Making a bee line to the honey

Mike Shotwell, 341st Civil Engineer Squadron pest management, helps save a hive of honey bees by relocating the hive to a bee box giving the bees two days to get established in the box and then removing them from base housing Aug. 18. (U.S.Air Force photo/Beau Wade)

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Making a bee line to the honey

Honey bees move into a new home. August 18 in base housing.

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341st CES removes bees from base housing residence

Published Aug. 28, 2009
By Tech. Sgt. John Bray
341st Civil Engineer Squadron

MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. -- Honey bees are beneficial insects that pollinate flowers.

There is a worldwide shortage of honeybees and everyone's help is needed to ensure numbers increase.

The 341st Civil Engineer Squadron pest management and local beekeepers safely remove honeybees from base at no charge to the U.S. Government.

This a win-win situation because the honeybees are not harmed and are relocated to produce honey. This also helps protect the environment because no chemicals are used to kill the bees.

CE pest management asks the Malmstrom community not to use any chemical insect killer or disturb honeybees in any fashion.

For removal of all bee swarms on base, please call CE Customer Service at 731-6137.

Making a bee line to the honey

Making a bee line to the honey