1.Are you sure you have bees?

•Take a look at http://www.swarmremoval.com/honeybee_identification.htm for pictures of bees vs. wasps.

•Can you see the nest?  Is it round, gray, and papery looking?  If so, it is a wasp nest, not a bee hive.

2.Are the bees in a large clump and you haven’t noticed them before?  If so, they are probably a swarm.

3.Are the bees going in and out of a hole in your house, a tree, or another object?  If so, there is probably a hive inside.

4.How high is the place where the bees are entering and leaving?

5.How long have you known the bees to be in this location?

6.If you can, count the number of bees that come and go on a sunny day over a 20 second period of time.  This will help us to determine the size of the hive.

7.Has anyone attempted to remove the hive previously?  If so, please be prepared to describe what work was done.

8.Have you sprayed the bees with anything?  If so, please make note of exactly what you sprayed them with.

9.Are you the owner or a tenant of the property?  If you are not the owner, we will need the owner’s permission to do a hive removal.  We do not need the owner’s permission to remove a swarm.