Our Pictures Rescuing the Honeybees
Vegas Bees pictures of bee removals and beehive rescues.
We have many pictures of us doing bee hive removals and bee rescues that we want to share with you. Most photos will show us working or playing with the bees since we enjoy their company very much.
We fully agree with the adage that "a picture is worth a thousand words." But, even better, most of them are trying to convince you that bees are friendly and, regrettably, our misunderstood friends.
A majority of the pictures are from recent jobs we have done. It is so much fun to share our adventures with our family, friends, coworkers, and internet followers.
We have to tell you a funny new beekeeper story.
We were removing a beehive from a sprinkler box, and we were sure we got the queen as all the bees ran into our removal box like she was in there.
However, a sprinkler box was attached to the one with the beehive, but we did not see any bees come or go from it. So we didn't look into it.
Can you guess where the queen went? Yup, into the other attached box.
The client called us and asked, "Why are the bees still here?" We explained that we got all the bees and the others were probably stragglers. She told us her yard was full of bees.
We returned to her house, and sure enough, she wasn't kidding. There was still a mess of bees everywhere! We got the queen in a clip, and that was that. After apologizing repeatedly, she was thankful we got all the bees this time.
What a humbling learning experience that was. The queen bee taught us that she would do everything in her power to hide from us, and we must always be a few giant steps ahead of her. She's a sneaky little rascal.
In some pictures, you will see the bee smoker in use or resting there. We are not big fans of using the smoker, but it is usually essential when first opening the hive.
We don't want the bees to broadcast their "attack message," so we will often puff a little pine smoke in the beehive as we open it up.
It doesn't harm the bees; they will become distracted and want to move away from the smoke. We would react the same way.
We frequently post pictures of us at Vegas Bees removing and rescuing the bees and doing other bee-related activities. Occasionally, we get so sticky that picking up the phone to take pictures isn't the best idea.
Phones work much better without honey oozing and dripping all over them, which is how they usually end up after a bee removal.
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Betsy with Apimaye bee hive. A very insulated hive great for deserts.
Pete stringing up the honeycombs from the giant hive to the left. We filled up 10 frames for the full brood box.
Beekeeper Betsy with a frame of brood and bees. She loves the bees and they know it. They love to see her and are so sweet when she's around them.
Starting a new area for bee hives at the Joshua Tree Preserve. This six foot long table will have three hives, giving them plenty of breathing room.
Betsy and Pete working a hive together at the Joshua Tree Preserve in Arizona.
This irrigation control valve box is full as can be. These boxes are very popular with bees out here in Las Vegas.
Baby honey bee hive saved May 2022. They were super nice and we were so happy we got to save them.
Betsy is working on filling a frame with honey-filled combs for the bees we are rescuing from this sprinkler box.
An amazing honey bee hive taken from a tool shed in June 2022. These bees were very nice and we were so glad to save them.
These honey bees were rescued May 2022. They were very aggressive and angry with us the whole time.
Betsy at the Joshua Tree Preserve & Wildlife Habitat inspecting a frame of bees. This is a newer hive we rescued in June 2022.
Here is my friend Dave removing a friendly, monster sized hive. He did such a pro job on the floor removal and saving of this beehive.
Pete showing off this nice frame from a baby swarm we saved in April 2022.
Betsy getting ready to jump into rescuing these honey bees in a packed sprinkler box.
Here is some fresh baby honeycombs. They are so adorable and as white as snow.
This sprinkler box was a gooey mess. The bees had made so much honey and the combs were like a dripping sponge.
This beautiful frame of honeycomb was taken from the hive on the side of the house. It was under the eave on the second floor.
Pete and Dave framing up honeycombs from the hive on the side of the house. It was under the eave on the second floor.
We got 6 very nice frames of combs. Dave added in a couple frames of honey for the bees to have something to eat.
Beautiful beehive under the eave in this two story house. The hive and bees were saved and moved to Dave's bee yard. June 2022.
The eave has been cleaned up and these bees will fly down to be with their queen in the 10 frame brood box on the ground.
Pete and Dave hard at work framing up honeycombs in the Las Vegas 100 degree heat. June 2022.
Frame waiting to fill up with more honeycombs. This hive that we removed had some beautiful combs.
This is the 10 frame deep brood box for the rescued bees. They are pouring inside to get to their beautiful queen.
A swarm of honey bees landed on this composter. It was an amazing sight. They all got saved and put into a new home.
The bees being saved from a sprinkler box. All of their combs and queen are in the box. Now it is time for the family to be together in their new home
Stephanie's sprinkler box beehive. We rescued these sweet bees in June 2022. It was a hot day, but the bees stayed cool with our ice packs on the box.
A honeycomb with brood. This is a sprinkler box loaded with brood and almost no honey.
Betsy examining s honeycomb with brood and honey. There is also a swarm cell on the side. This is from Stephanie's sprinkler box.
Betsy vacuuming up the bees to be added into their new beehive. We add frames of their honeycombs first, then add bees into the hive box, then repeat.
Betsy looking at a honeycomb full of honey. This beehive we saved was in a Cox cable box.
The frames are quickly filling with honey and brood combs. This box had many friendly bees living in it.
This box was packed full when we arrived. Our mission was to string up all the combs and move the bees into their new home.
We opened the BBQ grill and found this little bee hive. It was a very sticky job, as they made quite a bit of honey already.
Saving the bees requires that all their honeycombs are put into their new home. These bees moved into a BBQ grill.
These bees are from a roof top bee hive. We saved them and now they are living happily.
There were quite a few bees in the roof. We got them all, and they were saved by 9 in the morning.
This is a yellow jacket hive. They are far from honeybees. Although they may look similar, they are worlds apart.
Close up of the yellow jacket hive. They make no honey, so all you see here is brood.
Beehive that was in a stucco wall on the front of the house. The stucco had to be cut out to access the bees and their nest.
The Beehive that was in a stucco wall on the front of the house is almost done, and the bees are marching into their new home.
This was a bee nest under stairs leading up to the house entrance. They just moved in and we had to rescue them from being sprayed.
This beehive was in a brick wall. After four hours the bees were in their new home.
The combs extended five feet long. We had to cut up the wall pretty good to get the bees and their combs all out of the wall.
The bees were in this wall for at least a year. The combs were five feet long and beautiful. The ladies are in their new house now.
Here is another picture of the amazing combs from the block wall. This was an amazing bee rescue.
Pete showing off a beautiful brood comb from the wall hive.
Combs full of nectar and brood. There was very little capped honey in the wall. There was a ton of brood though.
These bees were removed from a block wall here in Las Vegas July 2022. They were very calm sweet bees.
Beautiful dark honey from the bees in the cinderblock wall. There were 3 full frames of combs we added to a five frame nuc box.
Amazing long combs that have been in this wall for over a year. There was dark honey and quite a few bees in this block wall.
A beautiful swarm dripping down on a boulder in the front yard of Sarah's house. These ladies were very sweet and joined their queen in the new hive.
The gazebo's roof was cut out and we were able to access the bee hive inside. The bees were very easy going and got a new 10 frame home.
This bees nest was discovered in an outdoor gazebo roof. It contained close to 30,000 honeybees.
The bees are making a run to get into the hive box to be with their queen.
Drone comb from a bees nest. This comb will produce drone bees, and you can tell by the tan colored capping on the comb.
A beautiful waterfall of bees. This swarm is amazing looking and now living in a nice location in Henderson.
A classic tree branch swarm of bees. This swarm was very nice and gentle. The queen was a big girl, very easy to spot.
A paper wasp nest we removed from a client's front door entry. There were about fifteen of them on this nest when it was removed. Wasps are trouble.
The bees are making beautiful honey in this stucco wall. It is July and they are busy filling up this stucco wall.
From a garage wall, these bees made some huge combs.
Our Saint Croix bees, just hanging out on the porch. They are a great colony.
A sprinkler valve box that was full of bees. We were told they swarmed three days earlier, and these are the remaining bees.
The bees made this incredible artwork on a shed floor. We opened it up and found this wall of honeycombs. How beautiful and amazing.
These bees were behind a bedroom wall and had a wall mounted TV in front of this hive. You can see the cable tv wire running through the combs.
Opened a shed floor to find this giant beehive. This was an amazing job and the bees were very nice.
Picture of combs filled with bee bread. This hive was living under the shipping container for years.
The hive box with all the bees that were saved from the shipping container.
Swarm of bees we rescued in July, 2022. Usually swarms are very nice, but a few bees stung Pete while removing them.
The bee nest that was removed from under the shipping container.
The calm before the storm. The container will need to be lifted by a forklift, unleashing the can of whoop-ass on us.
A few hanging combs between a wall. The bees were working very hard here and the amount of combs was amazing.
This comb structure is a work of art. This was taken out of a shed wall. We added a few more pictures of the shed job after this one.
This beehive was in a run down shed. The wall was removed, exposing this giant monstrosity. We got the queen, cleaned up the place, and saved the bees
These bees are on the top of the beehive box. The queen is in there and soon they will join her.
Bees starting to pile up on the top of a house. They are there with the queen, and we got her soon after.
The wall hive and the angry bees in August 2022. They really did not like us breaking into their home,
Hand painted bee hive box named "Bee Happy, Bee Free, Bee You."
Hand painted bee hive box named "Elon Musk meets the Martian Bees."
This was a rough group of ladies. They had only one thing on their minds...STING THEM! They were saved and relocated to a quiet apiary.
Frame of beautiful capped honey and bees. This is going to replace some of the honey that was too soft to add to the bee hive box.
This bee hive full of nice calm bees was saved from the sprinkler box next to it. August 2022.
Keeping the Bee Hive Box Cool
You must keep the box out of the summer sun when doing any beehive removal. The Las Vegas area gets "cook an egg on the sidewalk" hot, and the bees can quickly overheat.
This box is perfectly positioned and will keep the hive box much cooler by being in the shade.
The white boxes help as well. However, they are noticeably colder than the darker-colored boxes. The bees will also help to cool the box and regulate the temperature inside.
We also use fiberglass foam sheets on the roofs of our beehive boxes. These shade the bee box even more and keep the surrounding area in the shade too.
When the temperatures are 100+ in Las Vegas, you also need to provide a freshwater source for the bees. They will use some of the water to cool the insides of their hives.
It is a challenging game in the desert, especially in the summer, so we must be mindful of our bees and check in on them from time to time to be sure all is well.
We at Vegas Bees love the honeybees, and sharing our pictures with you is a thrill. We add new photos every week, usually from a bee removal we recently did, so please check them out when you can.
The Long Honeycombs Are Amazing
Long Honeycombs are something other-worldly looking.
When you think about how many generations of bees it took to build these incredible "structures," it is bewildering. Yet, we are always in awe of seeing something as beautiful as these honeycombs.
We know that climate change is an ongoing problem in reducing bee populations. Therefore, it is even more vital that we do what we can to save the bees.
We try to take many pictures and document our bee removals in Las Vegas and Henderson. You will love the feeling of doing something important that keeps your bees alive and healthy.
Vegas Bees is the Real Deal
Buzz buzz, Sin City! Are you ready to hear about the bee's knees of Las Vegas?
That's right, we're talking about Vegas Bees, the hottest bee removal company in town. You might be thinking, "What's the deal with bees in Vegas?"
Well, let me tell you, these little gals are thriving in the desert climate and finding their way into some not-so-ideal locations, like your garage or attic. But don't panic, because Vegas Bees has got your back.
They're the experts when it comes to bee removal, and they do it with a smile (and some seriously reasonable prices). And here's the best part: instead of just exterminating these pollinating party animals, Vegas Bees actually rescues and relocates them to a new fancy hive.
Talk about compassionate beekeepers! Plus, did you know that honeybees play a crucial role in our food diversity? Without them, we'd be in serious trouble.
So it's no wonder that Vegas Bees takes their job seriously and goes above and beyond to protect these little wonders. They always provide shade and freshwater sources to keep their rescued bees cool and happy in the blazing Vegas heat.
So if you're in need of bee removal in Las Vegas, look no further than Vegas Bees. They're the buzzworthy bee experts you can trust to get the job done right.
Pictures of Las Vegas Bee Removals and Honeybee Swarms
Swarming is Part of Life
A bee swarm in a tree
The bees need to swarm. They can run out of space in their beehive, and the hive must divide.
The queen and half of the colony will leave and find a new home.
Those remaining in the original hive will make a new queen, and life will continue as usual. We do bee swarm removals, which are usually easy to capture.
It can be shocking to see a swarm, whether flying or when they are resting.
Most of the time, you wouldn't notice that one was close to you because the swarm is almost silent when resting.