New Trends in Bees Control in New York have Bee Lovers Rejoicing
Bees - there aren't very many cities in the land where beekeeping is against the law. But New York City is one of those places that are strictly intolerant of bees. But these bee control laws never really worked very well for the thirty years or so that they have been in place. Bee-friendly citizens have always known that the authorities were just on a witchhunt trying to outlaw the raising of all kinds of bees - harmless or harmful. What sense is it , they ask, for the law to club non-dangerous, even harmless varieties of honeybees together with dangerous creatures - and to ban them as other insects like tarantulas. As the rebels for years quietly raised their bees in their little personal beehives, in a private secluded spot in their homes, they always risked being caught by the authorities, or being turned in by neighbors; the $2000 fine that the offense came with, was something they were willing to deal with.
But you know what - their patience has finally won the day; they've been petitioning the City board in charge of the honeybee ban to reconsider their rather strict view on the matter. And the City has agreed that the keeping of the common gentle variety of the honeybee called Apis mellifera doesn't really call for all this fuss; especially in view of the fact that bees control is not the problem it used to be. North America is beginning to see an alarming disappearance of the honeybee, and repopulation may be more appropriate today than bees control.
But in some places, even bee lovers have some trouble with the aggressive bee varieties, and call for their control. Typically, beehive removal can be something you could do yourself, sort of a DIY project around the house. As scary as the prospect seems, if you follow the rules, you really could get it done, and without too much risk to yourself. You would only need a professional exterminating company, if you have a spectacular infestation problem. The basic gear you need, to get started, are a face mask worn together with a scarf for the lower part of the face, a large sun hat, swimming goggles around the eyes, heavy gloves for the hands, a thick full-sleeved shirt and heavy pants that can be packed into a good pair of shin-high boots.
Your bees control tools will include bee spray with Pyrethroids, large shears, a matchbox, and a large broom, all of which you can find at any gardening store. Now for the real hard work the safest time to approach an angry bees nest would be at night, when they have calm down after a day's work. Make sure that you carry a flashlight that has been covered over in red plastic sheeting, to produce a red light. Bees can't see red light, even if you can. Stand at a reasonable distance, and use that bee insecticide you bought, to spray the nest.
Taking advantage of all the commotion this action causes in the nest, spray the poison, the insecticide, inside the nest, and run away to protect yourself. It will take about an hour for the poison to work properly. You could return to spray it again, if it doesn't seem to be finishing them off in that time. All that remains then, is cutting the nest off with your shears, and putting it in a barrel to burn. When bees scout for a site to build their hive, they usually like places that show signs of an old hive. It probably makes them feel that there is something good about that location, if the earlier bees went to all the trouble of building a hive there. So, to prevent future infestations, you'll need to scrape the branch or whatever it was that the hive hung off - to make sure you don't get return visitors. Remember, bees control is only a DIY project, if it is just a single, small hive. And don't forget to wash off any hint of perfume or cologne before you roll up (or rather roll down) your sleeves to get to work. The bees just love cologne.
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