Extermination of Honey Bees

🐝 The Truth About Spraying Bees

Why a Bad Exterminator Can Make a Big Mess Worse

When a honey bee hive is sprayed, it kills the bees—but it doesn’t solve the problem.
A bad exterminator will do just that: spray, collect a pay check, and walk away.
A good exterminator will tell you the truth—call a beekeeper.

Here’s why:


🧱 When the Bees Die, the Hive Remains

Even after the bees are gone, everything else stays:

  • 🕯️ Wax

  • 🍯 Honey

  • 🌼 Pollen

  • 🌿 Propolis

  • 🪹 And all the other organic materials that made up a living hive

Without bees to maintain it, the wax softens, collapses, and honey starts to seep through your walls and ceilings. The smell alone is enough to bring in a parade of pests:

🐛 Wax moths
🐜 Beetles
🐁 Mice
🐍 And worse


❌ What NOT to Do:

  • Do not spray.

  • Do not ignore it.

  • Do not let just anyone “handle it.”

  • Do not black their entrance, locking them inside

✅ What You SHOULD Do:

Call a professional beekeeper who can:

  • Remove the bees live and humanely

  • Take out the entire hive structure

  • Clean and seal the area to prevent future infestations

  • visit our “How Bees are Removed” page to learn more

🐝 It’s All Better Honey Bee Rescue

📞 315-427-3617
📧 bill.itsallbetter@gmail.com
🌐 www.itsallbetter.com


☠️ One Hive I Opened…

Watch this video of a dead hive that was sprayed only a few days earlier.
It’s now a rotting mess filled with mold, fungus, and crawling insects.
There was honey leaking through a power outlet, between the hardwood floorboards and softening the ceiling below. A sweet sticky mess for mold to thrive.
The smell of the rotting hive takes it to another level no one wants to experience.
No one wants that in their home.