Bees in the Attic
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Bee Hive Removal and
Bee Nest Removal
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Always seek out one who will remove them without destroying or killing them. We need to save our bees.

Read Michaels story upon discovering bees in his attic. Thank you Michael for sending your story in, your photographs are just stunning now over to you.

Hello, I'm Michael from Vista, California. I have recently discovered a rather sizable hive in my home attic.

An interesting thing is that a few days earlier, we found a swarm of bees in a tree behind the building at work.

At first they were flying all over the place, but eventually they settled down on a branch in the tree. I thought it was cool that you could walk right up to within 4 feet of the cluster and they did not bother you if you didn't threaten them.

This incident stirred my interest in bees and their behavior. I started looking for information on the internet and found quite a lot of interesting material about the reason for swarming and how to react to them.

Basically leave them alone and they will do what they do naturally and find a suitable home to create a new hive.

A few nights later, I noticed a couple of bees flying around in my kitchen after dark. I had left a window open to get some fresh air into the house.

This happened 3 nights in a row. I realized that if there were bees showing up after dark, there must be a hive somewhere close by and maybe some stragglers were being sent astray on their way home by the lights in the kitchen.

When Saturday came around I took a look around the yard and tool shed but didn't find anything. When I stepped away from the house I noticed bees flying around the edge of the roof above my bathroom.

At first I assumed they had just tried to start a nest under the shake shingle roof. I didn’t realize it but my little dog had noticed the bees 6 months earlier. She would go into the bathroom and stare at the ceiling.

I thought maybe she had just heard a mouse. I got a ladder and went up through the attic access with a flashlight. I was shocked to see how many bees there were at the corner of the roof and ceiling above my bathroom.

Luckily they are not and seem to ignore me when I go up there. I don't get closer than about 7 feet and I don't stay longer than a couple of minutes. At first I thought it would be a good idea to bring a 500 watt work light to get good photos. Wrong! The light was too intense and several immediately flew towards the light.

I am amazed by the perfection in the shape of the cells of the comb. Even the consistency of the shape and arrangement of the layers of honeycomb is astounding! The last time I went up to take photos, I realized, these little guys are doing this in complete darkness!

I have made a few phone calls to people to see what it takes to relocate them, but they are in such a difficult area to get to, it may be too expensive for me to afford. In the meantime, I think I will just continue to study and photograph them until I feel something needs to be done.

Given the disappearance of bees all across the country, I think I can live with this hive for a while longer.

I would recommend that anyone has a wild hive in their home; to contact a professional bee keeper to see is the bees can be saved. We need all of the bees we have.

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