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Swarmcatcher are the UK honey bee colony removal specialists we provide an ethical eco-friendly bee removal and relocation service across the UK.

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SwarmCatcher are an amazing family business. I had stupid quotes from other companies. Swarmcatcher is realistic with their pricing, efficient communication and very skilled with the safe removal of bees in our wall cavity. Highly recommend!
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Bev was able to use her experience and knowledge to assist in advising the best course of action to deal with a wasp nest. She offered this advice free of charge for which I am very grateful. Excellent.
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We contacted SwarmCatchers recently as we had a swarm of bees that had decided to live in our chimney! They were also coming into the house via a gas fire vent, so we were very keen to have them removed. From start to finish SwarmCatchers were excellent. Bev explained everything very clearly and advised us on the correct scaffolding to put in place and what to expect. On the day of the bee removal Gabriel did a great job and it was fascinating to see the process taking place. He also gave us advice on how to secure the chimney to help prevent future issues. We’re very glad we used Swarmcatchers. Thank you.
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Writing on behalf of my mum in Frimley who used Swarmcatcher last week to remove honey bees in her unused chimney. Bev explained what they would do and made sure everything was in place for the work to be done, even liaising with my mum's roofing contractor so that the work to remove the chimney could be done at the same time. She was very happy with the work completed and the communications throughout.
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Bev and Gabe did a great job removing bees from a chimney. Dealt quickly and fair costs. Other firms look to charge multiples more for the same service, Swarmcatcher highly recommended
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Bees in my chimney were removed by Gabe at SwarmCatcher. He did an excellent job. I was worried that removal of nest would damage chimney but Gabe was very careful and only two bricks and pot were removed and one of the bricks was an air brick where bees were getting in. I highly recommend SwarmCatcher for their brilliant service!
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Having moved into a house that had been empty for 3 years, we discovered a colony of bees in one of the chimneys. After I sent various photos Bev helped organise Marcus to put up the scaffolding and Ian to come and deal with the bees. Ian worked incredibly hard despite the heat. The bees have gone to a new home and the chimney has been bee proofed. Thank you.
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Noticed Honeybees in our chimney in May 2023. Had some eye watering quotes to remove them. Finally found SwarmCatcher, who compared to other companies gave perfectly reasonable quote, all options explained depending on the size and complexity of the job. Turned up at agreed time, removed the next and restored the chimney. More than happy with the service and would 100% recommend.
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We can highly recommend Swarmcatcher who recently removed a bee colony from inside an external cavity wall of our house. Having seen bees coming and going through a hole in the wall high up over our side utility room, and experiencing multiple swarms in the spring, we contacted the company. Bev was very helpful and arranged for Ian to visit to survey the location on the way back from another job. A comprehensive quote was sent to us, which was honoured when they removed the colony around 6 months later, in order to coordinate with having the utility room roof replaced by another company. We were very impressed with Ian who worked very hard in difficult cramped and hot conditions in our loft to open up a small hole in the wall and remove the honey comb. He kept us fully informed at all times, even providing me with a bee suit so that I could watch and video some of the process. He also put down sheeting on the carpets and was careful to minimise and clean up any mess. After a full day’s work all the nest and bees were successfully collected and rehomed.
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Unfortunately after many attempts of calling I got through once to say they needed pictures and recordings to which I sent, and had already sent prior. With many more calls and nobody answering or returning emails I have give up. I've sent the form in and sent numerous pictures and recordings and had no reponse. So I cannot comment on actual removal.
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Swarmcatcher are the UK honey bee colony removal specialists that provide an ethical eco-friendly bee removal and relocation service across the UK.

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Honey Bees in Roof

Generally speaking honey bees don’t colonise large roof spaces, when they are flying in beneath tiles they more often than not are colonising a cavity wall or an old dismantled chimney stack that is hidden beneath the tiles. But they love dormer windows and flat roofs

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Honey Bees in Chimney

We attend more chimney honey bee removals than we do of any other type of honey bee removal or cutout. We don’t need to dismantle the chimney, we rarely remove more than 4 individual bricks. When honey bees occupy a chimney space it is usually one of three scenarios or a combination of them.

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Honey Bees in Wall

We remove bees from walls and we can do it without taking them down or knocking huge holes into them. We remove the bees the wax & the honey. Rarely do we need to remove more than 8 bricks, which we remove whole so they go back as they were.

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  • Very Happy with the service from Swarmcatcher

    I contacted Swarmcatcher to enquire about removing the bees that had set up home in a disused chimney of my elderly parent’s home in Northamptonshire. There was a large hive in the chimney, the bees had been there 5 years. I received expert advice from the Swarmcatcher team, who gave me clear and detailed information regarding the removal process and associated costs. They subsequently carried out the removal work to their quoted cost and schedule. The bees are now safely rehomed and my parent’s house no longer ‘hums’ all summer. I would thoroughly recommend Swarmcatcher.
    Theresa Roper

For further information on bee removal and relocation please use the contact form in the side bar or message button below, or CALL 01297 441272 to speak to someone local who knows all about it.

If you are looking for information on removing bees from a chimney check out our article Honey bees in chimney, or if you repeatedly have bee swarms take up home in your chimney you may want to look at our page Why honey bees like chimneys & Everything you need to consider when removing bees in a chimney which is a fairly extensive overview.

For information on bee removal and relocation from roofs you may want to look at our page Honey bees in roof, or if you have honey bees in a wall our page Honey bees in wall maybe of use.

For examples on removals of honey bees from these and other more unusual places check thru The Hive Blog and investigate our Tag cloud too.

Don't forget a general overview on honey bee removals which can be found at Live honey bee removal.

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  • Commercial & Public Sector
  • Bee Nest Removal
    • Honey Bees in Buildings
      • Honey Bees in Chimney
        • Honey Bees in Chimney
        • Removing Bees in a Chimney
        • Why honey bees like chimneys
      • Honey Bees in Roof
        • Honey Bees in Roof
        • Honey bees in attic – what you need to know
      • Honey Bees in Walls
        • Honey Bees in Walls
        • 13 Common questions about honey bees in walls
      • Live Bee Removal
      • How to get rid of honey bees
      • Removal Methods
        • Honey bee cut-outs
        • Honey Bee Trap-outs
        • Honey bee exclusion
        • Smoking honey bees out
        • Poisoning Honey Bees
      • Live honey bee removals
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