At this point we are no longer doing Bee Removals.

Top 10 Swarm Attractants

Swarm Removal

Things to do if you have a swarm land in a tree near your house or on your house.
  •  Call ME ( The quicker you call the better)
  • DO NOT SPRAY THE BEES!!! (If you have done so let me know and DO NOT do it again.) 
  • Don’t be afraid, bees are normally the gentlest during a Swarm. (But don’t press your luck.)
 
Reasons you need a swarm to be removed.

If you have a swarm in your yard on a tree most likely it will move on after a few days (on the side of your house most likely they are moving in soon), but what the swarm is telling you is that they are looking for a home in your general area and the wall of your house is very inviting. Bees will normally swarm out onto a temporary resting spot and send out scouts to find a more permanent home. Most homes have tons of space for a swarm of bees to move in all the bees need is a 3/8 inch whole to gain access to the space in your walls or attic. So it is best if you see a swarm CALL to have it removed. Swarm removal is cheap if not free, but hive removal is costly. Swarm removal is the easiest of all removals and the sooner you call the better. Swarm removal is priced to reflect its height and location.Locally I remove swarms for free, yes Free!

Reasons I might charge for a Swarm Removal.

Expense/Distance:If you are over 15 or 20 miles from me then I require gas money under 20 miles I accept gas donations meaning if you want to give me 5 bucks for gas I will take it but will not ask for it. Reasoning for this requirement I can relocate a swarm of Honey Bees from your Home or Business to my Bee Yard, but that does not mean the swarm will stay. So if you live 30 miles from me and I come get a swarm I have to take two hours out of my day at least and 3 to 3.5 gallons of gas and the swarm may leave the next day. So I would be out my time and gas money and received nothing in return.

Time: I love to get swarms and I love helping Bees and people, but my time is valuable to me and to others. So, if I have time I would love to come get a swarm. I hate to hear of one that I miss because I just didn’t have time to get there before the swarm left or moved into the wall of a house. I am always happy to hear of a swarm and more than glad to remove it even on holidays and weekends when I have the time, but just understand I have other obligations too. If you do call me on a holiday, weekend or anytime and have a swarm that needs to be removed "Right Now!" and if I come get it right then I will charge as if working a Hive Relocation. I also have a full-time job so most of my swarm removals during the week are done after 5pm.

Location:I don’t mean where you live, I mean where the swarm has landed or is hanging; if it’s 40 foot in a tree, or if it’s on the second story facing I most likely will not be able to retrieve the swarm without extreme measures. You will have to pay me for the risk of playing around on the ladders. I love Bees but I don’t like heights, and I really don’t like the two combined. Makes me nervous and nervous people get stung. Now, if you have a swarm of Bees hanging off the side of your house or eve you do want to have them removed. Once they move in it's no longer a swarm but will be a hive.

Hive Removals

Things you need to know about Bee Removals.
  1. If the honey comb is not removed you are opening yourself up to more problems than just having the bees so spraying is not a option. I will NOT Kill Honey Bees. So if you want the hive sprayed don’t call me.
  2. Bees were created to live in trees so I normally will not remove them from a tree. Note I mean in side the trunk I will remove any exposed hive (bees just hanging in the branches). There are some exceptions to this rule so still ask. Trees scheduled for removal or that have fallen during a storm are a exception to the rule.
  3. To remove a Hive I must gain access to the honey comb most of the time this requires opening up part of your house.
  4. I always charge for my expertise and time it takes from 4 to 8 hours to do a removal not including prep-time or finishing required in my bee yard. I would not expect a roofer to roof my house for free; Bee Removal is just as hard and even more specialized so why would you expect to to have a hive removed for free.
  5. Pricing depends on many of factors like how much deconstruction I must do to expose the hive for removal. I try to keep my prices reasonable starting at 150 for small exposed beehives; which just covers the expense of the Hive to house the bees.
  6. I will consider hardship cases.
 

Things I will need to know about the hive before relocation.

Pictures help wonders so if at all possible please email me a picture of the location of the hive.

  1. What town are you located in or near.
  2. I need to know where the hive is located for example in the eve of the house, exterior wall, or even a bird house outback.
  3. If the hive is located in a house or shed or any other structure that can't be hauled away I will need to know its construction if the house is brick or vinyl siding are just examples.  
  4. I need to know the height of the hive,  normally this will be the top of the wall or structure the bees are entering.
  5. How long has the hive been there for years or is this the first sign you have seen of them.
  6. Have you sprayed the bees yourself or had a exterminator spray them.
    (Spraying honey bees often does little but endanger the person spraying the bees and even if they were killed but the honey comb left it attracts more bees)


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