Carlin Doyen is one of the Tampa Bay Beekeepers Association’s three Polk County referrals, listed as a contact for swarm rescue and nuisance honey bee colony removal. Being named on a club’s referral list is a good sign for a homeowner, since these are people the local beekeeping community trusts to handle live bees responsibly, moving the colony to a managed hive rather than killing it.
The two situations covered here are the common ones for Polk County. Swarm rescue deals with the loose cluster of bees that shows up temporarily on a branch, a fence, or a structure while the colony looks for a new home, which is usually the easier scenario to gather and relocate. Nuisance colony removal addresses bees that have moved into an unwanted spot and begun building comb, which takes more work but is still handled with live removal in mind.
Contact is by phone. When you call, describe where the bees are, how high off the ground, and how long they have been there, since those details help Carlin understand what the job requires. Because each beekeeper sets their own terms, it is worth confirming what a visit will involve before scheduling. For a Polk County resident weighing who to call, an association-vetted referral like Carlin Doyen is a sound choice for getting live honey bees handled the right way.
