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The Bee Man

3.9 (114 reviews)
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Kelly O.

If you are going to have your business name and phone number plastered on the side of your vehicle, you need to drive better! I was in the Ralph's parking lot in Eastbluff and this truck almost back right into me as I walked behind. They were backing up recklessly and way too fast especially given the fact they have a ladder on top. The driver was extremely rude and disrespectful and could care less that he almost hit me. Please do better!

Bee man in action!

We called when we noticed bees scouting our chimney and in our fireplace. We were told to wait a couple days to make sure they were not just scouting and actually picking our chimney. Three days later the activity was crazy and the bee man came out. He was friendly, arrived on time and took care of our bees. It isn't cheap to have bees taken care of in your chimney but glad he did it and not us!

a few of the killed bees
Benida S.

I spoke to Steve on the phone yesterday and said I have bees in my chimney that I would like to have humanely removed alive. He said that they can do that, but do not relocate them to a hive. They would just release them into the wild. I asked if they vacuum them out and he said that was a possibility. He said someone, possibly he, would be out to my small cottage in Laguna Beach today between 8 and 11am and would call first. I was very happy because the other company I had spoken to never gave me a time window of when to expect them and one time when they didn't show up I called and they said they had rescheduled me to the end of the week (without telling me). So I had very high expectations from The Bee Man. Steve called this morning and said he would be here shortly. He arrived, left a brochure on my doormat and went out to get his ladder. He told me he was going to spray a colorless, non toxic, insect repellent to prevent bees from returning after foraging. He went up on the roof with a generic spray bottle and sprayed for a few minutes and then came down. When I asked, he he said he never told me over the phone that they would remove the bees. I asked numerous questions which he avoided answering or answered very curtly. He said the bees would be gone in about a week. I opened my front door and was hit with a very toxic smell. He hadn't asked if anyone or any pets were inside before he "treated" my chimney. I was horrified! My eyes began to burn slightly and I immediately felt light headed. He was right behind me and I told him to come in and smell what I smelled. He insisted the "repellent" was odorless, but didn't say that he did not smell anything. He implied that it must be something else that I was smelling. I quickly grabbed my cats and took them out to my patio. I was feeling more and more dizzy. He handed me the paperwork and a doorhanger that listed the products the company uses. I told him I would pay over the phone after I spoke to the company about my experience. He said fine and left. I was feeling worse so I called the poison ctr. listed on the doorhanger. The person I spoke to confirmed that it was not a repellent, but a pesticide and that as long as I stayed out in the fresh air, I should be ok. They didn't seem too worried. It took over 3 hours for me to feel normal again. I am supposed to be getting a call from the supervisor later today. If you care about our declining pollinator population, and your own health, do NOT CALL The Bee Man. They are on time but do not care about the importance of bees or of being honest or polite to their clients.

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Leeanne M.

We used this company twice this year. The first time we noticed a swarm of bees and I called this company. I have health issues where I have to be aware of chemicals being used. The company was very rude and told me that the Chemicals are not toxic...etc. I rarely discuss my credentials but I explained that I'm a neuropsychology therapist who has researched chemicals and their impacts on the brain for years and also they are required by law to disclose the MSDS sheets. They were horrible and refused to provide these to me. Even the guy they sent was rude and avoided my questions. Now we because I rent, I had no choice on the pick of the company that was used. I did get a quote from another company and said there could be a hive in the wall. But at the end of the day, it was not my decision on how this would be taken care of. I did ask the Bee man about a possible hive and they told me that the bees would retreat and stop making a hive. The company did some spraying and I thought this would solve the problem. Well about 7 months later the bees returned and the Bee Man came back and sprayed again. But 1 month later, we see honey dripping from the walls and on our interior floors. This was after the heatwave we had. Here's the deal, apparently bee exterminator are supposed to remove the hive because of things like this. The bees returned because they smelled the honey that was still there. Second after researching, dead bees and unattended hives create bacteria and mold. This can also attract other pests and also other scout bees. Ok here's the icing on the cake with The Bee man...after showing this to the homeowner, the company replied and "see the picture of text". Second they always leave this note with a list of chemicals but when I asked for the MSDS sheets they wouldn't provide it. Lastly I will be filing a complaint because like I stated before, I have been having health issues and all I ask for is for information so that I'm aware and can take proper precautions. Second, any bee exterminator should know the possibility of a hive in the wall and provide referrals or do the job right. So I would give 0 stars if I could because of the customer service and support when I first contacted them. Second because they charged my landlord a second time to do the same thing but because they DID not remove the hive the first time! Or even warn about this as a possibility. And third, because now we have bigger issue on our hands. Also please research the chemicals below and don't take anyone's word on the safety. I won't go into my personal details of my health but I can say that I will be researching this in detail and filing a complaint!!!

How many dead bees were left in the vent after 10 days. The Bee Man did not remove bees, only killed them.

Our apartment complex used this company so we had no choice in the matter. We've been dealing with having a hive in our apartments kitchen exhaust system for a few weeks. The Bee Man came out on 5/17 and was here for only 15 mins. Although I did not have contact with the company, my apartment complex's manager was under the impression that the Bee Man removed a hive and queen from our kitchen exhaust pipe. To put it simply, that was no where near the case. The Bee Man sprayed a pesticide, covered up the external kitchen exhaust pipe with mesh and left. The next day, I didn't hear any more bees and thought great! Whatever they did worked! 3 days later, we have the swarm trying to come into our apartment any way they can. They were not dead, were not removed, and had no way to get out, except through small cracks in our apartment. We could not use our stove or microwave due to the bees still being alive in the vents. Our complex's manager contacted the Bee Man and they said that it's normal to see a few bees left over and to wait 8-10 days. We then took it upon our selves to tape up every air condition vent and maintenance taped up our kitchen vent and microwave to try to wait out the 10 days. This was not a few bees, but an entire hive still left in our vents, that were trying to come in any way possible. To be fair, it has been over 10 days now and the bees are now dead. Not removed, but dead. Whether it was the pesticide the Bee Man sprayed, or just sealing up every exit point and us having to tape over every vent in our house, they are no longer alive. Our apartments maintenance had to come back today to address the dead bees that were left by the Bee Man. They vacuumed up a large quantity of bees from the kitchen hood. And we removed the seal the Bee Man placed on the external vent to try to remove some of the carcasses. Look at the picture I've attached. That's how many dead bees were left sitting in the vent on the mesh that the Bee Man placed. Luckily I wasn't charged for this service and my apartment complex has to pay the fee because I am positive that it was overpriced for what it was. Even if this was a difficult case and you could not remove the hive, the Bee Man should have been more transparent about what their service is and give better advice on how to handle bees still left in homes after their service. Just waiting 8-10 days for an entire swarm to die out and then having to deal with this amount of carcasses ourselves is not a good service. I do not recommend if you want to humanely remove bees, and I don't even recommend using them for their pesticide service either.

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3 years ago

We've used them on multiple properties. 10 out of 10 service. Fast call back, we called after hours.

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Great service! Showed up on time. I have used him a few times. I will definitely use his service again.

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2 years ago

Needed Bees to be gone and with one trip, bees were gone. Thank you for helping us so fast.

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2 years ago

Responded right away, very helpful in quickly, efficiently removing hive from patio, vacuumed afterwards. Perfect!

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Fabulous team!! They helped us deal with a hive on our car and were so grateful. Excellent service.

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What was your average fee for bee removal, they have a 100 dollar come out policy but can not tell you what the max fee would be?

I believe I paid $175...and they came back one time the next week at no charge when the bees tried to set up housekeeping just above the original eave site. Have had no problems since...although they did say to watch that area in the future cuz now… 

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