Honey Bees : Necessary Evil, Aleem Ahmed [read along books .txt] 📗

Introduction

Usually  honey bees are feared by all as even  a simple bee sting could result in the death of humans allergic to bees .  At other times their sting lead to excessive pain to anyone in their range of aggression. Therefore bees are killed or their hives burnt  .Bees are some of the most important insects out there because they pollinate, allowing food to grow.  Without honey bees, we have no honey. Day by day honey bee population is decreasing thereby disturbing the cycle of pollination and resulting in lower food production. In-order to save honey bees from disappearing completely we need to remove them without killing honey bees.

First Study the bees

 

The bees that are roaming around your house may be a single one that lost its way or bees that may have come from the bees in your courtyard or vicinity. After you realize that there is a nest of bees in your courtyard or vicinity try to ascertain the types of bees. Typically honey bees are more eager to build nest inhuman dwellings.

Methods to remove the bees

 

There are numerous ways to get rid of bees naturally which will be safe for both the bees and the environment. Below are some common methods to remove bees:

      Call a Beekeeper       Drive bees away with the smoke.       Moth Balls       Bitter Almond oil       Vinegar Spray Solution       Cinnamon       Garlic Spray :       Citronella Candles       Method to trap single or a few bees: Bee Trap Beekeeper

 

Beekeeper: first try to find a beekeeper, as this is an amazing first choice. Beekeepers are more adept at dealing with bees safely. Beekeepers would take the beehive and take care of the bees and keep them alive.

Smoking & mothballs

 

Use smoke: Bees look at the smoke as a natural signal that their habitat is under fire,  it is time to start the migration process and search for a new place. Smoke is also an effective and simple method to drive away bees from their hives.

Either use rotten wood, cardboard, or papers and burn them in open space below the beehive or use an incinerator where the smoke can directly reach the hive. You should perform smoking only during night time in order to make sure all bees are in the hive and will have the desired effects.

Before smoking,  close all the windows and doors before smoking to prevent bees from penetrating your home. It takes around 8 to 10 hours for complete migration of the bees from their hives after smoking.

Moth Balls:   Bees don’t like the smell of mothballs. Hang a pocket of mothballs near the bee nest, and also in different places around your yard to keep your entire yard bee free.

Home based methods

 

Bitter- almond oil.: Bitter almond oil is used to repel bees. Pour a little onto a rag, and keep it in a warm, breezy, outdoor area where it will evaporate quickly but keep it away from kids & pets.

Vinegar Spray Solution: Vinegar spray is an effective natural way to get the bee out of the house and easy to make for use. Just mix water and vinegar equally in a spray bottle, shake and spray the mixture around the nest at night when the bees are sleeping as well as around the yard where you tend to see a lot of bees. It will drive away all the bees easily.

Cinnamon: Bees hate the strong smell of cinnamon. In order to force the bees to relocate without killing them, sprinkle the cinnamon around their hive every day for about a week. The bees will start looking for a place to relocate as soon as they smell the cinnamon.

Garlic Spray: Bees rely heavily on their sense of smell so they can easily be put off by overpowering pungent smell. Use a solution of crushed garlic cloves and water and spray it into the place they’re currently staying for a week. This will force them to abandon their current spot and find a new one.

Cheapest common methods

 

Citronella Candles: we all know that  Citronelle repel mosquitoes but it can also work against bees.

Use citronella candles to force or shoo away the bees easily. Citronella can’t kill the honey bees but the smell of the Citronelle will, of course, irritate them. Burning several candles under their hive for several days will force them to relocate. But this method is only effective for an indoor beehive as the citronella will get off with rain or wind.

Bee Trap

 

Method to trap single or a few bees: Bee Trap

If you are visited more often than not by a single bee or small group of bees then you can try to use a bee trap to trap and evict it in far off place.

Buy a bee trap or build one using wikihow to trap the isolated or a few bees. But be sure to be extra careful as in confinement honey bees can be aggressive and try to hurt you. 

Precautions and Protection

 Precautions and Protection 

 

In all the methods above be sure to protect yourself and your family first as the bees can get aggressive in no time and may attack dangerously. it would be advisable to use protective gear before employing any of the above methods most probably use the protective gear as per the link provided.

Also whenever dealing with bees, make sure you get near the bees at night only ,when all of them are asleep, to avoid direct confrontation with dangerous aggressive & angry swarm of bees.