Florida Bee Removal, Inc., based in Lakeland, is one of the most established operations in this directory, with over 50 years in honey bee management dating to its founding in 1962. The owner holds a BS in science education from USF, and the company is a Florida Department of Agriculture certified pest control operator, licensed and insured. That certification is important because it allows them to handle Africanized colonies, the aggressive bees that require specialized experience to manage safely.
Their coverage is unusually wide for a single company, reaching much of Florida, including Polk, Orange, Osceola, Lake, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, Marion, Volusia, Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Lee, and Collier counties. Regional lines make them easy to reach: Orlando 407-417-2337, Tampa 813-381-2337, St. Petersburg 727-484-2337, and Miami 786-602-2337. They also trade as Apian Services.
Even with all that reach, the emphasis stays on live removal. They prefer to take colonies out alive and turn them over to local beekeepers in the area where they were found, so the bees stay in their home region. For structural jobs they extract established hives from walls, roofs, chimneys, and under sheds, then seal the entry points against re-colonization so the same cavity does not draw a new swarm. Same-day response and free estimates are offered. Scope and cost are theirs to determine, and each beekeeper sets their own terms, so ask about your situation when you call. For decades of experience and Africanized-bee capability across much of Florida, Florida Bee Removal, Inc. is a heavyweight choice.
