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Bee control in Minnesota

Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.

Bees in Minnesota: what to know

Around Minnesota

Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.

What to note

Where you see bees, how long it has been going on, and anything you’ve already tried are the most useful details to mention.

A useful next step

Ask about an inspection, what treatment would involve, and whether follow-up visits are included. You don’t need to identify the problem yourself before getting in touch.

Local research

Bees in Minnesota: what the public record shows

Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which bees actually live in Minnesota, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.

55,000 colonies

Honey bee colonies, January 1, 2026 (operations with five or more colonies)

Managed hives are the source of the spring swarms that end up in homes and trees; the state table is on page 7 of the report.

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service

2 percent

Colonies lost, January–March 2026

Percent of maximum colonies lost during the first quarter of 2026 in this state.

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service

Bee species recorded in Minnesota

Western honey bee (European honey bee) (Apis mellifera) — Managed colonies are surveyed by USDA NASS in the listed states; swarms leave hives in spring and move into wall voids, chimneys, and trees. If a colony is killed and not remove…
Bumble bees (Bombus spp.) — Social native bees; 'Nests are initiated by a single female (queen) in the spring' in 'a small cavity like an abandoned rodent burrow' (WSU). They 'can sting multiple times; sti…
Rusty patched bumble bee (federally endangered) (Bombus affinis) — 'listed as federally endangered in 2017' (USFWS). States listed are those named in the Xerces Society range description; Xerces reports the species 'declined from an estimated 8…
Ground-nesting (mining) bees (Andrena, Colletes, Halictidae and others) — 'About 70% of native bees nest in the ground' and 'Most ground nesting bees are harmless and not aggressive' (Ask Extension). Small soil mounds appear in thin, dry lawn areas fo…

When bees are busiest in Minnesota

Bumble bee queens can emerge very early in mild years ('On March 3, 2024, we saw the first record of emergence for the common eastern bumble bee', UMN); ground-nesting bees mound in lawns in spring.

Minnesota is core rusty patched bumble bee range; identify before treating any bumble bee nest.

Rules that apply in Minnesota

EPA bee advisory box label language for neonicotinoid pesticides (2013)

For context, nationally

788 deaths (an average of 72 deaths per year) — Sting deaths, hornets/wasps/bees, 2011–2021. CDC MMWR
84% — Share of sting deaths among males, 2011–2021. CDC MMWR

Sources: Honey Bee Colonies (August 2026); CDC MMWR; Apidae: Bumble Bees (Bombus spp.) — Hortsense; Rusty Patched Bumble Bee; Underground Bees. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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Bee control in Minnesota

Bees in Minnesota: what to know

Around Minnesota

What to note

A useful next step

Bees in Minnesota: what the public record shows

Bee species recorded in Minnesota

When bees are busiest in Minnesota

Rules that apply in Minnesota

For context, nationally

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