How to Keep Bees Away From Your Summer BBQ

summer BBQ

If there is one thing that honeybees love more than nectar and pollen, it’s your summer BBQ. Ok, while that might not be exactly true, it sure does seem like it! San Diego residents want to get outside and enjoy the weather while they share a meal with family and friends. And with the pandemic…

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Why Do Bees Sting?

bee stings

If you’ve been reading the D-Tek Live Bee Removal bee blog for a while, you already know that honeybees are vital to pollination. While not the only pollinators out there, bees are one of the biggest contributors to helping our plants and flowers reproduce year after year.  Aside from their pollination and honey-making abilities, honeybees…

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5 Reasons Bees Are Vital to Our Lives

bumblebee Pollinating

As the experts in live bee removal in San Diego, D-Tek Live Bee Removal is always on call to safely remove honey bees from homes, buildings and other locations around the city. We love to do our job and transport honey bees to a proper habitat. After a removal, we transport the bees away from…

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5 Things NOT To Do Around Bees

bees flying into hive

As the weather heats up and flowers bloom in San Diego, honey bees become their most active. With the spring season in full swing and summer up ahead, you can expect to see a few of these insects buzzing around your homes, parks and gardens, collecting nectar to bring back to their colonies. While a…

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Are Honeybees Edging Closer to the Endangered List?

bee Hive

Bees are beneficial insects that have a major say on the planet’s food crop pollination. Their absence would shatter the intricate ecosystem balance and result in grave consequences beyond food shortages. The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) terms 7 bee species critically endangered, 101 as near threatened, 24 as vulnerable, and 46 as…

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Why Does Honey Crystallize?

crystallized honey

Have you ever tossed old honey that has become chunky and crystallized? If you have, you are not alone! Many people mistake this change in texture and appearance as a sign that the honey has gone bad. But did you know that honey can’t go bad? In fact, it is considered the only food that…

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