Henry Kelton answers honey bee calls across one of the widest service areas on the Metro Beekeepers Association hive-removal list, covering Tarrant, Denton, Parker, Wise, and Hunt counties. That footprint stretches from Fort Worth and the mid-cities west into Parker and Wise county ranch land and east beyond the metroplex to Hunt County — useful coverage, since rural properties with barns, wells, and old outbuildings attract wild colonies just as often as suburban walls do.
Rather than exterminating, live-removal beekeepers safely capture the colony and relocate it to a managed apiary whenever possible — protecting the bees while solving the problem on your property. In North Texas that problem is most common from roughly March through June, when colonies cast swarms that scout for new cavities: wall voids, eaves, water meter boxes, and hollow trees. Reaching a removal beekeeper quickly, while a swarm is still clustered and hasn’t built comb, usually means a far simpler job than waiting until the colony is established.
Arranging a removal with Henry Kelton
Kelton holds Texas apiary transport permit TX-6-17-230, the state’s requirement for moving live colonies, and his Metro Beekeepers listing notes that pricing varies with the difficulty of the removal — as with all removal beekeepers, terms are set by the beekeeper, not the directory. He can be reached at two numbers, 940-765-2433 or 940-768-2433. When you call, describe where the bees are, how high up, how long they’ve been there, and how much flight activity you’re seeing; those details help him confirm availability and next steps for your property.