Luke Flory Bee Rescue is a Gainesville-based, Alachua County contact listed as a volunteer bee rescuer. What stands out here is the background: Luke Flory is a University of Florida ecology faculty member, which brings a scientific familiarity with insects and ecosystems to the volunteer rescue work.
For a homeowner in the Gainesville area, having a rescuer with an ecology background is a nice bit of reassurance that the emphasis is on understanding and preserving the bees rather than eliminating them. As a volunteer rescuer, the focus is on live removal and relocation, getting a colony safely off your property and to a place where the bees can carry on as pollinators. If you have come across a swarm or bees settling somewhere around your Alachua County home, this is a contact worth trying.
Because this is a volunteer listing, it is worth being clear and courteous when you call: describe where the bees are, how long they have been there and whether they are out in the open or inside a structure, so Luke can judge whether it is a job he can take and what it would involve. Every beekeeper sets their own terms, so confirm the details before anything is scheduled.
