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We love bees, but we also know that they can sometimes be a nuisance.

We can help with that.


A honey bee foraging on a tree

How we work

Our role is to solve your problem. Quickly, safely and transparently.

Every year, a colony of honey bees will start looking for new homes in sheltered, elevated spaces that are the right sort of size and easy to defend.

Often, they’ll find homes high up in hollow trees or in cavities in cliffs. But, to a honey bee, a roof- or chimney-space can seem just as attractive.

That’s usually fine – roof spaces are often out of the way of people so honeybee colonies can live in our homes for years without anybody noticing.

Sometimes, though, their paths will cross ours. That can often happen when building work is started, for example, but when it does, then the honey bees can become a problem. Although they’re usually gentle creatures, they can become defensive, and their chief defence is their sting.

If bees do become a problem in a building you own or manage, then please contact us.

In the first instance, we will undertake a comprehensive site survey, to locate the bees and devise a plan that’s suitable for you and the bees.

Honey bees at a hive entrance. One bee is landing, apparently guided by the scent trail released from the abdomen of a bee on the landing board, while another, in the foreground, is taking off.

Guiding you through the process

Removing a honey bee colony from a building can seem a daunting process. There may be tens of thousands of honey bees involved, each with its own little sting, and because they don’t live in the open, it’s likely that some building work will be involved to access the space they’re living in.

Happily, we have years of experience in exactly this sort of work, and once we have a plan, we can work at pace, including making everything safe and tidy afterwards and “bee-proofing” the space for the future.

And our work doesn’t stop there, as we’ll then take the honey bees to a suitable hive where we’ll check its health and help it re-establish itself.

Meet our team

Our key people are all experienced bee-keepers, each with at least ten years experience of relocating colonies.

Sharon Bassey

Founder

A beekeeper wearing a veil

Luke Whyatt

Operations Manager

A beekeeper wearing a veil

Simon Wilks

Keeper of the Books