# Commercial Mosquito Treatments and the affect on Honey Bees
**URL:** https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/commercial-mosquito-treatments-and-the-affect-on-honey-bees/8468
**Category:** General Bee Chat
**Created:** [September 6, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/commercial-mosquito-treatments-and-the-affect-on-honey-bees/8468 "2016-09-06T19:25:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@janiejames](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/janiejames)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/commercial-mosquito-treatments-and-the-affect-on-honey-bees/8468/1 "2016-09-06T19:25:28Z")
I have recently purchased the flow hive and wish to set it up with bees in 2017. I have seen the problems that commercial mosquito spraying is having on the honey bee population and for that matter other beneficial bugs.
Is there anything I can do to protect my upcoming investment? Will the bees possibly survive if outside a certain range?
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### Author:  [@Dee](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Dee)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2016, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/commercial-mosquito-treatments-and-the-affect-on-honey-bees/8468/2 "2016-09-06T19:49:18Z")
If the area they forage, up to 2 miles if necessary, is sprayed the bees might well be poisoned. Do you get notice of when and where is sprayed?
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### Author:  [@Karey](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Karey)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2016, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/commercial-mosquito-treatments-and-the-affect-on-honey-bees/8468/3 "2016-09-06T19:51:30Z")
Recently saw FB post of dead hive in one of the Carolinas due to citywide spray over zika fear!
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### Author:  [@RBK](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/RBK)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/commercial-mosquito-treatments-and-the-affect-on-honey-bees/8468/4 "2016-09-06T20:32:57Z")
Article here
> **[US beekeepers fear for livelihoods as anti-Zika toxin kills 2.5m bees](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/04/zika-mosquito-neurotoxin-kills-bees-livelihoods-beekeepers)**
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> ‘It kills everything’: conservationist warns over threat to other animals but regulators say ‘clear and public health crisis’ allows use of Naled chemical
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### Author:  [@janiejames](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/janiejames)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2016, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/commercial-mosquito-treatments-and-the-affect-on-honey-bees/8468/5 "2016-09-06T21:31:50Z")
There are several homes in our neighborhood who have contracted this past summer with a commercial service. I’m not sure when or how often they spray. I have put a question out to the person who organized homes to join in.
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### Author:  [@Dawn\_SD](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Dawn_SD)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/commercial-mosquito-treatments-and-the-affect-on-honey-bees/8468/6 "2016-09-06T21:58:03Z")
Most cities in the US require beekeepers to register their hives. If you do that, in return the City will let you know when they are spraying near your hives. You then have the option of blocking the entrance and keeping your bees inside for 24 hours or so to let the insecticide dissipate as much as possible.
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### Author:  [@Gerald\_Nickel](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Gerald_Nickel)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2016, 4:03am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/commercial-mosquito-treatments-and-the-affect-on-honey-bees/8468/7 "2016-09-07T04:03:07Z")
Private spraying is always a worry … And I hoping the local Govt will do what they say. It’s sad to see when things go bad like millions of dead bees. But I will keep on keeping on ! Gerald !
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### Author:  [@janiejames](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/janiejames)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/commercial-mosquito-treatments-and-the-affect-on-honey-bees/8468/8 "2016-09-07T15:25:51Z")
If it were the city this would be easier to deal with. It is commercial mosquito spraying hired by homeowners in our neighborhood. I see where one service has organic spraying. Would this hurt the bees?
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### Author:  [@Webclan](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Webclan)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2017, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/commercial-mosquito-treatments-and-the-affect-on-honey-bees/8468/9 "2017-06-28T13:32:06Z")
They spray to kill insects, which includes bees. I would be worried.