Honeycomb Removal & Cleanup After Bees Are Gone
Bees sprayed or gone, but the comb is still inside? It's a problem in the making. We take it all out and repair the damage.
When a colony dies or is sprayed, the comb and honey stay behind. In Treasure Coast heat that wax softens, honey leaks into drywall and insulation, and the smell draws ants, roaches, rodents, wax moths and new swarms. Honeycomb removal means opening the cavity, removing all comb and residue, cleaning and treating it, and repairing.
Signs of Old Comb in Your House
- Dark, sticky or spreading stains on a ceiling or wall
- A sweet or fermented smell in one room
- Ants, roaches or rodents clustered at one spot
- Dead bees at windows or light fixtures after a spray
- New bees showing up at the same spot months later
Why It Can't Stay
A live colony keeps its comb cool by fanning. Once the bees are gone, nobody is fanning. Attics in St. Lucie and Martin County easily top 120 degrees in summer, and comb softens and slumps in that heat. Honey that was sealed in cells runs down wall cavities and through ceilings. The stored honey and dead brood also ferment, and that attracts pests.
Old comb is also a beacon. Swarms are drawn to the smell of a previous colony, which is why sprayed homes often get new bees in the same spot the next spring.
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Cleanup After Someone Else's Spray
A large share of our comb removals follow a pest-control spray. If your bees were treated and you're now seeing stains, pests or new bees, the comb is still in there. We'll locate it, remove it and repair the damage, and we won't lecture you about the spray.
How We Remove Old Comb
- Locate the comb. Thermal imaging works less well on dead comb, so we also trace stains, old entry points and sound.
- Open the cavity. Measured opening over the comb.
- Remove everything. All comb, honey, dead bees and saturated insulation bagged and removed.
- Clean and treat. Residue scraped, cavity cleaned and treated to remove scent.
- Seal and repair. Entry sealed; drywall, ceiling, stucco or roof repaired by our crew.
Cost
Comb removal is priced like a cut-out: by location, size and repair. If you also have a live colony, the comb removal is part of that job, not an extra. For typical ranges across every job type, see what bee removal costs on the Treasure Coast.
Honeycomb Removal & Cleanup Near You
Available throughout St. Lucie County and Martin County, including:
Questions About Honeycomb Removal
Because the comb and honey are still there, and in Florida heat they cause stains, pests and new swarms.
Yes. Stained or saturated drywall is replaced, primed with a stain-blocking primer and painted.
Honey stains bleed back through regular paint, and the source is still leaking. Remove the source first.
As soon as practical, ideally before the next hot spell.
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