Had to call someone again - this time for ground yellow jackets. Bill was quick to help in setting up an appointment and Justin came out to assist this time. Justin was just as knowledgeable in explaining what those aggressive little pests were doing and how he would remove them. He was able to locate and remove the nest - with good timing as we would have had a much larger problem shortly! Knowledgeable people, quick to respond, doing it right, all at a fair price. Thanks Justin and City Bee Savers. read more

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Excellent. No words to describe Justin honesty and very particular in timing and commitment. Very transparent. I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND CITY BEE SAVERS - JUSTIN SNYDER. I am lucky my daughter found him . Great person Great Service read more

Bill was a gem. He was easy to work with and a genuine bee expert. He didn't shy away when the job got a little complicated. If you have dead bees in the house or suspect something, he is easy to call to check your suspicions. I sent him some pictures and he was able to quickly identify the they were honeybees. read more

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Bill was easy to reach, friendly, and knowledgeable. Very thankful for his help and detailed guidance!

Justin is fantastic. His knowledge is incredible. He's just a good person who takes pride in his work.

Excellent service and decent price. Emailed on the weekend and had a prompt reply on Monday morning. By noon the problem was resolved. Recommend highly. read more

If I could rate City Bee Savers a 10--they earned every star! We noticed bees? Wasps? Flying in formation on/out of a crack in our third floor window lintels. Then, found the critters flying around the master bedroom. OMG! Contacted Bill/City Bee Savers. He asked for a photo. Sent. Learned these were Western European Yellow Jacket Wasps. Appointment with Justin the next day. He worked for over an hour. Explained the nest was most likely close to the entrance. Applied both short/long term powder and smoke to kill the wasps. He was very helpful in explaining the nest had eggs that could hatch and we might see more wasps emerge in the next few weeks. If so, just give City Bee Savers a call and they would return at no cost. Especially like that they work humanly and actually have connections with Universities for research on bee venom benefits. read more

Fantastic customer service and did a great job removing our wasps. Bill educated me on how the Bees I had burrowing in my back yard were actually wasps! I called to inquire about service and he sent someone out that same day for me. They did a great job. About a week later I saw a few more wasps coming out of the hole and called to ask about it and again, that same day they came back out and completed another round of service free of charge because they guarantee their services. We will absolutely be using them again if needed and spreading the word to friends and family. Thank you so much city bee savers! read more

Came out sooner than I expected, then when rain impeded their work, they made sure to come out quickly again to finish it. I highly recommend. read more

Justin came by to remove a bee nest in my shed, he was very knowledgeable and thorough. The price was reasonable and they responded quickly. Would recommend them for their services. read more

City Bee Savers was so helpful with a recent wasp nest removal. Quick response to inquiry, and Justin was so knowledgeable and did a great job removing the nest from a tricky spot. Highly recommend! read more

It was such a pleasure to have Noah and Bill come to my house. All their knowledge and calm demeanor at a time we thought we had a disaster made us relax. They explained why the 1000s of bees came to us and completely and professionally took care of it. Well worth the money. Noah was at the house for hours. Thank you City Bee Savers! read more

We called City Bee Savers to remove a wasp nest about 20+ ft up under our roof. They communicated effectively, gave us proper expectations, and came prepared to do the job. The wasp nest was removed. Then about a week later, we noticed the wasp began to rebuild their nest AND created a new nest somewhere else in our yard, and City Bee Savers came back a 2nd time to remove both nests, and gave us directions to help mitigate the problem. The pricing was fair and the service was great. read more

I Purchased two NUCS from Bill Whitney this Spring and both have European Foulbrood. Ordering the bee's and arranging pickup was a difficult task. Bill kept changing the date of the pickup. One time he told me to come get the Bee's and he made a mistake and I took the afternoon off from work. When I finally did get my NUC's they were practically empty. The NUC's being empty was the least of the problem as the bee's and hive have European Foulbrood. I have to say that my family and myself are VERY DISSAPOINTED!!! We really look forward to this time of the year and tending to the Bee's. I will NEVER order from BILL WHITNEY or city bee savers again!! BUYER BEWARE he has had this problem in the years past! read more

Bill and his assistant Mike did an outstanding job at our house last week. We had 25,000 honeybees inside an awning/eave of our house *no joke* They came out the next day and removed TWO swarms (two queen bees) from a tiny crevice in that awning. He even got us a souvenir honeycomb and a jar and a half of honey-- which was made into a honey chicken recipe the very next night....seriously. Anyway...the price was tough ($1,100), but what are you going to do? No way I could do this myself. He had to saw open a part of our awning and use two bee vacuums to get all of them out. A very tough job that I feel very few people would be willing to do. I'd hire them again if we had similar issues. read more

Bill and his team are amazing. They were incredibly responsive and came out right away when we discovered a massive swarm of bees in a tree in our yard. They quickly and safely removed them and shared a lot of interesting honeybee knowledge along the way. read more

We knew nothing about bees and thought we had a wasp nest under some exterior trim - bees had been flying in and out of there for a few years. A friend of ours informed us that they're actually honey bees and that we'd need a bee keeper for removal "and it can cost thousands." Found City Bee Savers on Yelp and we are so glad we did! I can happily say it wasn't "thousands." Bill and Austin did a fantastic job, true professionals! Bill had an infared device which pinpointed exactly where the nest was so didn't have to remove more ceiling than was necessary. They have all the equipment to safely remove the bees for transport to other hives, the area was completely cleaned out and sealed; they were kind and respectful of our home and cleaned up everything before leaving. My husband spent the day taking pics and videos of the whole process, it was very educational, these guys know everything about honey bees! Do not call anyone else if you have a honey bee problem - City Bee Savers, you rock!! read more

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They were incredibly responsive and knowledgeable...highly recommended! They came out same day to remove a large beehive and got the work done quickly and safely... read more

We purchased five Nucs from Bill Whitney this spring, they were not ready at the original time and the pick up dates kept getting pushed back. During pickup he was just putting the Nucs together and exchanging frames. Each Nuc had a few bare frames in them, he said they were brushed with wax. One Nuc was returned immediately as it did not have a queen at all! Within a month, three of the four we kept have European Foulbrood. He also informed me we were not the only customers with this. Bill had the same issue last year selling Nucs with this bacteria. He skipped having the Nucs inspected because he "ran out of time." I have contacted him several times about Terrramycin to treat the hives. He has given us half of what he said he would, and has since stopped responding to my inquiries. Our concern is that he keeps selling nucs with foulbrood in them, he was also reported last year the more we are researching this. read more

Bill is efficient, professional but most importantly, he's passionate about helping and protecting bees!! He came out to remove a large bee colony form our building. He is very friendly, explaining the process each step of the way. He's clean and organized and makes the process seem easy. In addition to a job well done, Bill readily shared his honey knowledge and love with us, even setting us up on the "bee buddy" program. Our colony is named after us and we get to buy and track their honey production!! We're super excited! Thanks, Bill! read more

Highly recommend for bee removal. I communicated with Bill who was quick and responsive. Pete was the one that came to my house - very knowledgeable and hard working!!! Plus the bees get relocated to live on the honey farm!! read more

Bill was great to work with. Very responsive communication to set treatment up. He was very thorough and meticulous. He taught me quite a bit about bees and wasps just as we were talking. He fixed the problem and was great to work with. Thanks Bill! read more

City Bee Savers were fantastic! We had a hornets nest on the back of our house, and Bill came to the rescue! Not only was he very informative about the danger of hornets, but also explained how he was going to remove the nest with a lot of detail and care. He even showed me what the nest looked like after removing it! I HIGHLY recommend this company if you have any sort of wasp or hornet nest that needs removal. Thank you again Bill! read more

I had carpenter bees above my bay window. And not just any ol bees... these were the 85 V Bears of bees. Big, vicious, and ripped through wood like Richard Dent through a New England offensive line. Most pest control companies said they could come by and spray a few times and kill a few bees... but that wouldn't be a long term solution. Then I found Bill. Bill was fantastic. Was spot on in dissecting the situation and had a great, one-time solution that was longer term... and didn't kill any bees. Not only is he effective and efficient with his time, he is also very kind and extremely knowledgeable about all things black and yellow. Bees, hornets, wasps, the history of bee keeping, colonies... even the Bee Movie (featuring Jerry Seinfeld)! You can tell he is passionate about these creatures and knows how to handle them. Heck, he even breeds/collects them like I collect comic books. Bill also worked around my schedule and came really early in the AM to help. In short, Bill and City Bee Savers are a hands down 5 star company in my book. If you want to call a regular exterminator company with a quick solution but likely multiple return trips, go right ahead. But if you are looking for the real experts in the field of bees... call Bill. read more

It was 2017 and hurricane Irma and Maria has ripped through Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Florida. The FEMA organization was short on personnel due to prior hurricanes that had ripped through the United States. I volunteered to leave my home for 3 months to go and assist. The day before I was to leave I went to sit quietly in my back yard to gather myself in thought for what was ahead of me. While sitting there I noticed bees flying directly into my home like there was some unseen runway. It struck me hard because I had noticed a few bees in my bathroom, not knowing how they had gotten in. I watched and watched as the direct line into my home overtook me with fear. Had I not witnessed this, my house surely would have been overtaken with bees by the time I returned in 3 months. I had no time to spare. I picked up my phone and called the first Bee expert I could find. That expert happened to be Mr. Bill Whitney!! How blessed was I that he heard my story and worked me into his busy schedule, and how blessed I was again that he WAS/IS the expert who knew exactly what to do to remedy my problem. He is a phenomenal person and takes his job very seriously. Believe me he's the one. Well once I arrive to my duty station with FEMA I wanted to reach back and thank Bill, I looked him up on my phone again, this time to find all of these fabulous stories about him. I was so impressed that this celebrity type figure had found the time for me. This says more than anything because in a world like today where the bigger your house and bank account gets you in on the schedule . Bill was nothing like that and in fact he is so humain and humble he deserves all the recognition he's getting on the web! I am forever grateful for what he did at my house which could have easily been filled with bees by the time I returned home. Therefore I give Bill Whitney 10 Stars ! read more

All reviews very accurate. Hive was second story and difficult to get to. Bill handled without problem or complaints. I agree charges were more than reasonable and would strongly recommend Bill. Bees were getting into our house and now problem solved. As an added bonus Bill gave some tips to avoid problems in the spring. Mike C. Carol Stream read more

Bill was great. He put my mind at ease. He explained what he was doing and handled my bee problem. Call him forget the rest. Other companies charge 2 to 3 time the price. read more

Pete came and saved our swarm! What a great guy (answered all our questions--like we were on a junior high field trip!) You can tell bees are his passion! Sent a video of "our" bees going into their new home. Would recommend these guys to everyone 100%!! read more

We had flying stinging pests that actually got into the house and came through the wall in our bedroom! Bill responded quickly to our call for help and knew just what the problem was. He quickly and efficiently took care of the problem and cleaned up afterward. This was a better experience than we expected and would definitely recommend you call Bee Savers! read more

Bill and his assistant, Austin, were a big help for my yellow jacket problem. They found the location of the nest (in my second floor attic) and promptly took care of it. I did not want a national franchise to spray a couple of times and lock me in a year long contract. Bill's service was professional, dependable, and reasonable. I learned a lot about yellow jackets and bees from Bill and Austin. If you have a chance, check out his website--It's fantastic! read more

Responsive, reasonably priced and best of all, Bill knew exactly how to destroy and remove a wasps nest from my Wheaton, IL home.