For homeowners and property managers around Houston, Bob Barbour offers live honey bee removal and relocation. He works from the far west side of the city, in the 77084 area near the Energy Corridor and Katy – a stretch of Harris County where subdivisions back up to bayous, greenbelts, and open prairie, and where honey bees find no shortage of eaves and fence lines to explore.
Live removal, the approach practiced by members of the Texas Association of Professional Bee Removers, means the colony is captured and rehomed to a managed hive rather than destroyed. Bob Barbour is a TAPBR member, part of the statewide network homeowners use to find beekeepers instead of exterminators.
What to have ready when you call
Removal goes faster when the beekeeper can picture the job before arriving. Note where the bees are entering – eave, weep hole, soffit, chimney, shed, or tree hollow – roughly how high off the ground it is, how long you have noticed activity, and whether any comb is visible. A swarm that landed yesterday is a far simpler job than a colony that has been building comb in a wall since last spring, and those details shape the tools, time, and approach.
Gulf Coast swarm season generally runs March through June, though established colonies can show up in structures year-round. Contact Bob Barbour directly at 281-381-8974 to describe your situation and arrange removal; terms and any fees are set by the beekeeper.
