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Bee Hive Removal | Comb Cut Out and the Cavity Sealed
Honey bees living in your wall, roof or tree? Our bee hive removal Victoria team treats the colony, cuts the hive out and seals it. From $495. Call 0435 073 966.
Bee hive removal on real jobs
Comb exposed in walls and chimneys, then cut out. Filmed by our crew.
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Bee hive removal prices
A hive that has been there a while means comb, honey and a cut out. These are the published starting prices.
Bee swarm treatment
from$149
- Swarm on a branch, fence, post or eave
- Treated and bagged the same visit
- Area checked for a second cluster
- Advice if scouts are using a gap
- Price agreed on the phone
Bee hive cut out
from$495
- Colony in a wall, roof, eave or tree treated
- Comb and honey cut out by hand
- Cavity cleaned and deodorised
- Entry point sealed
- 12 month guarantee on the seal
Complex or commercial
from$895
- Chimneys, two storey walls and heights
- Large, long established colonies
- Shops, schools, strata and farms
- Staged work planned around you
- Written scope before we start
Good to know
- Plaster, cladding or tile repairs after a cut out quoted separately in writing before we touch it
- Second visit to finish a cut out included in the cut out price
- Regional call outs travel quoted before booking, never added later
All prices include GST. Very large hives found once a wall is opened are priced before we continue, never after.
What is bee hive removal, exactly?
Reviewed by the Bees and Wasps Removal team
A hive is an established colony: tens of thousands of honey bees, sheets of wax comb, brood and stored honey inside a cavity. Removing one properly means dealing with all of that, not just the bees you can see at the entrance.
We treat the colony at the entry with a registered product and let the foragers carry it in. Once activity has stopped, we open the wall, eave, roof sheet or hollow, cut out every comb, bag the honey and wax, clean the cavity and close the gap.
People often ask why we open the wall. Comb that stays behind warms up without bees to fan it, the honey runs, and the smell tells the next swarm there is a ready made home. The cut out is what stops that.
Background: Agriculture Victoria information on honey bee colonies in buildings.
| Hive cut out | From $495 inc GST |
|---|---|
| Large or complex hives | From $895 inc GST |
| Visits | Usually two |
| Comb removed | All of it, by hand |
| Honey | Bagged and taken away |
| Cavity | Cleaned and sealed |
| Guarantee | 12 months on the seal |
| Method | Treat and remove |
Searching beekeeper hive removal?
A lot of people type beekeeper removal or beekeeper removal near me when they find a hive, but we are not beekeepers. Here is the straight answer.
We are not beekeepers
We are a pest control team. Our bee hive removal service treats the colony and removes it. We do not keep or move hives, and we will not pretend otherwise to win the job.
When to call someone else
A swarm hanging low in the open can sometimes be collected by a registered beekeeper rather than treated. A hive built into a wall or roof is a building job, and that is where we come in.
What the cut out involves
Opening plaster, cladding, soffit or roof sheets, removing comb by hand and cleaning out the cavity. We tell you in advance exactly what gets opened.
Who repairs the opening
Small openings are closed by us. Larger plaster or cladding repairs are quoted separately in writing, or left for your own tradesperson.
Where honey bee removal jobs come from
Honey bees want a dry, dark cavity with a small entrance. Victorian homes offer plenty.
Wall cavities
Brick veneer and weatherboard- Entry
- Weep holes, gaps at window frames and cladding joins
- What we open
- Usually plaster from inside
- Typical job
- Cut out from $495
Roof and eaves
Soffits and roof voids- Entry
- Gaps where the eave lining meets the wall
- What we open
- A soffit panel or from the roof space
- Typical job
- Cut out from $495
Chimneys
Open and disused flues- Entry
- Uncapped flue tops
- What we open
- Access from the firebox or the roof
- Typical job
- Complex work from $895
Trees and structures
Hollows, sheds, water meters- Entry
- Knot holes, meter boxes, compost bins
- What we open
- Whatever holds the comb
- Typical job
- Priced on the phone
Bee colony removal, step by step
What happens between your call and the sealed cavity.
Locate
Flight line, thermal warm spots and staining used to find where the comb actually sits.
Treat
Registered product applied at the entrance late in the day with the foragers home.
Open
Once the colony is quiet, the smallest workable opening is made over the comb.
Remove
Every comb, honey and wax piece cut out and bagged, the cavity scraped and cleaned.
Close
Entry sealed, opening closed or handed over for repair, guarantee written up.
- Covers
- The cavity we cut out
- Term
- 12 months
- Proof
- Photos before and after
- If bees return
- We come back
Bees and Wasps Removal · Victoria
Bee nest removal with a written guarantee
The seal is the part that decides whether bees come back, so the seal is what the guarantee covers. Photos of the empty cavity and the closed gap go on your invoice.
If a new colony moves into the same cavity within 12 months, we return and fix it. A colony that picks a different spot is a new job, and we will point out those spots before we leave.
- Before and after photos
- Terms printed on the invoice
- No renewal fee
Stopping the next bee hive
A few small jobs make your house much less attractive to next spring's swarms.
Fit mesh or proper covers to weep holes on the side where the hive was.
Cap unused chimney flues with a spark arrestor or cowl.
Close gaps where eave linings meet the wall.
Seal around pipes, cables and meter boxes that enter a cavity.
Keep an eye on the same wall each September and October.
Call early if scouts appear, while it is still a cheap swarm job.
Bee hive removal questions
Tell us how long the bees have been there. It is the best clue to how much comb is inside.
Call 0435 073 966How much does bee hive removal cost?
A hive cut out starts from $495 including GST. Chimneys, two storey walls and very large hives start from $895. The price is agreed before any wall is opened.
Do you offer bee hive removal near me in regional Victoria?
Yes. We book hive jobs across metro Melbourne and regional Victoria, including Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo and the ranges.
Can beekeeper removal save the hive instead?
Sometimes, for a swarm in the open. We are not beekeepers and do not keep or move hives. For a hive inside a building, treating and cutting it out is the reliable fix.
Is beekeeper hive removal cheaper?
Not usually for a hive in a wall, because the building work is the same. Compare what is included: comb removal, cleaning and sealing are what stop the bees returning.
How do you remove honey bees from house walls?
To remove honey bees from house walls we treat the colony, open the wall over the comb once it is quiet, cut out all the comb and honey, clean the cavity and seal the gap.
Why can't you just treat the bees and leave the comb?
Leftover comb melts, leaks honey into plaster and timber, attracts ants and pests, and its smell draws in the next colony.
How big can a hive in a wall get?
A colony left for a year or two can fill a wall cavity from floor to ceiling. That is why the age of the colony matters when we quote.
Will you damage my wall?
We make the smallest opening that lets us reach all the comb and tell you where it will be before we start.
What happens to the honey?
It comes out with the comb and is bagged and taken away. Honey from a treated colony is not for eating.
Do you do bee colony removal from trees?
Yes. Bee colony removal from a hollow or trunk follows the same steps: treat, cut out what we can reach, and block the hollow.
Do you guarantee bee hive removal victoria wide?
Yes. Every cavity we cut out and seal carries a 12 month written guarantee, wherever in Victoria the job is.
Book bee hive removal today
Cut outs from $495, every comb removed by hand, the cavity cleaned and sealed, and 12 months of written cover.