Al Salopek is one of the beekeepers named on the Palm Beach County Beekeepers Association’s bee removal referral list, which the club maintains so residents have a local person to call when honey bees turn up somewhere they aren’t wanted. If you’re in Palm Beach County and you’ve found a swarm clustered on a fence or the early signs of a colony moving into your home, he’s a starting point for reaching a real beekeeper rather than an exterminator.
The work here is live honey bee removal, meaning the goal is to take the bees out alive and give them a chance at a new home in an apiary instead of spraying them. Because this is an individual association listing rather than a full company, there isn’t a separate business website with a menu of services or a service map, so the most reliable way to learn what a job would involve is to reach out directly and describe your situation.
When you call, it helps to mention where the bees are, roughly how long they’ve been there, and whether they’re out in the open or tucked inside a wall or soffit, since that changes how a removal is approached. As with every beekeeper in this directory, each beekeeper sets their own terms, so ask about availability and how he handles your specific situation before scheduling anything.
