Experienced Bee Removal Services in Southern California

If you’ve got bees or other stinging insects on your property, who you call makes a difference, both for safety and for whether the problem comes back. I’m Eli, and through Eli the Bee Guy I handle bee and stinging insect removal all over Southern California, at homes and at commercial properties.

Maybe you’re seeing bees flying in and out near the house, or there’s a hive you can see stuck to the eaves, or you’ve got wasps, hornets or yellow jackets that sting every time someone walks by. Getting them removed properly keeps people from getting hurt and keeps the damage to your property down. Each service below covers one kind of problem, and each one has its own page that explains what the job involves and when you need a professional. If you can’t tell what you’re dealing with, I’ll do a free inspection and tell you what it is and what it takes.

Bee hive removal is for hives you can see, or ones that have been there a while, built onto or inside a home, building or other structure. The whole hive has to come out. If comb stays behind, bees come back to it, the honey can leak, and you end up with another colony later. This is the service to call about when there’s clearly a hive and bees are using it.

A swarm is a ball of bees resting out in the open on a branch, fence or eave while scouts look for a new home. I box the cluster alive with its queen and take it to a local beekeeper. Swarm removal is $250, and you can text me a photo first to check whether it's a swarm or a hive.

Yellow jacket removal is for one of the most aggressive stinging insects you’ll find around homes, yards and outdoor structures. Yellow jackets like to nest out of sight, often in the ground, so people step on or mow over a nest without knowing it’s there and get stung. The sooner the nest is removed, the less chance it grows and keeps causing trouble.

Hornet removal is for the big, visible nests that show up in trees, along rooflines and on the outside of buildings. Hornets defend a nest hard, so nobody should go near one without the right gear and some experience. A professional removal keeps the danger low and makes sure the whole nest is dealt with.

Commercial bee removal is for businesses, warehouses and other commercial facilities. These jobs usually need a fast response and some planning around your hours and your people, to keep liability down and keep the business running. Handled properly, the job keeps employees and customers safe.