Bees - Houston, Austin, Fort Worth, Dallas, San Antonio and San Diego

With over 20,000 species of bees, these insects have been able to colonize almost everywhere. Bees play an important role in the ecosystem and economy. They help pollinate a variety of plants and they produce honey. However, a beehive in an inconvenient spot can be more than just a hassle to deal with. It can be a hazard to you, your family, and your pets.

In general, bees have a pair of wings, six legs, and are yellow or light brown with black stripes. The two most common varieties are the honey bee and the bumble bee. Both types build beehives and can sting a person. However, a honey bee can only sting once, injecting venom into the animal or human being stung. The bee is killed in the process. On the other hand, the bumble bee can retract its stinger and sting multiple times without dying.

It is the venom of bees that has been known to kill animals and even humans. While one been is not likely to kill a human, even with allergies, a swarm of bees can. Bees gather and attack an anything that is deemed as a threat to the beehive. While honey bees make nests in trees, bumble bees often dig into the ground to make their hive.

It is this defensive nature of bees that can be a danger to you and your family.

A less common but significantly more dangerous type of bee is the Africanized bee or the killer bee. While a killer bee does not have more potent venom than your average bee, they are far more dangerous due to their aggressiveness and numbers.

Killer bees produce greater swarms than honey bees and bumble bees. This means that more bees will be going after any intruder in their territory. Even worse, killer bees have a greater patrol area of their hive and will chase intruders for up to a mile away from the hive. Killer bees also defend a bigger territory than their counterparts.

However, the worst part about killer bee is that they are not significantly distinguishable from honey bees and bumble bees. This means that if you spot a beehive near your house, you should contact Bee Safe immediately to protect your family and pets.

Killer bees are a huge threat in Texas. In fact, the first sighting of killer bees was in Texas. Moreover, the population of killer bees has been steadily increasing.

Bee Safe can remove any bee hive in the Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and Fort Worth as well as their surrounding areas. Bee Safe specializes in bee removal in Texas but can provide a variety of pest control services as well.