For homeowners and property managers around Midland-Odessa and the wider Permian Basin – Ector, Howard, Martin, and Midland counties – Chelsie Grantham offers live honey bee removal and relocation. The coverage area reaches from Odessa through Midland to Stanton and Big Spring, a stretch of West Texas where honey bees gravitate toward the irrigated yards, water sources, and building cavities that towns provide in an otherwise arid landscape.
Swarms and established hives call for different approaches, and an experienced beekeeper matches the method to how and where the bees have settled. A swarm – a ball of bees clustered on a branch, fence, or eave while scouts hunt for a new home – can often be collected quickly and boxed. An established colony that has already moved into a wall, roofline, or shed is a bigger job: the comb has to come out along with the bees, or the honey and brood left behind create odor, staining, and an open invitation for the next swarm to move into the same spot.
In the Permian Basin, most swarm activity lands in the spring window, roughly March through June, though warm fall spells can bring a second, smaller round. Calling while bees are still clustered out in the open is nearly always the simpler path compared with waiting until they are established inside a structure.
Chelsie Grantham is listed on the Texas Apiary Inspection Service bee-removal registry. Reach out for an assessment – terms and any fees are set by the beekeeper.