Bee Free

Wonderful work by Dan and Rodrigo! We had a non-urgent situation at our home where hundreds of bees had entered our home between the upper/lower floors and within a little over a week, they were recovered and moved to friendly bee keepers

On Monday a week ago, I came home to find 50+ bees buzzing around my living room. They were all coming out of a built-in cabinet and were getting in through a small gap in the gutter on the roof.
I panicked and called pest control and made an appointment for a minimum cost of $400. Luckily before I spent any money on pest control that was simply going to tell me to reach out to a beekeeper, I found out that honeybees are protected in CA (e.g., no pest control firm can spray / do anything to them), canceled the pest control appointment and began calling every beekeeper in the area.
No one could figure out what was going on; no one could find the bees. Yet they were clearly there, coming out of the walls. The universal suggestion was to start hacking into the walls to find the hive, and the quotes were in the thousands of dollars. With a newborn at home, I considered abandoning the house until the situation was resolved...
When Dan came over, he immediately knew what was going on. He told me these were scouting bees, and a hive had not moved in yet; if they had, there would be thousands swarming outside the house, not just a few dozen. He set a lure and said he would come back later to get it if I saw bees buzzing around it. He sprayed some pine sol on the gap in the gutter where the bees were coming in and left.
The next day, I found a bunch of bees buzzing around the lure. Dan came to pick it up a few days later and thus ended our bee saga....for now. No one had to move out and our newborn was never stung.
Even though Dan doesn't seem to do house calls without at least charging $350, his expertise is worth it. I think he was the most knowledgeable beekeeper / expert I spoke to and he saved me potentially thousands of dollars and a destroyed wall in my living room and having to move my baby out of the house.
Thanks Dan!

Dan Somers responded promptly to our inquiry about a Yellowjacket nest in the eaves of our second story. He asked a number of thoughtful questions about the nest and activity, and patiently answered my numerous questions. He is clearly a bee/hymenoptera expert. Although it was expensive to have a professional come to remove the hive, it was worth it! Dan's communication from initial inquiry through removal was responsive, polite and professional. He even showed me the hive and the interior structure once it was safely in his net bag. We would definitely hire him again!

Fast response. Great service. Very thorough in their work and explanation. Really helped out and was honest about the work that needed to be done. Highly recommend and would use again in the future.

Dan did a great job and explained the entire process. Will definitely recommend to others.

We had a pop up camper filled with yellow jackets and tried numerous home remedies to eradicate them. None of them worked!!! We called Bee Free on Friday, made an appointment for Saturday, and it was done.

A few bees showed up on my condo deck. One day later there was a swarm. The Queen had crawled into a grated air space in the ceiling of my deck. My property manager called Bee Free. Dan sent Rodrigo out. He cut into the stucco, removed the Queen and her subjects and patched it back up. You would never know the incident had occurred. Quiet, respectful. Bees Bee Gone. Highly recommend.

Because I was getting some honey bees inside my house around the fireplace, I contact Dan at Bee Free to inquire about it. The next day he sent out Rodrigo to inspect the chimney and found a very serious honey bee problem in the chimney of my two story house. To get to the problem and remove the bees, Rodrigo had to take about eight feet of bricks off the top side of my chimney. This required him to cautiously work high up on the tile roof for a day and a half to perform this very difficult task. Rodrigo really did an excellent job and removed about 60 lbs. of honey cone that had formed in the chimney along with thousands of thousands of bees. He put the chimney back together and got the paint to repaint it. He cleaned up everything and removed all of the debris. I would highly recommend the services of this firm.

I actually love bee's, and have spent the last year and a half building a garden to attract those little cuties. All was great until I noticed a bunch of them swarming outside my front door in a hole on the wall that used to house a porch light. I knew this was probably not the best thing, so I began contacting Beekeepers. I started with a woman who I bought honey from. She referred me to a county list of beekeepers by area. I contacted a couple of them and while super super friendly and helpful, they didn't have the equipment to help. One of them gave me some advice and suggestions, but said she was going to refer me to Dan in the event our first plan failed. Not 10 min later, Dan called me to discuss my situation. He was super up front about what was likely happening, and what the costs would be. He worked with me and my small budget to try something simple before we broke into the wall. But then----- the day before he was to come, the bees vanished. He was in constant communication with me while we decided how to move forward. In the end, I didn't need his removal services, but at the same time, I received his services because he talked me through the entire ordeal. He even checked back in with me to be sure they hadn't returned, and gave me advice on how to prevent them from coming back. I'm definitely keeping his number in my phone though, because if it doesn't happen again to me, I'm certain it will happen to someone I know. Thanks Dan for the help!

I am writing on behalf of my mother who contacted Bee Free for removal of a yellow jacket hive in our attic.

The team at Bee Free, both Dan and Carlos, are incredibly helpful and professional. Within a day of contacting Bee Free, owner Dan quickly surveyed the situation and within a couple days, the massive hive was removed safely. We have had no signs of yellow jackets since removal of the hive a couple months ago.

With recent rains, we had a leak in an area near where the hive was removed and weren't sure if the leak was related to the removal. We called Dan to check and he promptly sent Carlos to come take a look. Carlos came same day and was very knowledgable and helpful. Carlos explained the cause of the leak and how it was in a different area than the hive removal. He could have easily said we should call a roofer, but instead he offered a solution and thankfully had the tools and supplies on-hand to help then and there. Two hours later, the leak was fixed and has been water-tight since.

While we hope to avoid any future run-ins with bees however if we find ourselves in this situation, we will certainly call Bee Free.