The next three months are “honeybee swarming season,” and while they pose very little danger to humans, they are a potential hazard to home and business owners.
Paul Dinn, who owns Adelaide’s Newfoundland Honey, says if it seems like it is “snowing” bees in a specific area, that is a honeybee swarm and there’s no reason to panic.
Swarming is how honey bees reproduce, but Newfoundland honeybees are gentle and docile. However, during this period, the bees are looking for a new home and can become established in the walls of buildings.
If bees establish a hive in a less-than-desired location, Dinn is advising people to hire a professional beekeeper who is trained in risk assessment, ladders, fall prevention, and confined space entry to remove hives.
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When bees get into that situation, Dinn says he and other reputable beekeepers do honeybee removal. He says while it is important to save the honeybees, it is more important that people are not injured in the process of removing the bees, which is why a professional should be contacted.
The bees are valuable so some inexperienced people may offer to do it for free.
Dinn says that may sound good, but if an inexperienced person has an accident removing the bees, then there’s a bigger legal issue.
