As many people are knowledgeable about the important role that honeybees play in the environment, hives found in or near properties or offices could be scary and dangerous for homeowners or workers. Today most bee removal services need to be experienced with the life span of bees, among other factors, to be best equipped to handle the hives with the least harm and stress to the bees.

There are basically two types of insect removal services in the United States, those that kill all the bees and then remove the hive, and those that take all possible precautions to preserve the lives of the bees, even while helping home and office owners clear their properties of undesirable pests. Environmentally conscious individuals usually pick the eco-friendly bee catcher businesses, who after extraction will either give away or sell all hives to beekeepers so the insects can be returned to the fields to pollinate plants as soon as possible.

Honeybee life cycles differ based on several factors such as:

•    the role every bee plays in keeping a hive healthy and operating
•    the location where the hive is kept
•    time of year when bees mature and begin to take active roles in the hive

These roles include the queen who is in charge of laying the eggs for the entire hive; the drones whose responsibility is to fertilize the queen; and the worker bees who have jobs that include nourishing the queen, looking after newly born bee larvae, collecting pollen and defending the hive. Queen bees can live to two years, drones only live long enough to mate with the queen; and a worker bee’s life ranges from 40 to 140 days based on the season.

In the spring, summer and autumn worker bees stay incredibly occupied, primarily by gathering pollen for the production of honey to nourish the younger bees. A healthy queen can lay up 2000 eggs each day, meaning the workers must look after each of those eggs to guarantee a strong hive. It’s not uncommon for worker bees to actually be labored to death during these eventful months – resulting in a short life cycle of only around 40 days. A few bees may be found walking around on the ground as a result of beating their wings to pieces, so the worker bee is unable to return to the hive.

During the damp, cold months of winter, some bee hives show a certain stress level brought on by a lack of incoming food–since plant life and crops are not making pollen. A weakened or aging queen that has slowed down brood production could also generate stress in a community as workers do not have enough to do to keep them busy.

Proactive beekeepers should do everything they can to help hives thrive during the winter months so they may start the new production year with a healthy and vital hive. Aging queens are often replaced with a stronger queen at this time of year. Even strong queens must have their diets supplemented, since the honey is removed for sale. Queens and workers alike are often fed sugary syrup to keep her productive and the workers busy. Bee containers are sometimes covered to keep them warm, dry, and free of ice. Since workers are not outside foraging for pollens, winter born bees often have a much longer life cycle than workers born in other times of year. Different bee species do better in cooler weather than others do. Beekeepers often transfer their hives to different environments for overwintering and keeping them as strong as possible for the  spring crop months ahead.

Beekeepers who understand the life cycle of bees and the needs of specific species will have a better grasp of how to deal with an unwanted hive found in someone’s house or on business property, regardless of the season it is found. By managing the bees in a manner that does them no harm, a thriving hive can be put to use in a different area, providing an environmental benefit for the community at large.