Lynchburg resident grateful for assistance from HCSO, beekeepers
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To the editor:
I want to thank the Highland County Sheriff's Office for providing me with the names of the local beekeepers – Jim Higgins and Geroge Tony Hermes.
On May 12, I had a swarm of bees congregate on my front porch. Mr. Hermes gathered up these bees and removed them without being stung! Amazing!
I have uploaded a video to YouTube of this swarm.
Mr Hermes stated: "I think I have about four or five pounds of bees."
Thanks again to the Highland County Sheriff's Office and to Mr. Hermes. Mr Hermes is a member of both the Highland and Brown County Beekeepers Association.
See VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_WrNByiYXc
Here is an excerpt from http://www.tomstips.us"
BEE SWARM TIPS
Spring 2011 has arrived! Bee Swarms are Nature's way of providing a better home for the bees. With that being said, what do you do if you see a swarm of bees? How do you remove them if they decide to build a nest in your yard? Who do you call?
Here at Tom's Tip's we personally experienced a swarm of bees trying to make their nest inside of our outdoor cat's house that sits on our front porch!
First of all, if you see a cloud or a swarm of bees..."STAY AWAY" from them. Do not provoke them in anyway. Remove any small children and pets from the immediate area. Go inside your home or nearest shelter like a car and make sure the windows are closed to prevent entry of the bees.
The sheer number of bees, if provoked, may cause serious injury to any unwary individuals or pets in their path. Once you are safe, and then notify your surrounding neighbors to give them warning of any bees in their close proximity.
Do not try to remove a swarm of bees yourself. Please do not try killing them with pesticides! Bees are very useful to us as humans! Without them most of our flowers would not bloom, our fruits and vegetables that we so enjoy would not get pollinated. Most of all we would not have honey to eat! So bees are very important to humans!
If you would encounter a swarm of bees, most local authorities like, Fire Departments, Police, Sheriff and most First Responders of your local community should have contact numbers for you to call.
In Highland County, please call Jim Higgins at (937) 364-2331 or George "Tony" Hermes at (937) 393-6586. These are members of the Highland County Beekeepers Association. These are individuals who are striving to save the honey bees in southern Ohio.
Beekeepers will transport these bees away from unwanted areas where humans live and interact and place them in areas where the bees can live without being a threat to humans.
For more information, go to: www.browncountybeekeepers.org or www.tomstips.us/local.htm.
Sincerely,
Thomas Werley
Lynchburg[[In-content Ad]]
I want to thank the Highland County Sheriff's Office for providing me with the names of the local beekeepers – Jim Higgins and Geroge Tony Hermes.
On May 12, I had a swarm of bees congregate on my front porch. Mr. Hermes gathered up these bees and removed them without being stung! Amazing!
I have uploaded a video to YouTube of this swarm.
Mr Hermes stated: "I think I have about four or five pounds of bees."
Thanks again to the Highland County Sheriff's Office and to Mr. Hermes. Mr Hermes is a member of both the Highland and Brown County Beekeepers Association.
See VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_WrNByiYXc
Here is an excerpt from http://www.tomstips.us"
BEE SWARM TIPS
Spring 2011 has arrived! Bee Swarms are Nature's way of providing a better home for the bees. With that being said, what do you do if you see a swarm of bees? How do you remove them if they decide to build a nest in your yard? Who do you call?
Here at Tom's Tip's we personally experienced a swarm of bees trying to make their nest inside of our outdoor cat's house that sits on our front porch!
First of all, if you see a cloud or a swarm of bees..."STAY AWAY" from them. Do not provoke them in anyway. Remove any small children and pets from the immediate area. Go inside your home or nearest shelter like a car and make sure the windows are closed to prevent entry of the bees.
The sheer number of bees, if provoked, may cause serious injury to any unwary individuals or pets in their path. Once you are safe, and then notify your surrounding neighbors to give them warning of any bees in their close proximity.
Do not try to remove a swarm of bees yourself. Please do not try killing them with pesticides! Bees are very useful to us as humans! Without them most of our flowers would not bloom, our fruits and vegetables that we so enjoy would not get pollinated. Most of all we would not have honey to eat! So bees are very important to humans!
If you would encounter a swarm of bees, most local authorities like, Fire Departments, Police, Sheriff and most First Responders of your local community should have contact numbers for you to call.
In Highland County, please call Jim Higgins at (937) 364-2331 or George "Tony" Hermes at (937) 393-6586. These are members of the Highland County Beekeepers Association. These are individuals who are striving to save the honey bees in southern Ohio.
Beekeepers will transport these bees away from unwanted areas where humans live and interact and place them in areas where the bees can live without being a threat to humans.
For more information, go to: www.browncountybeekeepers.org or www.tomstips.us/local.htm.
Sincerely,
Thomas Werley
Lynchburg[[In-content Ad]]