Hillside Honey
Midwest Honey and
Beeswax Products
Easton, Kansas
Kansas Food Processing Plant
License # 108079
As part of our expanding business, we are now offering limited Honey Bee removal and rescue services. If we are unable to assist you, we'll try to find someone who can. Give us a call at (913) 680-1097 to discuss your specific situation. First, have you seen the movie "Killer Bees"? Honey Bee swarms are a favorite topic of people who make horror movies. Actually, they are one of the most beautiful and interesting phenomena in nature and typically not dangerous. Observing a swarm is a thrilling sight (see photo below). A swarm may contain from 1,500 to 30,000 bees including workers, drones, and a queen. Swarming is an instinctive part of the annual life cycle of a honey bee colony. It provides a Once they leave the original hive, they will settle on a tree While chemicals can kill the Honey Bees, it will not remove the comb, honey, eggs, and larvae still present in the structure's walls or ceiling. A "Dead Hive" in your wall or ceiling will cause further problems such as fermented (oozing/dripping) honey and rotten larvae and comb. The moisture and smell of the rotting hive attracts other pests including roaches, flies, and rodents that will feed on the remaining material. Other Honey Bees (swarms) will also try to establish another colony if the entrance(s) is not sealed properly. What a mess! Additionally, you don't want potentially dangerous chemicals in your home.
Our Fees:
Basic Honey Bee Swarm Removal: $50.00
Advanced Honey Bee Swarm Removal or Honey Bee Removal from structures, trees, or fallen trees: Cost varies based on circumstances and time/resources required.
While not always possible, our goal is to relocate these important and highly beneficial insects. Did you know that Honey Bees pollinate about 130 different crops, which supply approximately $15 billion worth of food and ingredients each year? Additionally, about one of every three bites of food on your dinner plate was made possible by pollinating insects...the Honey Bee is a major player! Fasinating!
What is a Honey Bee swarm? 
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mechanism for the colony to reproduce itself. About half of the colony departs with the old queen to set up a new abode. Here in the Midwest, the prime swarming season is late spring to early summer...May through July, mas o menos.
limb, bush, fence post, mailbox, etc., for a day or two, while scout bees deploy to seek an empty cavity where a new hive can establish itself. Once the scouts locate a new dwelling, the cluster will break apart and 
all will fly to their new home. Note - while Honey Bees prefer a tree, they could establish their home in the roof and walls of 
your home! Honey Bee colonies have been found in old cars, BBQ grills, lawnmovers, bird houses, refrigerators, rabbit hutches, 55 gallon drums...anyplace that provides adequate space for the colony 
to live and grow. Note - the ideal time to remove/rescue Honey Bees is when they have settled on 
something and in a cluster...like you see in the photos. Once they have moved into a structure and set up house, the removal process can be complicated, time and resource intensive, and costly.
If you have Honey Bees in the walls or ceiling of your home, take note!
Eradicating Honey Bee colonies, by spraying them within the cavity of the home and then sealing the entrance, does not solve the problem!
Again, give us a call. If we are unable to assist you directly, we'll attempt to refer you to someone who can.
Honey Bees are amazing!
