more... > Insects and Relatives > Bees & Wasps > Honeybee Removal and Swarm Collection Beekeepers who will remove honeybees from walls, structures and trees or collect swarms. Some will remove other bees and wasps. Small Hive Beetles [Image: small hive beetles] Small hive beetles were first detected in the United States in 1996. Although they are relatively harmless pests in their native South Africa, they have become serious pests of honey bees, especially in the southeastern region of the United States. Information on damage, life cycle, best management practices and control included. Honey Plants [Image: Spring Flowers] PowerPoint on spring honey and pollen sources. Among those included: White Dutch Clover, Vetch, Verbenia, Wisteria, Mint, Willow, American Buckwheat Vine, Tallow, Magnolia, Orange Citrus, Passion Vine, Black or Honey Locust, Crimson Clover, Sweet Clover. Bee Ready Vol. 71 March 2005 Provides Honeybee informatiom in Louisiana. Includes honey prices, pest control, bee hive registration information as well as information on swarms and removal of bees.  more articles... Distribution Of Africanized Honeybees In Louisiana [Image: African Honeybee Distribution] This map shows where Africanized honeybees have been trapped by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. Bee Ready Vol. 76 - November 2006 The winners of the 2006 honey competition competed in three categories: Light Honey, Amber Honey and Dark Honey. Due to the reduced number of entries, the competition will be discontinued at the state fair. The competition will be moved to the state beekeepers meeting if enough requests are made for it to continue. Bee Ready Vol. 72 September 2005 [Image: AHB distribution in the west.] Volume 72 provides information on the African honeybee movement into Louisiana, Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry district offices, The state beekeepers' meeting, the October field day at the USDA Bee Breeding and Physiology Laboratory and the State Fair honey competition. Bee Ready Vol. 74 - November 2005 It’s been an exhausting year with all that has happened. We have the African honeybee in three parishes; we had hot, dry weather that reduced the honey crop; the price of honey went down; and we had not one but two hurricanes that tried to blow us all away or drown us. Bee Ready vol. 78 Information about studies on CCD. Model Beekeeping Ordinance for Louisiana Local and Municipal Governments [Image: model beekeeping] This publication is intended to help local and municipal governments address potential concerns or problems between the public and beekeepers. (PDF Format Only) Planning for Honey Bee Nuisance Calls and Emergencies: A Guide for Louisiana State, Parish and Municipal Agencies If a honey bee swarm or colony is located in area well traveled by the public, it would be in the best interest of the city or agency to have the bees removed as soon as possible. This document provides information local officials can use to plan and prepare. Bee Ready Vol 73 - October 2005 Volume 73 is a special edition dealing with mosquito spraying and support for beekeepers who lost hives to the hurricanes. Bee Ready Vol. 75 - August 2006 It has been an on again-off again honeybee season, and the weather has not really cooperated for the bees -- first, too dry and too hot; now too wet in some areas for the bees to work efficiently. Bug Biz: Removing Bees from Walls [Image: bees] The process of removing honeybees from walls in a house is complex. Most people think they only have to spray and kill the bees. This would be effective if they were yellow jackets or hornets or even bumblebees. Honeybees, however,require a more demanding process. Click for more information...