Had a swarm of bees show up on our front doorstep on April Fool's Day...no joke! We thought that they were just stopping for a rest when we noticed that the swarm got smaller. Unfortunately, they had found an opening in our outside wall and were starting to take up residence. Though we are bee lovers and absolutely love fresh honey, we knew we couldn't let them stay. So, we started to do some online research and found AA Beekeeper. They had great reviews, so we thought we'd give them a try. We wanted to have the bees removed humanely and relocated. As soon as I called, I was informed that a technician was just finishing up a job in our area and that he could stop over to check out the situation. With a little thermal device and a snake camera device, the technician was able to show me where the bees were. And they were well on their way in constructing a honeycomb. The technician's boss called me and let me know what could be done and then quoted me a VERY reasonable price (which also came with a warranty). They asked if I wanted to think it over or have the technician go ahead and do the work (since it was still daylight out) and we chose the latter. Within a couple of hours, the whole thing was over with. The technician had to cut open part of the stucco to get to the bees, smoke them out, and then vacuum them up to put them into a transport container. He then replaced the part of the stucco and calked around the replaced section with a gray colored calk that was close to the original paint color (I'll be able to easily paint it again to make it match even better). I can't tell you what an extreme pleasure it was to work with them. They did a fantastic job all around! I will of course miss the bees and the potential honey harvest we could have reaped... but, I think it was probably for the best! I hope they enjoy their new home! read more