Windermere Bee Removal

Hi Rich,

Thank you very much for safely re-locating our bees. We hope that they will enjoy their new home and produce lots of good honey and cross pollination for other plants.

Could you tell the status of our hive as you removed it? ( yes, this colony was very healthy and took to its new hive box readily-RMM). Was it a honey-rich hive? (yes, for an external aerial colony it had a good amount of honey..we feed it back to the bees once we get them to the quarantine apiary -RMM).

Please let us know if our bees do well in their 'new home' as it would make us feel good to hear they are being productive.( We kept them in their box for 4 days. On day 5 we released them, and they look GREAT! the queen is laying eggs, they've built new comb and now on day 6, are bringing pollen back to the colony..always a good sign).

Thanks again,

Lenore & Eric L.

Ps. Thanks so much for leaving us some honey! (THANK YOU Lenore & Eric!! Your bees appeared to be classic Italian Honey bees. (heres a pic:)

honey bees fanning swarm pheromone at the colony box entrance
Notice the robust nature, golden yellow color and distinct dark stripes, as this is a classic Italian honey bee type ~ Apis mellifera ligustica.
African honey bees ( killer bees ) ~~ Apis mellifera scutellata , often are slightly smaller, darker yellow and have a darker abdomen. Be aware that morphological differences are common, and its impossible for anyone to Identify just by sight alone.

You gave my buzzing friends a new home!

Richard,

It's with appreciation that I thank you for relocating our "girls" who had been residing in our wall. The pest control company only wanted to spray, kill and leave them to suffer in the confines of our home, but you were kind enough to consider removing them alive and taking them to a bee farm. You were so patient and kind, even dressing my friend in a bee suit, and giving us some of the precious and sweet honey our bees put up! I felt like I was in school again, learning the intricacies of insects and the behavior of these glorious social creatures. It's obvious that you love being an entomologist and helping people.

Thank you for all you've done, and I enthusiastically recommend you to everyone I meet. Thanks for the pictures of our friends in their new home!

Serena B. Jacksonville Beach, Fla

School Board thanks us for prompt service!

Good morning Gail – thank you for the info and we especially thank you all for your prompt response to my phone call! You all have always been ‘johnny on the spot’ for our needs – you’re appreciated!

Lake County Schools (Florida)

(We responded to emergency bee call that forced evacuation of 4 portable classrooms & interrupted FCAT testing)

Near Fatal Yellow Jacket attack victim thanks us.

thank you richard you are a godsend to the community and huge credit to your education and proffesion!!

John Whittet, Jacksonville

(see our post about this harrowing sting event: Near Fatal Yellow Jacket sting event

Thanks for saving my grandson's dog!

This morning my grandson came running in with his dog, both had been stung by bald face hornets. My grandson only once but his dog was stung 2 or 3 times in the face and head. His dog, Misty, had to be taken to the vet. We knew we had to do something so we searched the internet and found Buzzkillers, LLC (ALLFloridaBeeRemoval.com) who came right out and Chris took care of our problem for us. Thankfully we were smart enough to stay away until an experienced entomologist was able to come out and remove them.

Thanks to Buzzkillers!
Rebecca Brooks
Jacksonville, FL

Chris was a true professional and ridded us of a potentially hazardous situation!

Richard, What a "stroke of luck" talking to you the other day. Chris was a true professional and ridded us of a potentially hazardous situation with at least 50 queen yellow jackets occupying a subterrainian nest that we had on our property. As I mentioned to you, I did not want to "spray" and kill them if they are beneficial but Chris educated us on the species and performed an outstanding job. The only thing he may have done wrong is "underbid" the project. Thank you so much - you have a great employee and, apparently, a superb company and website!!
Dave Fox,
Ocala, FL.

Your quick response and reassurance brought much peace of mind!

Hi Gail –

Thank you so much for following up on this! The bees were gone by the time the sun came up on Monday – it had begun to lightly rain, and they were near the top of a small tree that didn’t offer much cover, so I assumed they took off to find drier shelter.

Richard’s quick response and reassuring voicemail message brought much peace of mind. It’s obvious from your website that you folks really know your stuff, and I will turn to you again if I have any more unwanted visitors. I’ve already recommended the website to many co-workers and friends.

With much appreciation,

Kim