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   Take Some Common Sense Precautions at Home Make a "bee patrol" around your home once or twice a week during swarming season usually in the spring and fall. Listen for the sound of bees in the air. Persistent buzzing may mean a hive or swarm is nearby. "Bee-proof" your home by filling in potential nesting sites such as tree cavities and holes in outside walls. Put screens on the tops of rain spouts and over water meter boxes in the ground. Remove piles of trash and junk. If you discover a bee colony, don't disturb it. call a professional . If attacked by Africanized honey bees, your best defense is to run away as fast as you can. If you are stung many times, seek medical attention immediately. If you are allergic to bee stings, or think you might be, consult your physician immediately.
  
                                                         know the facts
  
  Africanized honey bees are well established in the wild population of honey bees in california. The Africanized bee is a hybrid (mixture) of African and European honey bee subspecies. Both are not native to the Americas. As a hybrid the Africanized bee appears identical to European honey bees. Individual foraging European and Africanized bees are highly unlikely to sting. A swarm rarely stings people when in flight or temporarily at rest. However, established Africanized colonies are more highly defensive toward perceived predators than European colonies. 
  
  Bees will choose a nesting site in many places where people may disturb them. Nesting cavities may include: buckets, cans, empty boxes, old tires, or any container ranging in volume from as little as 2 to 10 gallons and more. Bees will also choose infrequently used vehicles, lumber piles, holes and cavities in fences, trees, and the ground, in sheds, garages, and other outbuildings between walls or in the open, low decks or spaces under buildings. REMOVE POTENTIAL NEST SITES AROUND BUILDINGS. 
   
                                                       did you know
  
  Bees have 5 eyes Bees fly about 20 mph Bees are insects, so they have 6 legs Male bees in the hive are called drones Female bees in the hive (except the queen) are called worker bees Losing its stinger will cause a bee to die Bees have been here around 30 million years! Bees carry pollen on their hind legs called a pollen basket or corbicula An average beehive can hold around 50,000 bees Foragers must collect nectar from about 2 million flowers to make 1 pound of honey. The average forager makes about 1/12 th of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime. Average per capita honey consumption in the US is 1.3 pounds. Bees have 2 pairs of wings. The principal form of communication among honey bees is through chemicals called pheromones. Bees are important because they pollinate approximately 130 agricultural crops in the US including fruit, fiber, nut, and vegetable crops. Bee pollination adds approximately 14 billion dollars annually to improved crop yield and quality. Is honeybee one word or two? Many people notice that dictionaries list "honeybee" as one word. However, entomologists use the two-word naming convention "honey bee." Both are correct! 
                                                     
                                                                   using the live removal method
  
                         always have the honey removed
  Do not allow them to reside in or on your structure. Bee nests will both degrade the building as well as pose a real hazard to people and pets. In short, bee nests in or on homes is not acceptable. Lastly, the remains of a nest that has mostly been removed or destroyed can present other types of problems. The honey left behind, as well as the lingering scent trails from the bees which were once active, will almost always attract other pests. These pests could turn out to be ants, beetles, other bees or some kind of honey eating animal like skunks or bear. Many times these pests will become active in homes where a bee nest was once present. Additionally, honey will rot as it ages. Spoiled honey smells bad and the odor will eventually find it's way into living areas. And if the bad smell doesn't prompt a thorough cleanup, the damage of it as it leaks through wall and ceilings most certainly will. Aging honey combs will decompose and as they break down, the rancid honey will ooze through walls. Dark spots on walls and ceilings are a sure sign of rotting honey and most nests hold enough honey to cause this type of damage following bee removal.