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Swarm and Honeybee Removal Specialists

Golden Delight Honey
225-803-5406 (cell)
LAbeekeeper@earthlink.net



Honeybees entering the house through a hole in the brick mortar
Honeybees can use the smallest crack
to get inside.
Colony located!!
After locating the colony, the wall
is cut open to expose the colony.



Using saw to open wall to expose the colony
Cutting open a wall to
the honeycomb
Removing honeybees using a bee vacuum
Removing honeybees
using a honeybee vacuum
Exposed bee colony in wall
Honeycomb being removed
from inside a wall


We safely remove honeybee colonies in houses, buildings, storage sheds, rock or brick walls, and tree cavities. We also remove swarms of honeybees found on tree and shrub branches. Once we capture and remove the bees, they are taken to one of our apiaries (bee yards) and put in a honeybee colony.

We also have extensive experience working with and removing Africanized honeybee (killer bee) colonies and swarms with Southwest Bee Supply in Tucson, Arizona. Although Africanized honeybees are not common in Louisiana as they are in Arizona, bee removals should be left to experienced beekeepers.

Swarm landing on loblolly pine tree If you find a swarm of honeybees on your property or a honeybee colony inside the walls of your home or outbuilding, please do not just poison the swarm or call an exterminating company. There are numerous Louisiana beekeepers who will remove the swarm from your property or remove the colony from the walls of your building. Besides, if you just poison the honeybees in your walls or attic, the honey and wax will just attract other bees plus ants and roaches. The remaining honey and wax will rot the wood causing further damage and repair bills.


We cannot afford to do structure removals for free. Besides the work involved, bee stings, sticky honey, power tools, and work of an evening or at night cannot justify free removals.
  • Swarm removal within Baton Rouge are $20.00 (fuel & time costs).
  • Swarm removals outside of Baton Rouge are $40.00 (fuel & time costs).
  • Minimum structure removal fee (not swarm) is $120.00, but could be as much as $300.00 or more depending on job.
  • Job estimates are free within Baton Rouge.
  • Job estimates outside of Baton Rouge are $20.00 (removed from bill total).
  • We may have to cut large holes in your wall or roof to get to the bees.
  • You should be prepared to hire a carpenter to repair your wall or roof once we have removed the bees and comb.


The following link also provides a list of other Louisiana beekeepers who will capture swarms and remove honeybees from buildings.

Louisiana Swarm Collection and Honeybee Removal Database



honeybee swarm trap
Honeybee Swarm Trap
baited with swarm lure pheromone
Swarm Trap with Honeybees
Honeybee Swarm in Trap




honeybee swarm
Honeybee Swarm
Ready to shake the warm into the hive
Ready to shake the swarm
into the box
Swarm successfully dropped into box
Shook swarm into box



Guards signalling to bees where home is
Honeybees signaling to
swarm where home is
Captured Swarm
View of captured swarm in
blueberry orchard
Swarm ready to take home
Ready to take home after dark


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