CEBA Classifieds

Honey bee removal services

Before you call a beekeeper, be prepared to answer these questions:

• Are you sure the insects are honey bees?
• Where are the bees located? Are they in a cluster on the side of a tree or building or car? This is often a free, simple bee swarm removal.
• Are they flying in and out of a hole in a building and appear to have been doing so for some time? Bees that are living inside a structure often require construction work to remove them and prevent them from returning to the space - thus a fee is usually involved. 
• How high off the ground is the swarm? The higher the swarm, the more complicated the removal process.
• Do you own the property where the bees are?    
  

Removing a simple bee swarm for free

Beekeepers use the term swarm when a queen and a colony of bees leave their existing home to find a new home. The queen will often land somewhere to rest nearby. The bees cluster around her to protect her as other bees fly off to find potential new homes. This is a temporary situation. Depending on the weather, the queen and the bees will move on to a new home within a day or two.

The following CEBA members are available to remove simple bee swarms for free. If you call one of these beekeepers and leave a message and don't receive a call back within 30 minutes, please feel free to call another beekeeper.

- Mary Ann and Thomas Lynah, 912-661-2982. Montgomery, Pinpoint, Skidaway Is., Whitefield Ave. Available: Most of the time.

- Jeremy Herrington, 912-210-1421. All of Savannah, Thunderbolt, Wilmington and Skidaway Islands, Isle of Hope, Dutch Island, Sandfly, Garden City, Port Wentworth, GA Ports (have a TWIC), Hutchinson Island. Available: Most of the week and all weekend.

- Jim Stevens, 912-547-7338. Savannah Airport, Pooler, Garden City, West Chatham. Available: Monday-Saturday.

- Steve Salter, 912-596-2431. Tybee Island or Savannah. Available: Monday-Sunday.

- Scott Lambert, 912-271-8416.  Long, Liberty, McIntosh, and Wayne Counties.     Note:  Send Text request is preferred.

Chris Shutts, 912-695-1835.  Liberty, Long, Bryan, McIntosh, Chatham, Wayne, and Effingham Counties. Available anytime.

- Todd Foster, 912-713-0230. Islands around Wilmington, Talahi, Whitemarsh and Thunderbolt areas. Available: Any time.

- Karen Palmer, 912-678-2144. Savannah, Statesboro, Swainsboro, Sandersville, Milledgeville areas. Available: Any time.

- Katie Wigley, 912-844-1520. Pooler/Bloomingdale/West Chatham/Effingham areas. Available: Any time.

- Carlton Parker, 912-695-5747. Savannah /Chatham. Available: Any time.

Removing bees that are living inside the walls of a structure (Note: Certification is now required to remove bees from structures):

Bees that are living inside a structure often require construction work to remove them and prevent them from returning to the space, so a fee is usually charged for this kind of removal service. The following beekeepers are available for these more complicated removals. 

- Georgia Bee Removal 

- Carlton Parker, 912-695-5747. Savannah /Chatham. Available: Any time. 

- Harold Ward, Home: 912-728-4101. Cell: 912-663-6375. Rescuing honey bees since 1975 from airplanes, buildings, RVs, trees, trains and ships. Available: Anytime.

- Karen Palmer, 912-678-2144. savannahbeeremoval.com. Savannah, Hilton Head, Statesboro, Dublin, Sandersville, Milledgeville, Macon areas. Available: Any time.

- Chris Shutts, 912-695-1835.   Liberty, Long, Bryan, McIntosh, Chatham, Wayne, and Effingham Counties

- Scott Lambert, 912-271-8416.  Long, Liberty, McIntosh, and Wayne Counties.     Note:  Send Text request is preferred.

Photos from swarm removals