Clients or untrained personnel should not attempt to remove a honey bee colony themselves because the job may pose a risk to the individual as well as the community and surrounding areas if the bees are not handled properly.įigure 3. As such, property owners can deal with nuisance honey bees via live removal (via a registered beekeeper) or eradication (only by a licensed PCO).
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Eradicating honey bee colonies is considered pest control it is illegal to perform pest control without a license (Chapter 482.165, Florida Statutes). Beekeepers are only allowed to eradicate nuisance honey bee colonies if they are also employed by a licensed pest control company in the categories of General Household Pest (GHP) or Lawn and Ornamental (L&O). Furthermore, beekeepers must maintain their honey bee colonies. To operate legally in this capacity, a beekeeper must be registered with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services pursuant to Chapter 586 of the Florida Statutes.
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In 2013, Rule 5E-14.151 of the Florida Administrative Code was created to allow registered Florida beekeepers to perform live removals (typically for compensation) of nuisance honey bee colonies and swarms "for the production of honey and related products or the pollination of plants or crops" without the need for a pest control operator license. Credit: Jason Deeringer, Bee Serious Bee Removal, LLC A feral honey bee colony hanging from a tree branch. Moreover, honey bees may need to be removed or eradicated when they are found nesting in close proximity to places where humans or domestic animals frequent.įigure 2. It is important to note, however, that some municipalities and homeowner associations have specific formal codes related to the removal of honey bees in natural settings and in structures. This decision to remove or eradicate feral colonies lies entirely with the owner/authorized agent of the property on which the bees are found.
A property owner or authorized agent who finds a nuisance colony of honey bees must decide whether to deal with it through removal (keeping the bees alive) or eradication (killing the bees). When these colonies nest in close proximity to humans or domestic animals, they can pose a stinging threat and may be considered a nuisance and possibly a threat to animal or public health.
Vu 2 Backgroundįeral colonies of honey bees can be found across the state of Florida. Keith Councell, Kevin Easton, Brendhan Horne, Brandi Stanford, and Amy T. Mary Bammer, Jamie Ellis, Eric Baxter, Krista Butler, John Coldwell, B.
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