How Did That Honey Bee Get Into My Basement?

Honey bees are a familiar sight in gardens, orchards and fields of wildflowers, as they go in search of nectar and pollen within the flower blossoms. They need both for food, and use the nectar to make delicious honey. They also make beeswax, which we use in candles and cosmetics, among other products. The world would be in bad shape without them, as many of our foods would not exist without the honeybee to pollinate their flowers. They spread pollen as they fly around to plants and trees, and pollinate our crops so they can reproduce.

The honeybee is a social bee, living in colonies with between 30,000 and 80,000 bees. Their homes are their hives, where they produce wax to make honeycombs. There are three different kinds of honeybees. The queen lays all of the eggs and may lay over 1,000 eggs a day. The drones are the males and do no work in the hive. Their only job is to fertilize the eggs the queen lays. Most colonies have hundreds of drones.

The worker bees are all females, but are smaller than the queen bee. They do all of the work within the hive. The typical hive has several thousand worker bees. Some of these workers are foragers. They are the ones that go out to find flowers and collect the pollen and nectar to bring back to the hive. Other workers guard and protect the hive, or help to ventilate it. Still others care for the pollen, nectar, honeycomb, and eggs.

Honey is made for the bees to eat, but humans and animals enjoy it as well. There are numerous types and flavors of honey, depending on where the honeybee got the nectar from. Honey has several nutrients, and has antibacterial properties. It is a sweetener that is actually good for you, and totally natural.

Many people are afraid of honeybees, but their fear is unnecessary. Honeybees are docile bees, and will not sting unless very agitated. They should never be killed, as we need them to help us. When a bee shows up indoors, the bee removal should be carefully done and it should be returned to the outdoors. Swarms and hives near or in a home can be dangerous of course, and can attract rodents and other animals.

Plugging their entryway will only make them search for another way in, and will not cause them to leave. Spraying and killing the bees is not a good idea, as there may be pounds of honeycomb and honey within the walls where they were located. This will remain and probably attract more bees. It's best to call in the professionals for safe swarm or hive removal and relocation.

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