How important are bees to our earth?

live bee removal

Ask anyone that knows bees.  Your local entomologist.  Your beekeeper. Anyone that knows bees will tell you the same thing:  You need honey bees to keep our own food supply ample.  May sound like a lot of hogwash that something so small could make or break our own food supply, but it’s true.

Bees play an important role in pollinating flowering plants, and are the major type of pollinator in ecosystems that contain flowering plants. Bees either focus on gathering nectar or on gathering pollen depending on demand, especially in social species. Bees gathering nectar may accomplish pollination, but bees that are deliberately gathering pollen are more efficient pollinators.

It is estimated that one third of the human food supply depends on insect pollination, most of which is accomplished by honey bees, especially the domesticated Western honey bees. Contract pollination has overtaken the role of honey production for beekeepers in many countries. For example, the populations of feral honey bees in the US have dropped about 90% in the past 50 years, except for the Southwest where they have been replaced by Africanized bees. At the same time managed colonies of honey bees have dropped by about two thirds. On the other hand, this has been offset by a natural increase in native pollinator populations in parts of the US, where such had been partially displaced by the invasive honey bees imported from Europe.

Because of this, we at Bee Catchers strive to keep the population of pollinating honey bees stable while removing them from areas where they can be potentially harmful to the general public, keeping you and your family safe while maintaining the ecological balance vital to our survival.
This is why we prefer to take care of honey bees through our live bee removal and relocation service, rather than eradication.  Simply put, because we understand that the world, and humanity, needs honey bees to thrive, but also understand the dangers associated with having a hive near you and your family, we’d rather move them than kill them.

That’s what sets Bee Catchers apart from other bee control companies: We do the usual routine spraying, should you want us to do so, but we’re firm believers in a greener environment.  And a greener environment needs honey bees.  Contact us today, and we’ll show you what 15 years of experience in bee removal, relocation and general bee control can do for you!

So remember, when you see a bee, don’t be frightened, remain calm, and do not swat at it.  When you remain calm, so do they.  Slowly walk away and you will be fine.  With help understanding your bee problem, give us a call, we guarantee a solution.

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