Why do Bees Matter?
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Bee-friendly bee removal
Removing unwanted bees from your home can be simple and humane!
Bees pollinate a lot of the food we eat and keep our gardens and hillsides blooming, so there’s no good reason to kill them. Call me instead. I look out for the bees, for you and for your pets, and nobody gets hurt in the removal, the bees included.
Did you know that bees:
- Can recognize human faces. If you garden a lot, they’ll learn the “giant” next to them is there to help and keep working right alongside you while you weed.
- Can dance. A bee tells the others where the good food is with a kind of interpretive dance that shows which direction to fly and how far to go.
- Have five eyes. They pick up small changes in light, which is how they know when it’s time to stop foraging for the day.
Taking care of bees means taking care of the planet.
- Bees help produce one out of every three mouthfuls of food humans consume.
- Bees forage from March to October. The honey they make during these months sustains them throughout the winter.
- Without bees, unpollinated plants will die, and an estimated half of supermarket produce will disappear.
- Since 2006, colony losses have jumped from 10-15% to 30% each winter. Some native bees are now endangered species.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens to the bees Eli the Bee Guy rescues?
The bees I rescue go to commercial beekeepers I’ve picked carefully, people who look after their bees and keep them somewhere bee-friendly where they can get on with their work. The only thing I ever take from a hive is the extra honey. You can purchase ethically sourced honey here.
I don’t want to get rid of the bees, but they can’t live in our walls either. Can you move them to somewhere else on my property?
Yes! I can help you set up a new hive in a bee-friendly spot on your property. The old nest still has to come out completely, though, and the holes they were using to get in and out have to be closed up. I’ve got the construction background to do that patching for you, and I’ll give you advice on keeping your nectar foragers happy in whatever hive you choose.
Is it cheaper to exterminate bees?
Poisoning bees is bad for the planet and, in the end, bad for your wallet too. Poison only fixes the problem for a while. The comb is coated in a pheromone, and any bees that were out of the hive when it got sprayed will settle right back in once the poison wears off.
Bees also pollinate our food crops, and with their numbers dropping, they aren’t cheap to replace. A live capture moves the bees somewhere they’re wanted, and I take out every trace of the hive so you don’t have to worry about them coming back.
Poison looks like a shortcut, but it will cost you more in the long run.
With up to 60,000 bees in a colony, leave relocating them to an expert. Call Eli the Bee Guy for the best price.
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Taking care of bees means taking care of the planet.
Don’t wait on it. Call or text me today for a free, no-obligation quote: (626) 487-6052
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Tell me what you’re seeing and where, and I’ll get back to you. For swarms or allergy emergencies, call (626) 487-6052.
- Free inspection & honest pricing
- Live relocation with no poison
- Hive removal & entry-point patching
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