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Honey Bee Exclusion
Honeybee Exclusion Outline
Prerequisites
For safety reasons, the bee colony must not have a history of being aggressive. The entry point for the Kansas City bee control procedure must be far enough away from people to avoid stings. Legally, it needs to be situated 25 feet from any property line and 75 feet from any neighboring occupied building or house unless local building code requirements are more restrictive.
Jake's research* taught us that we cannot relocate bee colonies with flight paths directly next to public sidewalks at walking height or in heavily trafficked areas. The risk of agitated defensive bees is too significant; therefore, we need a buffer zone of at least 25 feet from the nest to ensure people's safety.
Because a bee box is attached at the nest entrance during the honey bee exclusion process, we need to keep the bee box no higher than about 10 feet. The box must not pose a risk of falling. All entrances, apart from the one at the excluder, must be sealable, which presents challenges for rotten trees or structures that cannot be tightly sealed.
Overview of Exclusion Process:
1. Confirm the colony exists.
2. Verify it is safe to perform the bee colony removal.
3. Seal all entrances but one.
4. Mount Excluder on only the remaining entrance.
5. Remove Excluder after the colony vacates.
6. Seal the remaining entrance completely shut.
7. Remove honeycomb or encapsulate it.
Emergency: Terminate the process and exterminate the colony immediately.
*We thank Jake Goering for pioneering our Bee Exclusion Techniques through trial and error.
Detailed Outline of Exclusion Process
Prerequisites
For safety reasons, the bee colony must not have a history of being aggressive. The entry point for the Kansas City bee control procedure must be far enough away from people to avoid stings. Legally, it needs to be situated 25 feet from any property line and 75 feet from any neighboring occupied building or house unless local building code requirements are more restrictive.
Jake's research* taught us that we cannot relocate bee colonies with flight paths directly next to public sidewalks at walking height or in heavily trafficked areas. The risk of agitated defensive bees is too significant; therefore, we need a buffer zone of at least 25 feet from the nest to ensure people's safety.
Because a bee box is attached at the nest entrance during the honey bee exclusion process, we need to keep the bee box no higher than about 10 feet. The box must not pose a risk of falling. All entrances, apart from the one at the excluder, must be sealable, which presents challenges for rotten trees or structures that cannot be tightly sealed.
Overview of Exclusion Process:
1. Confirm the colony exists.
2. Verify it is safe to perform the bee colony removal.
3. Seal all entrances but one.
4. Mount Excluder on only the remaining entrance.
5. Remove Excluder after the colony vacates.
6. Seal the remaining entrance completely shut.
7. Remove honeycomb or encapsulate it.
Emergency: Terminate the process and exterminate the colony immediately.
Leawood, Kansas tree nest was created on its outside limbs.
In support of Bee Tree Colonies
Prerequisites
For safety reasons, the bee colony must not have a history of being aggressive. The entry point for the Kansas City bee control procedure must be far enough away from people to avoid stings. Legally, it needs to be situated 25 feet from any property line and 75 feet from any neighboring occupied building or house unless local building code requirements are more restrictive.
Jake's research* taught us that we cannot relocate bee colonies with flight paths directly next to public sidewalks at walking height or in heavily trafficked areas. The risk of agitated defensive bees is too significant; therefore, we need a buffer zone of at least 25 feet from the nest to ensure people's safety.
Because a bee box is attached at the nest entrance during the honey bee exclusion process, we need to keep the bee box no higher than about 10 feet. The box must not pose a risk of falling. All entrances, apart from the one at the excluder, must be sealable, which presents challenges for rotten trees or structures that cannot be tightly sealed.
Overview of Exclusion Process:
1. Confirm the colony exists.
2. Verify it is safe to perform the bee colony removal.
3. Seal all entrances but one.
4. Mount Excluder on only the remaining entrance.
5. Remove Excluder after the colony vacates.
6. Seal the remaining entrance completely shut.
7. Remove honeycomb or encapsulate it.
Emergency: Terminate the process and exterminate the colony immediately.
Example nest where comb is visible from entrance.