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Don’t Risk a Sting — Call Today!
Bees are dying off at alarming rates due to Colony Collapse Disorder (CDC) - False
Culprits - Pesticide, Cell phones, Greenhouse Gas, malnutrition, viruses - False
A Parasite - called Nosema cerana makes the honey bees sick and gives them very bad diarrhea. Those unfamiliar with the habits of bees might not know that every afternoon they leave there hive on a cleansing flight. Basically they leave the hive to go to the bathroom.. Because the bees are so weakened from the diarrhea, when they left the hive they were not strong enough to return. So all that was observed in the hive were young workers and the queen. The young workers are not old enough to leave and the queen does not participate in the cleansing flight. The workers carry out her defecation.
20 years ago a parasite moved in and killed 50% of the bee population. They treated for the mite and the population rebounded. Unfortunately the media has many people believing that the bees are still dying today. Prior to 1993 you could expect 500-700 calls for bee problems each year. Now the number of calls for bee problems has risen dramatically; 15,000- 20,000 calls for bee problems are routine now.
When you have bees bothering you, let Gulf Coast Pest Control Fast, professional service with safety and satisfaction in mind. Handle your bee control removal services today. We can offer expert bee control and beehive removal service of your bee infestation. Our technician will remove all accessible hives and treat bee activity locations. Then you simply have your handyman or someone fill the area of the old hive with insulation and then completely seal up the area within 7 days. We provide a 30-day warranty against re-infestation of the area treated. Same day service in most cases is available.
Our Bee Removal Process:
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🐝 Identify all active bee activity areas
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🛠️ Remove all accessible hives
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🧰 Advise on post-removal repair: simply have your handyman fill the hive cavity with insulation and seal the area within 7 days
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✅ Backed by a 30-day warranty against re-infestation of treated areas
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⚡ Same-day service available in most cases
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🐝 Worker Bees:
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Sexually underdeveloped females, smaller than the queen.
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Under certain conditions, they may become laying workers, producing unfertilized eggs that develop into drones (males).
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Their development:
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Egg hatches in 3 days.
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Fed royal jelly for 2.5 days, then pollen and honey for 2.5 days.
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Sealed for 12 days to pupate.
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Emerge as adults after 20 days.
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Life span:
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5 weeks in summer, a few months in winter.
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Can become queens if under 24–48 hours old and placed in queen cells with continuous royal jelly feeding.
👑 Queen Bee:
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Main role: Reproduction.
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Mates once, stores sperm to lay eggs for 3–5 years.
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Lays eggs day and night during April–May.
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Stinger is smooth and curved, used only against other queens.
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Fed royal jelly throughout larval development.
🐝 Worker Bee Roles (Age-based Division of Labor:
Age (Days)Primary Tasks
0–3Clean and polish cells
3–7Feed older larvae
7–14Feed queen and younger larvae, secrete wax
14–21Forage for pollen
21+Forage for nectar
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Roles overlap based on colony needs.
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Bees can adapt duties outside typical age roles if needed.
🛠️ Specialized Anatomy & Functions
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Long tongue – nectar collection.
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Modified mandibles – comb building.
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Royal jelly glands, wax glands, pollen baskets on legs.
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Straight, barbed sting – defense.
🧠 Behavior and Intelligence
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Perform complex tasks purely by instinct, unlike humans who require learning.
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Exhibit behaviors akin to:
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Architecture (hexagonal comb)
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Nutrition (tailored feeding)
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Sanitation
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Air-conditioning (maintain hive at 93°F regardless of outside temp)
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🌡️ Temperature Control
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Maintain hive temp at 93°F:
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In winter: cluster tightly, generate heat.
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In summer: evaporate water, circulate air.
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Can survive extreme temps from -50°F to 120°F.
🍯 Productivity and Industr:
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Collectively may fly 50,000 miles, visit 5 million flowers for 1 pound of honey.
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Individual bees don’t live to enjoy the food they help store.
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Colony may store 200–300 pounds of honey annually.
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Beekeepers harvest 100+ pounds as surplus.
Extraordinary picture of honey bees as a superorganism, functioning with efficiency, adaptability, and a strong division of labor, all orchestrated through innate behavior and environmental cues.
