When honey bees move in around Fate, Honey Bee Relocation Services handles live removal and relocation, working the Rockwall County area and surrounding North Texas communities east of Dallas. Honey bees nesting in a wall, roof, tree, or structure need careful live extraction: the colony and comb are removed and the bees are relocated instead of killed – and this outfit will also rebuild the opened structure afterward, so the homeowner isn’t left coordinating a separate repair.
The operation, which does business online as Rockwall Honey Bee, is led by Kirby Jay Carmichael, whose credentials run unusually deep for a local removal service. He serves as the North Texas representative on the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Apiculture Advisory Council, as president of the Trinity Valley Beekeepers Association, and on the boards of the Texas Association of Professional Bee Removers and the Collin County Hobby Beekeepers Association. A member of the Texas Association of Professional Bee Removers.
More than removals
Beyond bee, yellowjacket, and wasp nest removal, the company sells raw honey and hive products, offers beekeeper training and mentoring, provides monthly colony care and inspection services, and leases hives to North Texas landowners pursuing agricultural tax valuations through beekeeping. Swarm season in this part of Texas runs roughly March through June – the window when most removal calls come in. Reach out for an assessment – terms and any fees are set by the beekeeper.