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   Beekeepers

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These are pictures of wasp nests - they are NOT honey bees

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Photo provided by San Juan Wildlife and Nature Photography http://www.theragens.com/photos

 

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Photo provided by University of Nebraska Lincoln

These are honey bee swarms. Yours may be much smaller and may be on a building, a tree, a post, a wall or even on the ground.

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Honey bees build a nest of combs in a protected cavity. Usually the nest is in a hollow tree or in the walls or ceiling of a building. The entrance will normally be small. The following picture is an example. Notice the small opening into the building walls.

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Go to this site for honey bee identification

Please go to this site for more information on bee and wasp identification.

To see pictures of a swarm being collected click here

To see pictures of a hive being removed click here

If your pest is not a honey bee you may elect to buy commercially available sprays that can be applied from a distance or you may decide to contact a pest removal company.

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