Here is a list of California beekeepers who remove swarms and established bee colonies. Not all people will offer the same types of services, be prepared to pay for their work, these are specialized procedures requiring a great deal of skill and experience.
Try to give the beekeeper as much information as you can about the location of the swarm, the height above the ground, the length of time they have been there and whether there are any special circumstances you think might be relevant.
People are often concerned that bee swarms they see may be Africanized bees, the so called killer bees. When bees swarm it's very difficult to tell since even Africanized bees are usually docile when they are swarming, so be cautious and call an expert.
Many people believe that local honey is beneficial for allergies. While I'm not sure there any clinical proof of this I can see there might some sort of homeopathic effect. Finding true local honey, which incidentally is delicious, can sometimes be difficult but contacting people on this list might be a good place to start if you're looking for pure California honey. Although California bees are basically the same as bees in any other states, the honey they make will be determined by the local plants. The flavor of the honey is usually a combination of nectar from many different plants.
Please tell the beekeeper when you call, that you found them on the Bees-on-the-Net.com Swarm List
San Diego Bees - Fully Insured
Swarms and established colonies removed in and around
Carlsbad, Del Mar, Encinitas, Escondido, La Jolla, Oceanside, Olivenhain,
Poway, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Peñasquitos, Rancho Santa Fe,
San Marcos, Scripps Ranch, Solana Beach, Valley Center, Vista Fast response, free estimate, reasonable rates from $177
760-625-0626
858-869-9115
619-886-6782 Leave a message! We WILL call you back! For more information see our website: San Diego Bees
Email: Geoff@SanDiegoBees.com
Queen Bee Removal
Email: queen@queenbeeremoval.com
Phone: 310-737-8336
Los Angeles CA 90403
Honeybee removal, beehive removal, structural removal: walls, roofs, eaves, sheds. We perform a 100% LIVE & ORGANIC removal of all stinging insects. We collect swarms and relocate them to an apiary.
Jeremy Grodkiewicz
Email: thehumblebumble@gmail.com
San Luis Obispo CA 93401
Phone: 805.242.2331
Cell: 908.625.6237
Swarm and bee removal experts. Servicing San Luis Obispo county wide. We are a licensed and insured small business of young entrepreneurs, which remove and safely relocate the bees.
Derek Downey
Email: derekjdowney@yahoo.com
Davis CA 95616
Cell: 310-694-2405
Swarm removal, live hive removal, beekeeping lessons
Benjamin Haley
Email: beenjaamin@gmail.com
Lakeport CA 95453
Phone: 707-490-2000
Bee removal and relocation services. We save the bees! Capture live swarms from trees, shrubs, walls and most anywhere else you have them.
Benny Jeffreys
E-mail: selah5000@aol.com
Port Hueneme CA 93041
Phone: 805 2165867
Free bee care in Ventura County for swarms
Pete Ganko
E-mail: petethebeeguy@gmail.com
Citrus Heights CA 95621
Phone: 916-674-2334
Expert Bee Removal Service, Honey, Pollination, Other Services
Pete Bailey
E-mail: drywall@psyber.com
Loomis CA 95650
Home: 916-206-9317
Business: 916-652-6168
Placer County Swarm removal. Many hives removed FREE. Established colony within structure removed at $45 per hour. No pesticides.
Jonathen Blankenship
Email: visalia11@yahoo.com
Visalia CA 93277
Phone: 559-909-3745
Hive removal and relocation service, full extractions from anywhere bees are dwelling. Pollination and pollination brokering through the bloom. Questions regarding anything bee related is always welcome I am available anytime you need me.
Chris Pickett
E-mail: ke6faw@yahoo.com
Paradise CA 95969
Phone: 530-864-1277
Swarm removal
Patricia Indries
E-mail: patriciaindries@gmail.com
Website: www.gratefulgarden.net
Santa Cruz CA 95060
Home: 831 325 1382
I am a beekeeper in Santa Cruz, CA specializing in Top Bar Hives. Along with removing swarms I also install hives and train people how to raise bees sustainably in a healthy way.
Thomas Kemp
E-mail: TeeZeroMmmKEMP@aol.com
930 Laurelwood Drive
San Mateo CA
Home Phone: 650-393-4156
Business: 650-704-5159
Remove and reloate bee swarms in San Diego County
Richard Kramer
E-mail: rkldesign@sbcglobal.net
148 Hillside Ave
Napa CA 94558
Phone: 707-260-5327
Swarm and bee hive removal from structures. Depending on situation there may be a cost of removal-usually when structures are involved.
Jesus Freijeiro
E-mail: abeeking@gmail.com
Web Site: www.abeeking.com
Woodland Hills CA 91367
Phone: 818 884-6891
Bee and honey removal in Ventura and Los Angeles county.
Karen Peteros
kpeteros@comcast.net
San Francisco CA
Phone: 415-290-2582
Removal of honey bee swarms. Extraction of honey bee colonies that have established a home in a structure. I do not use chemicals of any kind, and strive not to kill or otherwise harm the bees I remove. Once removed, I give the bees an urban-suitable home.
Archie Mitchell
archibald_178@hotmail.com
Lompoc, California
Home Phone: 805-736-1847
Business Phone: 805-291-3279
Swarm removal ...
Bills Bees
Bills4Bees@gmail.com
32937 Lamtarra Loop
Menifee CA 92584
Phone: 951-326-7916
Bill's Bees, Southern California
Los Angeles, The Inland Empire, Orange and San Diego County.
Honey Bee Rescue and Relocation. Save the bees, Rescue and Relocate. Call or Email for Free Estimate
Simon Chow
lapswimming@yahoo.com
San Francisco CA 94132
415-370-2906
415-370-2906
Bees in your house & yard ? I remove bees for free. If required structure works, may consider adding a small cost. Afterward, I relocate them to hives and install them to donors.
John Nickels
n2bees@pacbell.net
29811 Miller rd
Valley Center CA 92082
760 414-1210
760 473-8347
bee removal
Angi Harrover
HHH Farms & Apiary
support@tripplehfarms.com
http://www.tripplehfarms.com
Hanford CA 93230
559-273-7642
Call anytime 8am to 8pm S-S
Honey bee swarm removals IN KINGS, TULARE AND FRESNO COUNTIES, Hive removals in buildings also, For swarms in Hanford, Armona, Lemoore, Riverdale, Laton, All I ask is for a small donation for time and gas. And For Swarms OutSide Of those Cities I ask for a basic 30.00 for gas and A donation depending on how
difficult the swarm is to get. For Cutouts and Hive removals from Trees and Buildings I would need to come out and give you a free Estimate on what it might require to take care of and remove the bees for you. All Bees are Relocated on our small organic farm in Kings County. Please help us save the bees do not spray them. If you can not afford to have them removed even with a donation I may be able to do something for you depending on where you live.
Dianna Lynne
swordgoddess_mail@sbcglobal.net
Fair Oaks CA 95628
916-425-2039
916-425-2039
Honeybee swarm removal FREE if calling within the first or second day they land at your home or office. Serving Fair Oaks, Carmichael, Citrus Heights, Sacramento, Roseville, Granite Bay, Folsom.
Sarah Worley
sarahworley@ymail.com
Paso Robles CA93446
805-423-7187
honey bee swarm removal, outdoor locations only. not availabe for interior(wall) extractions.
Steve Arnold
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Kern, and Tulare Counties
Phone: 805-466-4649
Kieran Mone
Northern CA
Walnut Creek, Lamorinda, Concord counties
Phone: 925-408-0498
San Jose Bee Removals
Santa Clara County
Swarms collected and nests removed
Email: beeremovals@yahoo.com
Phone: 408-455-4356
Tim Vaughan
San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara County swarm removal
Phone: 805-474-4321
Matt Crawley
Northern California, Mendocino and Lake Counties -Swarms and cut-outs
Phone: 707-459-6335
Wayne Pitts
Santa Clara and San Benito Counties
Phone: 408-644-2382
Kathy Cox
Sonoma County and Marin Counties. We are 50 miles north of San Francisco
Email: kathycoxusa@comcast.net
Phone: 707-823-2804
David Oberstadt
Santa Clara County, San Benito County, and southern Santa Cruz County
Phone: 408-848-1489
Bridgette Stewart
Yolo County, California
Phone: 530-315-0067
Phone: 530-669-7505
Email:BeautBridgette@aol.com
Philip Gerrie
San Francisco and North San Mateo county
Phone: 415-641-7457
Tom Kemp
702 Tamarack Ave
San Carlos, CA 94070-2918
San Mateo and north Santa Cruz counties, swarms and cut outs,
Phone: 650-704-5159or650-508-0709
Oliver Frank
Phone: 650 345-4546
Fax: 650 345-2448
Will pickup swarms in San Mateo County, California, mid peninsula only
Weinerth and Sons Bee Removal (Pete or Bill)
Ventura and Southern Santa Barbara Counties
Phone: 805-415-4921
Edward Clayton
Fresno County / Clovis Area
Phone: 559-297-1572
BeeTec Specialists
9740 Campo Road, #204
Spring Valley, CA 91977-1415
Phone: 619-464-3428 (Voice & FAX)
Jim Brooks
Chatsworth
Burbank/North Hollywood
Phone: 818-992-7311
Bobby L. Baty, Jr.
Phone: 510-268-8466
Alameda County
Erich Anders
Phone: 805-889-0938
Ventura County
John Finley
Sonoma and Mendocino Counties
Free Honey Bee rescue & removal.
Email: Rescue@BeeCharmers.org
Phone: 707-632-6213
Berry Salinas
Northern California swarm removal in the Sonoma County area
Located 50 miles north of San Francisco bay
Phone: 707-738-3361
Email:bsalinas@lycos.com
Mary and Brian Smith
1041 2nd Street Annex
Lakeport CA, 95453
Phone: 530-340-3359cell
Bee Rescue/Removal, Honey, and Pollination
Please call promptly, new swarms with easy access done for free.
Bee removal is $45/hour if established hive needs to be cut from inside structure.
Cort Fleming
Fresno/Tulare county swarm removal.
Phone: 559-681-4544
Email: cjfleming@hotmail.com
Rick Bogart
Action Bee Removal
Southern California
Phone: 877-228-0263
Simon Chow,
No Fee ! I can remove any bees pretty much in the San Francisco Bay Area (starting from San Francisco and go down south all the way to San Jose !)
Cell: 415-370-2906
Melinda Nelson
I work in all of Orange County.
Email: blessd2be2@yahoo.com
Phone: 714-595-7866
Jeff Clark
Clark Farm
Phone: 530-662-8332
Honeybee Swarm Capture and Removal
Yolo County, CA (Davis, Woodland, Zamora)
Charlie Adams
Santa Barbara County and San Luis Obispo County
Phone: 805-481-6897
Bee Catchers
We provide live bee removal and relocation services. We save the bees! Serving Los Angeles, Orange, San Gabriel and Ventura Counties. Expert Live Relocation and Removal
We capture live swarms from trees, shrubs, walls and most anywhere else you have them. We perform honey removals from walls, roofs, etc., as well as structural repair. Great prices! Excellent work.
Phone: 866-544-0074
Phone: 818-758-3400
Bonded and Insured. Member of the BBB.
Ben Hoy Pro Pacific Bee Removal
Orange County:
Phone: 949-459-1171
Riverside County:
Phone: 951-587-5500
Paul Baumeister
Sacramento Area, Bay Area, Stockton
Phone: 916-747-3099
Anytime Animal Control
Phone: 800-714-8727 or 760-271- 0886
We use no chemicals and humane traps for animals and have bee keepers on staff. We do charge for the service.
If there appear to be no beekeepers near you, try looking on pages for neighboring states, or check California beekeeping groups or clubs. You could also try contacting the California department of agriculture. If all else fails you could try contacting California pest control companies or California exterminators.