. This is because after a cool dark night, the earth's sun helps to warm the bee hive up in the morning.

After many years of solving bee problems, perhaps the most important way to prevent future bee problems is to remove the bee hive or nest; this is especially true for honeybees! If you have honeybees find a way to afford the cost of removing the honey and the bees, this will greatly reduce recurring bee problems on your property and likely other insect, rodent or cosmetic problems. This involves removal of all the honey from the beehive, treating and suppressing the smell of the hive or any former bee hives, and then repairing and proofing the location.

In most cases, don't let the bees be exterminated, without removing that honey! It is a typically great disservice to leave the bee hive in the structure after killing or even extracting honey bees alive. Live bee removals by extraction can also cause the same damaging problems if the bees are extracted but the honey is left in the wall or roof. Anyone paying to remove the bees, may find better prices from live removal and relocation. If you don't have the budget set aside for solving the bee problem, find a local bee company that will find or offer additional solutions, and or to allow you to break up the payment, or one that will trade services with you. US bee hotline. Sometimes it's better to leave the beehive alone then exterminate the bees & leaving the honey within the structure. Attracting insects, pests, critters, and future bee problems.

For additional help on solving a bee problem based on the location of the hive, visit how to get rid of bees.

Africanized bees - Often bees can be conditioned to be aggressive if they are on your property and are being harassed. For an in depth look at africanized bees, to visit the africanized honey bee page. View the spread of Africanized honey bees from Texas, Arizona, California, Florida and more here >> honey bee removal.map