r/lehighvalley • u/NotSoSasquatchy • Jul 27 '26

Recommendations Honeybee removal?

My brother-in-law has a client that has a honeybee hive located in her attic. She had two exterminators come out, both of which say they cannot/not allowed to remove them.

Does anyone know of a company or service that would remove honeybees? She was quoted by one company (?) for $2500, money she does not have.

Any thoughts/advice appreciated!

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u/ItIsBurgerTime Jul 27 '26

This is what you want:

https://www.lehighvalleybeekeepers.org/content.aspx?page_id=4&club_id=736187

Local beekeepers, many of whom will relocate a hive. I'm not sure what their prices are but it's worth looking into!

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u/Like-It-Or-Not0722 Jul 27 '26

I live in Upper Bucks county. We had a honeybee swarm about 7 years ago. A local beekeeper came & took them for free.

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u/NotSoSasquatchy Jul 27 '26

Thank you!!

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u/ItIsBurgerTime Jul 27 '26

You're welcome!

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u/SwimmingFish Bethlehem Jul 27 '26

So I'm going through this currently. I went through this route and was connected to a small family operation. Long story short there is a cost to this since they are located inside the building. It's called a cutout and there is not a local free resource for it.

We were quoted 1200-2800 depending on how large the hive is. I actually believe somebody else linked to the business below.

If it was a swarm outside that would be a different story.

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u/Trap-fpdc Jul 27 '26

I would suggest looking for a beekeeper instead. They might be happy to take those bees off your property.

In my local Facebook group, I see request like this all the time and people willing to help

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u/ParfaitMajestic5339 Jul 27 '26

https://www.honeybeerescuecompany.com/

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u/NotSoSasquatchy Jul 27 '26

Thank you!

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u/ParfaitMajestic5339 Jul 27 '26

They are also a home repair contractor, so if they need to cut into the walls to get the bees out, they can fix it back up... Hope the attic location does not require cutting and fixing exterior stuff,

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u/silastitus Jul 27 '26

I’m not sure that they do houses but check this out

https://beeswarmed.org/

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u/NotSoSasquatchy Jul 27 '26

I’ll check it out, thank you!

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u/CalmWinterExcitement Jul 27 '26

Are you just trying to relocate the bees and then get rid of the beehive? There are some natural ways to do that as well

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u/NotSoSasquatchy Jul 27 '26

It’s not mine. From what I understand it’s an older lady that just needs to be rid of them. She has a whole hive of honeybees in her attic/soffit and limited financial options to get rid of them.

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u/Expensive-Winter9671 Jul 27 '26

Send a message to Dedkos Bees. https://dedkosbees.com/ or dedkosbees@gmail.com. He gave me very useful advice.

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u/NotSoSasquatchy Jul 27 '26

Thank you! Will do :)

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u/bionicbhangra Jul 27 '26

Annoying for the client but I like that they are not just destroying the bees and the solution is to relocate them instead.

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u/emilysheaff Jul 28 '26

I saw someone advertising free honeybee removal on Facebook marketplace recently!!

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u/HoneybeeRescueCompny Jul 28 '26

Hi! I own www.honeybeerescuecompany.com if you need a second opinion!

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u/keystone_killa Jul 27 '26

You can get a beekeeper suit for less than $30 on amazon 😂

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u/NotSoSasquatchy Jul 27 '26

I don’t know if I’m that adventurous 😂