Beehive Removal and Safety

To those of us with intense allergies to bee stings, a beehive may be a deadly thing to have around. This article will advise you on how to best get rid of a beehive safely.

Beehive Removal and Safety
Who doesn't enjoy watching honeybees traipsing from flower to flower as they conduct their vital duties? It reaffirms our faith in the order and elegance of our natural world. Who doesn't enjoy it, you ask? To those of us who have intense allergies to a bee sting, the scene may not seem so idyllic.

Sadly, honeybees fall victim to parasites and other insects as they go about their business, so we should avoid killing them if at all possible. And wasps like yellow jackets can give people the impression that all bees are similarly vicious (in truth, yellow jackets aren't "bees" at all). We must be judicious whenever we figure out how best to get rid of a beehive.

Pest vs. protected organism. Honeybee communities should never be exterminated unless removal is impossible; their interest in humans is generally minimal and they play a truly vital role in our habitat. Beekeepers remove and relocate bees and honeycomb in order to transport and sustain the bee colony. Even wasps, which aren't honeybees at all, keep other pest populations down and generally die during the winter. However, wasps are far more likely to attack children and pets without provocation. Their more aggressive behavior (and ability to sting repeatedly), coupled with the fact that they kill both pest and honeybee non-discriminately, leads many to justify simple extermination of these colonies. Safety around hives. No one can tell whether he or she is severely allergic to bee or wasp venom without having been stung before or diagnosed by a doctor. Since these allergies can be fatal, it is strongly recommended that you always have an epi-pen on hand in your home first aid kit just in case someone in your household or neighborhood requires immediate allergy relief. Beyond that, you should schedule an appointment with a doctor before you plan to get rid of a wasp nest on your own. Don't ever approach a beehive, no matter where it is, if you aren't sure whether you are allergic to the bee or wasp sting. Bees and wasps alike might regard the approach as a cause for alarm and defense of the hive.

If you get stung by a bee, immediately remove the stinger from your skin by scraping it out. Don't squeeze around the stinger as you would a splinter, because doing so will release more venom.

For some, a sting brings only a sharp pain upon stinging and then a small, localized area of irritation. Others with more serious allergies to the sting, however, may experience reactions that include hives, difficulty breathing, vomiting, diarrhea, rapid heart rate, unconsciousness or even death. If you're not sure what your allergic response could be if you were to get stung, don't take any chances; call a professional bee remover or exterminator....
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