HTS BEES

AFRICANIZED HONEY BEES: DO’S AND DON’TS

• DO check around your house regularly for bee colonies. Check storage sheds, dog houses, meter boxes, flower pots, trees, shrubs, and crevices. Seal cavities and crevices.
• DO be careful moving or cleaning up debris or items that have been lying around outside the house.
• DO keep pets and children inside when using lawn mowers, clippers, blowers, or any other equipment that makes noise or could inadvertently disturb a bee hive.
• DO have an escape plan in mind if a bee attack occurs.
• DO notice if you see a few bees coming in and out of cracks in walls, utility boxes or other enclosed places.
• DO install a cover over the chimney when not in use.
• DO wear light-colored clothing. Not only around your home, but when hiking or visiting unknown areas.
• DON’T wear floral or citrus perfumes or after shave lotion when doing yard work or hiking.
• DON’T try to remove bee hives without professional help. To get assistance, check your Yellow Pages for Beekeepers, Bee Removal Services, Bee Supplies or Pest Control Services.
  Call HTS: 609-4350
• DON’T pen or tether animals near bee hives.
• DON’T panic every time you see a few bees in some flowers. Bees are very important and productive insects (when they are not attacking!) which is why there is no wholesale program for destruction of bees.