When honey bees move in around Van Vleck, Bee Love TX handles live removal and relocation. The operation is beekeeper Cheryl Wilkins’ bee farm in Van Vleck, in Matagorda County near Bay City — coastal-plain country between Houston and the Gulf where mild winters keep colonies flying most of the year.
Wilkins came to beekeeping the long way around. She dreamed of keeping bees as a child, but her father’s allergy kept hives out of the question; roughly forty years later, she finally made that dream real. She has since entered the Texas Master Beekeeper program, the five-year certification track run through Texas A&M, working her way up from the apprentice level — the mark of a keeper investing seriously in the craft rather than treating bees as a casual hobby.
Why live removal matters
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. For a working bee farm like Bee Love TX, rescued colonies aren’t a nuisance — they’re future hives. Swarm season on the Texas coastal plain runs roughly March through June, and a swarm caught early is a far smaller job than a colony that has built comb inside a structure all summer. Bee Love TX is a member of the Texas Association of Professional Bee Removers. Contact Cheryl Wilkins directly to describe your situation and arrange removal; terms and any fees are set by the beekeeper.