Bee Rescues, Not Exterminations
When honey bees take up residence where they're not welcome, don't call an exterminator—call Odd Honey Out.
As a Certified Master Beekeeper, I specialize in safely removing and relocating honey bee colonies. These important pollinators are facing enough threats without adding unnecessary exterminations to the list.
Our removal services are meticulous, thorough, and performed with the same attention to detail that defines everything we do.
Cost varies based on how established the live honey bees are, difficulty accessing the honey bees, and location. A local, easy-to-access swarm removal may be free, but an established hive living in your roof will require an estimate. My most frequent live removals are easy swarms.
I cannot collect native bees or bumblebees. I also cannot collect honey bees that are just out foraging on your fruit trees or gardens and making you delicious honey to enjoy on your toast or in your tea.
Swarm Solutions
Bee Relocation
Removal of established colonies from unwanted locations
What to Expect: A thorough assessment, careful removal of the entire colony including honey and comb, and relocation to a suitable new home
Pricing: Starting at $100, removals that involve carpentry work to access the colony may cost more
Emergency swarm collection when bees are in transition
What to Expect: A quick response (typically same-day) to collect the swarm before they establish a permanent home
Pricing: Typically free, but complex locations may require a fee
How I Can Help
Schedule a Removal
What to Expect from Bee Removals
1. Assessment - We'll evaluate the situation to determine the best approach for removal.
2. Plan of Action - We'll provide a quote and timeline for the removal process.
3. Removal Day - Using specialized tools and techniques, we'll carefully remove the entire colony. For swarms, removal day is on the same day you inquire with us.
4. Relocation - The bees will be transported to a suitable new location (sometimes our own farm).
5. Follow-Up - We'll check in to ensure the bees haven't returned and offer advice for preventing future issues.
Common Questions About Bee Removal
A swarm is a large clump of bees that are in search of the right location to build a new home. Sometimes people call with "swarm calls," but what's really happening is their flowering trees have lots of pollinator activity (and usually they aren't even honey bees). Lots of activity in your flowers just means the bees (native bees or honey bees) are happily collecting nectar and pollen. Swarms look like a large blob of bees and they do not stay for long.
How do I know if I have a swarm?
Swarming is one of two methods for reproduction. The queen bee lays eggs to make more worker bees, but in spring, strong hives who survive winter produce a brand new queen and let the old queen leave the hive with a large group of worker bees to start building a new home. We want bees to survive winter and to build their population, but we don't want them to do so in an inconvenient place.
Why do bees swarm?
Call your local beekeeper. 👋🏻 You can call my swarm line. Depending on availability, I can come to collect them and give them a home where they won't be bothering anyone. Failure to collect a swarm means they will probably find a home in your old shed or walls, which can be an expensive removal later.
Stay away. While swarms are generally very gentile and don't sting (because they have no honey or eggs to defend), they can still get aggressive if they are more desperate to find a home or have been messed with. One of the handful of times I've been stung beekeeping was when catching a swarm that was very desperate to find a new home.
Don't spray with anything or call a pest removal service. A beekeeper, like myself, can easily come and get them for free depending on how easy they are to access. This saves you money and helps create honey and a happier environment, plus it keeps our pollinators here to create all the fruits and veggies we love to eat.
What should I do if I see a swarm?
Where I Rescue
- Vernal, UT
- Roosevelt, UT
- Jensen, UT