California Beekeepers
California Swarm Removal

Scroll down for 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.

To find a beekeeping group or club in California, go to the Bee Clubs and Associations Page and select California from the map, or see the California Bee Club and Association Page.

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Try to give the beekeeper as much information as you can about the location of the swarm, height above the ground, 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 their origin, even Africanized bees are usually docile when they are swarming, be cautious and call an expert.

Many people believe that local honey is beneficial for allergies. While I'm not sure there is 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 Swarm List.

To be added to the swarm removal page for your state please go here and complete the form.

Swarm Removal List

San Diego Bees - Fully Insured
Swarms and established colonies removed in and around Carlsbad, Del Mar, El Cajon, Encinitas, Escondido, La Jolla, Lakeside, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, Oceanside, Olivenhain, Poway, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Peñasquitos, , Rancho San Diego, Rancho Santa Fe, San Marcos, Santee, Scripps Ranch, Solana Beach, Spring Valley, Valley Center, Vista
Fast response, free estimate, reasonable rates from $189. Click here to buy San Diego Honey.
760-625-0626
858-869-9115
Leave a message! We WILL call you back!
Email: info@SanDiegoBees.com

Brian Gleser
Email: harmonytie-dyes@sbcglobal.net
Harmony
Modesto CA 95354
Phone: 209-918-7472
I will capture a swarm in the Modesto, Ceres, Turlock area no charge.

Jim Rice
Email: gymrice@gmail.com
Lompoc CA 93436
Phone: 805-291-7456
Free swarm collection from Ventura to Santa Maria. Will relocate bees to my farm in Jalama Beach area. Bees established in structures may require a fee.

Josip Benko
Email: benkojosip@yahoo.com
Crobenhunbee
San Pedro CA 90731
Phone1: 310-483-5193
Phone2: 310-561-4669
Phone3: 310-382-2927
Our service is free! Just call us and we will be there to remove, relocate and rescue honey bees serving the Southern California area (Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and O.C.) Thank you to give us opportunity to serve you.

Donald Stephens
Email: stephens.honey@yahoo.com
Company http://www.localharvest.org/stephens-honey-M25696
Warner Springs CA 92086
Phone: 909-289-6112
We do swarm removels, startup hives for people, we also do pollenation for farmers , and we sell honey. If you have questions you may call us or email us at stephens.honey@yahoo.com or go to the website http://www.localharvest.org/stephens-honey-M25696 Bee safe.

Brent Usry
Email: brent@usry.com
Brent's Live Bee Removal
Tujunga CA 91042
Phone: 760-261-9282
Live Bee Removal From Houses Walls Trees and Trailers. We Capture Bees Alive and Transfer them to Bee Hives! Save a Bee and Save Your Food Supply! Bee Removal 7 Days a Week 365 Days a Year! Call for a FREE Quote!!! We Serve San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange and Los Angeles Counties!

Vincent Villanueva
Email: veesbees69@yahoo.com
Veesbees
Hawthorne CA 90250
Phone: 424-240-1748
I do live swarm and hive removal, I'm a beekeeper of 10 years, not an exterminator, I serve all of LA county. Call for cheapest quote or for information.

Randy Rodrig
Email: calrow99@yahoo.com
Bee the Bee
Torrance CA 90503
Phone: 310-881-5386 cell (leave msg & #)
SAVE A BEE AND SAVE THE WORLD.. We are not an extermination company and we don't use chemicals. We remove, relocate and rescue bees/hives. Please talk with us for any advice and before you have someone gas any bees... Provide as much information as possible to access a fair quote. Serving the Southern California area (South Bay, Los Angeles and O.C.)
IMPORTANT NOTES! PLEASE READ:
Bees can be dangerous when provoked, always wear protective clothing when approaching or dealing with any bees. Do not approach or handle bees without proper instruction and professional training.

Warren Ontiveros
Email: Industriousfolk@gmail.com
Industrious Folk Homestead
Los Angeles CA 90042-4006
Phone: 213-537-4082
-Swarm and Hive Removal -Hive Placement -Hive Maintenance -Honey Harvesting and Bottling All of our services follow natural organic principles -we never use insecticides of any kind.

Thomas Goode
Email: thomas@sckb.com
Santa Cruz, Aptos CA 95003
Phone 1 831-688-8305
Phone 2 831-234-1703
Phon. 3 831-234-3929
Beekeeper, no pesticides,relocate honey bees to a new home, love to keep bees lots of fun, call for removal and and a free bee class.

Fedor Ryzhenkov
Email: uralmountainbeehive@yahoo.com
Sacramento CA 95838
Phone: 916-524-4160
I am a licensed beekeeper who provides FREE removal of swarms in Sacramento area and close counties as well. Call me and I will let you know if I can help you! If you have a swarm of bees don't wait and call right away so they wouldn't move into your house or shed.
Please feel free to call at 916-524-4160
I also provide structural bee removal services but it involve a labor charge from $90 and higher depending on your situation plus the fuel charge 55 cent per mile one way to your place. Servicing areas include: Fair Oaks, Carmichael, Citrus Heights, Sacramento, Roseville, Granite Bay, Folsom, Bay Area, Stockton and up to 300 mile radius.Call me and I will do my best to help you!

Dennis or Kathy Johnson
Email: rrabbits@gmail.com
Hayfork CA 96041
Phone: 530-628-4221
Honey bee Swarm removal

Calvin Jones
mail: billjonesservices@yahoo.com
San Diego CA 92056
Cell: 760-566-6942 Complete Bee Removal, Repair and Exclusions



Stephen Epley
Email: stepley@sbcglobal.net
Red Bluff CA 96080
Phone: 530-529-2590
Cell: 530-736-1875
Swarm removal, no fees

Annette Werblow
Email: annettewerblow@yahoo.com
Placerville CA 95667
Phone: 530-306-6141
Will come and get swarms under 15 feet. Call for all swarms and I can assess the situation at that time or refer you to someone who can help you.

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Palika Benton
Email: mamaearthmatters@yahoo.com
Santa Cruz CA 95062
Cell: 831-706-6340
I am a Bee Guardian. I will catch a swarm on your Santa Cruz property and offer it a home with a Bee Steward and Guardian who practice only Natural Beekeeping the way Nature intended for us to partner with the Honey Bee. I mentor new Bee Guardians and STewards and regularly offer "Backyard Beekeeping for Healing Mama Earth and Us" workshops in Santa Cruz at the Maha Mandala Homestead in Live Oak. I'm also a Regenerative Permaculture Educator and Designer. www.mamaearthmatters.com

John Blankenship
Email: visalia27@gmail.com
Visalia CA 93274
Phone: 1-559-909-3551
All bee related services without limitation, full extractions regardless of difficulty, swarm capture and relocation, fast response with surgical precision. I am the most flexible apiarist that you will find. Serving all of the central valley.

Ted Donham
Email: cteddo@sbcglobal.net
Modesto CA 95358
Phone: 209-543-0422
Cell: 209-681-3128
FREE SWARM REMOVAL. Cut outs sometimes charged.

Liliane Faye Coppolino
E-mail Address: inthe1980s@Hotmail.com
Santa Cruz CA
Phone: 831-535-8787
Services included Natural Honeybee Swarm Removals and Hive Installations in the Santa Cruz County area. We are a Women-Run Beekeeping Collective, who remove swarms humanely, ensure placement in a chemical-free home with local beekeepers to rejuvenate the honeybee population. Experienced in Top Bar Hive and Natural Backyard Beekeeping

Sierra Vargas
Email: Sierradawnv@gmail.com
Santa Cruz CA 95065
Cell: 831-325-8374
Swarm Removal, Installation, Natural beekeeping, and upkeep of hives.

Dan terHaar
Email: venturabeerescue@gmail.com
Camarillo CA 93012
Phone: 805-910-7240
I am a beekeeper and a follower of the "backwards beekeeping" approach - no pesticide or "medicines". I will remove swarms of bees from your yard, anywhere in the area between Thousand Oaks and Ventura. I am a local beekeeper and would like to relocate the bees to my apiary. I have hives in several places in the area and I would like to keep our bees local.
When you call the following information is helpful:
1) How high off the ground did the swarm collect?
2) How big is the swarm ball (eg - small melon, soccer ball, or beach ball size)?
3) How long has it been there?
4) Your name, telephone number and address. I am also able to remove bees from unwanted places in buildings etc, but will charge for that. Call me for a quote.

Oscar Caballero
Email: gtomex1@gmail.com
Reedley CA 93654
Cell: 559-994-7723
Swarm removal,pollination,established hive removal,wax,honey

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Jeff Sanger
Email: scratchybear@charter.net
Los Angeles CA 91302
Phone: 800-473-6704
Bee swarm removal Los Angeles and Ventura counties. All bee swarms wanted and same day service in most cases.

Adam Gylling
Email: service@allaccesspest.com
Fallbrook CA 92028
Business: 760-672-2300
Cell: 951-230-8672
Bees, beehives, swarms, honey and established colonies removal in San Diego County, Riverside County and San Bernardino County

Matthew The Bee Guy
Email: matthewthebeeguy@gmail.com
Los Angeles & Orange County, Inland Empire CA 91745
Cell: 626-367-4687
I am a Beekeeper, I remove swarms, hives etc. No bees are killed or harmed. They are removed and relocated to a bee yard where they can continue to forage and provide pollination. We will provide the honeybees a good home away from people, pets, and livestock.

Damon Graddy
Email: window2@charter.net
Calabasas CA 91302
Phone: 818 222 6704
Bee swarm removal Los Angeles Ventura County

Koan Kam
Email: northcountyapiary@gmail.com
Lompoc CA 93436
Phone: (805) 757-8968
Free bee removal



Office Office
Email: info@abeefarms.com
Agoura Hills CA 91301
Business: 213-928-7764
Cell: 818-919-4696
www.abeefarms.com
Bees relocated to local bee farms, over 9 years of bee relocation expertise, same day service. Call for free estimates. Written guarantees.

Jeff Perez
Email: jm_perez_54@yahoo.com
Santa Cruz CA 95062
Cell: 831-713-7773
Live removal of honey bee swarms and nests; also remove yellow jackets, bumble bees, paper wasps. No pesticides. I work primarily in Santa Cruz County and Monterey County, California.

Ron Flint
Email: ronflint97@yahoo.com
Salinas CA 93907
Cell: 831-455-6864
Swarm removal - Extractions - Consultation. Free swarm removal in most cases!! Serving the central coast from Morgan Hill to Carmel.

Trevor Pierce
Email: gpedder@dslextreme.com
Simi Valley CA 93063
Cell: 805-390-3130
Bee removal $50

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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.

Chris Pickett
E-mail: ke6faw@yahoo.com
Paradise CA 95969
Phone: 530-864-1277
Swarm removal

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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
Temecula CA 92584
Phone: 951-976-0308
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

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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
buzzedhoney@gmail.com
Fair Oaks CA 95628
916-425-2039
916-425-2039
Honeybee swarm removal, please call asap, swarms are best removed within the first or second day they land. Serving Fair Oaks, Carmichael, Citrus Heights, Sacramento, Roseville, Granite Bay, Folsom.

Mason Harris
Burlingame
honeyboy@pacbell.net
650-692-7058
650-799-5911

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

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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

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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)

Bee Magic / Glenn Murphy - Swarm Removal & Structural Extractions
Northern California - Sonoma, Marin, Napa Counties
Email: beemagic@comcast.net
Phone: 707- 495-4712

Roger Meier
San Francisco, CA
Phone: 415-290-7405

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.

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.

San Diego Bees - Fully Insured
Swarms and established colonies removed in and around Carlsbad, Del Mar, El Cajon, Encinitas, Escondido, La Jolla, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, Oceanside, Olivenhain, Poway, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Peñasquitos, Rancho Santa Fe, San Marcos, Santee, Scripps Ranch, Solana Beach, Spring Valley, Valley Center, Vista
Fast response, free estimate, reasonable rates from $177. Click here to buy San Diego Honey.
760-625-0626
858-869-9115
Leave a message! We WILL call you back!
Email: info@SanDiegoBees.com

Anthony Duarte (AJ)
Email: allbeemanagement@gmail.com
Fallbrook CA 92028
Business: 800-516-1603
Cell: 760-500-9606
We service all of Southern California and Arizona. Live bee removal, relocated to our farm in Anza Ca. We remove bees from all areas of your home or business including construction repairs.30 years construction experience and 16 years of Bee Removal. Fully Insured. Free estimates and inspections. Bee proofing specialist.

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If there appear to be no California 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.

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