If you’ve got bees living on your property, the best solution is to look for professional bee removal in Phoenix, AZ. You could try and kill the bees or ask an exterminator to do so, but it is, of course, bad for the environment. Bees are critical to the ecosystem and important pollinators of food crops. Killing bees often creates unintended consequences, as well, that may prove more unpleasant than the bees themselves were.
Rotting Bees
When exterminators kill bees within the hive, there is no way to know where the dead bees will end up. They often simply fall to the bottom of the hive, where they lay in a large pile. They then start to decompose and rot, often with extremely malodorous consequences. In addition to creating a foul smell, the liquid from a rotting bee pile can penetrate the structure the beehive is attached to. If that’s your porch roof or another part of your home, you’ll need to remove the hive, disinfect the area and possibly replace rotted or damaged wood.
Fermenting Honey
Bees keep things moving in the hive when they’re alive and able to do so, but honey production and consumption both stop abruptly when a bee colony dies. The honey then starts to absorb moisture and ferment, eventually causing the cells of the honeycomb to burst. The result is foul-smelling, rotting honey running down the sides of the hive and whatever it’s attached to.
Honey can seep through cracks, wood and drywall, leaving you with a sticky mess to clean. If the hive was sprayed with insecticide, your local authorities may consider it hazardous waste and force you to take precautionary steps when disposing of the hive or its contents.
