Bee Removal Nassau County, New York

The Nassau County Pest Control team is comprised of trained and licensed experts with years of hands-on experience removing bee hives, wasp nests, and hornet nests from Nassau County, New York residences, and businesses. We can get rid of bees, wasps, and hornets inexpensively and, in most cases, in just one visit. Our firm commitment to superior customer service sets Nassau County Pest Control apart from other bee removal services. We will go above and beyond to attain your satisfaction.

Honeybee Removal Nassau County, NY

European honey bees are eusocial flying insects that originated in Africa and were introduced to the Americas three hundred fifty years ago by European colonists. Although they are not native to the United States, honeybees are a crucial part of New York's agriculture. The bees produce distinctive varieties of New York honey, pollinate numerous plants, vegetables, fruit trees, and nuts, and support the livelihood of beekeepers in New York state. It is not uncommon in Nassau County to find honey bees in the environment, unmanaged by a beekeeper. Wild honey bees, also known as feral honey bees, can be an issue when found on private or commercial properties in Nassau County, either in a swarm or a fully developed bee colony.

Swarming Honeybees Nassau County, NY

Swarming is the natural reproduction method for honeybees, generally occurring in late spring and early summer. In the process of swarming, a single honeybee colony splits into two or more recognizable bee colonies. This cycle essentially has two stages — the swarm, a transient mass of bees comprised of one queen honeybee and many worker honeybees that exist for a short period of time, and an established honeybee colony that has nested in a location and started constructing hexagonal wax cells known as honeycomb in their permanent residence. The honey bee swarm typically settles on a tree limb within one hundred feet from the parent hive for a few days and will then leave for a new nesting site after receipt of scout bees' information. The initial step in this home-hunting activity begins prior to the departure of a swarm from the parent nest. A few hundred of a bee colony's eldest bees, its foragers, stop collecting food and instead scout for a new nesting location. Scout bees search for a suitable cavity to build the honey bee swarm's hive. Successful scout honey bees will then return to the honey bee swarm and communicate the location of the acceptable nesting site to the other honey bees. The honeybee's nesting site could be in the hollow of an oak tree or the wall of a Nassau County home. Should a swarm of honeybees appear at your residence, contact the honey bee removal experts at Nassau County Pest Control to remove the bees. Honey bees swarm for a number of reasons. Swarming may result from the beehive becoming overcrowded, so they split with one group of honeybees remaining in the existing hive. A swarm may also take place because the bees, including the queen, leave the existing beehive as a consequence of a lack of food, water, parasite infestation, disease, disturbance by wildlife predators, poor ventilation, weather changes, or issues with the queen. Worker honeybees construct queen cell cups, and when these cups contain eggs, this is a sign that a swarm is imminent. In preparation for the swarm, worker honeybees will stop feeding the queen bee to trim her down so she can fly. The queen will stop laying eggs, interrupting the brood cycle of the original bee colony. Swarming can be predicted by acoustic measurements from the hive. A monotonous and quite peculiar sound made by the honeybees can be heard for several days prior to the occurrence of the swarm.

Carpenter Bee Exterminator Long Island, NY

Carpenter bees, also called wood bees, are so named for their capacity to excavate perfectly round holes into wood with their powerful jaws. These giant black and yellow bees are frequently seen in the spring hovering around the soffits, the undersurface of a deck, the wooden patio furniture, or the porch railing of Nassau County homes. Carpenter bees look like and are commonly mistaken for bumblebees but usually have a hairless, shiny abdomen. Unlike honeybees and bumblebees, carpenter bees are solitary bees. Carpenter bees aren't social insects and do not live in a hierarchically structured colony of bees. Carpenter bees can cause substantial damage to the wood they nest in, and birds such as woodpeckers searching for bee larvae will add to the damage. If you are having an issue with carpenter bees at your business or home, contact the carpenter bee exterminators at Nassau County Pest Control.

Bumble Bee Removal Nassau County, NY

Bumble Bees are large black and yellow social insects that exist in colonies of fifty to four hundred bees. They are the only bees native to North America and are essential pollinators of tomato plants, blueberries, cucumbers, and other commercial crops. There are more than two hundred fifty species of bumblebees, with the common eastern bumble bee being the most frequently encountered species on Long Island. Bumblebees often nest beneath woodpiles, in unoccupied rat burrows, compost piles, and even inside the walls of Nassau County homes. Bumblebees are usually not aggressive but will defend their nest against an intruder with repeated stings. If bumblebees are nesting too close to your residence and have become a nuisance, contact Nassau County Pest Control to have them expeditiously removed.