MangumBees is a beekeeper-operated live removal service on the Jacksonville Beekeepers Association roster, and it concentrates on the Arlington, Southside and Northside areas of Jacksonville in Duval County. If you live in one of those neighborhoods and have found bees where you would rather not have them, this is a local contact geared toward relocation instead of extermination.
The association listing shows MangumBees handling both cut-outs and swarm or hive removal. That combination covers the two situations homeowners run into most. A swarm is a temporary cluster of bees that has landed while searching for a permanent home, often on a tree limb or a structure, and it is usually the more straightforward call. A cut-out is the bigger job: an established colony has built comb inside a wall, soffit or similar cavity, and reaching it means carefully opening the structure. Being equipped for both means MangumBees can help whether the bees just arrived or have been there long enough to settle in.
Because this is beekeeper-run live removal rather than a pest company, the goal is to keep the colony intact and move it somewhere it can carry on. For anyone in Arlington, on the Southside or up on the Northside, having a nearby name shortens response time. Every beekeeper sets their own terms, so call, describe the location and how long the bees have been present, and confirm the details before booking.
