Terry Leggett is a honey bee removal and relocation service covering Tarrant and Collin counties — an unusual two-county footprint that puts him on call both on the Fort Worth side of the metroplex and across the fast-growing suburbs northeast of Dallas, including the McKinney, Allen, and Plano corridor. For residents in either county, that means a live-removal option whether the bees turned up in an established Fort Worth neighborhood or newer Collin County construction.
Because honey bees are vital pollinators, a live-removal beekeeper relocates the colony to an apiary rather than treating it as a pest to exterminate. That’s the core promise of a hive-removal list: bees taken alive, comb removed, and the colony given a future in a managed hive instead of a wall void. It matters most during swarm season — roughly March through June in North Texas — when reproducing colonies send out swarms that settle in eaves, sheds, water meter boxes, irrigation valve boxes, and hollow trees across both counties.
Calling Terry Leggett about a colony
Leggett holds Texas apiary transport permit TX-6-19-134 and is listed on the Metro Beekeepers Association hive-removal list, the Fort Worth-area club’s directory of member beekeepers who take removal calls. When you call 817-648-6538, describe where the bees are, how long they’ve been there, how high up the entrance is, and whether you can see exposed comb — the details that determine whether a job is a quick swarm pickup or a full structural removal. Terms and pricing are set by the beekeeper, so confirm specifics when you schedule a visit.
