Bee Friendly Honey Bee Management Solutions

While getting quotes for a new roof, we found some kind of a nest and dead bees, wasps, hornets. We were not sure. Wanting our contractor for the roof to be safe, we contacted several pest control companies. Attic Perfect quoted me $ 4,000 to remove the nest, sanitize everything, remove the insulation and put more insulation inside.
Another company told me they could freeze it and remove it. Another told me they don’t work with stinging insects and they told me to call a bee keeper. I called Tim at Bee Friendly. He spent a lot of time with me on the phone and was exceedingly knowledgeable. He definitely seemed to care about our situation and was so kind.
He told me to take photos. We did. He identified the nest or hive as a wasp’s nest. As they were all dormant, he told us we can remove it and said the idea of paying a lot for sanitizing was ludicrous. «Rats, you should sanitize, bees or wasps… that is excessive» he said or something to that effect. He is great. Very fair, reasonable. Thank the heavens for honest and educated specialists like Tim. He is fantastic.

I called a few companies regarding a wasp issue, and Tim was the only person to answer the phone. He spent well over 30 minutes with me discussing the nature of my problem, his service, and even told me helpful things I could do myself to address the issue! He did not try to sell his service at all, and was instead genuinely helpful in dispensing advice on how I could do it myself. Tim is extremely knowledgeable, honest, and a just a wonderful person to help another person in need. Thank you most sincerely Tim!

First, the good things: they respond promptly, arrived on time, and work quickly.
Now for the bad: bullsh*t upsell, cost 3x what others would charge you — beware of the infrared inspection! Tim came over to inspect a hive inside the wall. He has this IR device that connects to his iPhone, and it showed a heat signature inside the wall of a huge hive 3′ x 3′. Tim estimated the job to take 5 hrs and priced it at nearly $ 1000.
When they opened the wall, they’ve discovered the hive was very small, and very new. Took them 2 hours total from the time they parked the car to the time they were ready to leave. And the charge? Still $ 1000. Despite this obviously being their mistake, I’m the one that paid for it — Tim insisted we honor the original estimate. And even gave me bullsh*t about how I should be happy that they finished quickly.
In short: unless you really have a situation, there are *plenty* of bee management solutions out there that will quote you less than half of what these guys charge, and will do an honest job.

Did a really nice and clean job, and I really like the way they handle the bee, really gentle and careful, I am glad the bee can continue to pollinate the flowers in somewhere else.

Looking for a win-​win bee solution? Look no further than Bee Friendly services. Tim was highly responsive and made scheduling and planning the swarm removal easy. He accurately diagnosed the size and scope of the problem during his initial inspection was able to return the very next day for removal. The whole process only took 2 business days. It was not intrusive. He handled the entire removal in about 1.5 hours.
Coolest part? Tim was successful in locating and transferring the queen. He let us watch the process and keep the honey in the end. I learned a lot. It was a ‘lemonade’ moment for sure :-)

Tim (Bee Friendly owner) is interesting fellow and he took care of business at my house in about an hour (with waiting and set up). He made it look easy and also dramatic which is interesting to watch him vacuum the wasps out of the wall hole he drilled.
He is on time to the appointment and that’s very important on my book. He is not the cheapest but I believe he is honest and can get the job done professionally and quick.
He does charge more if he uses his Infra Red scanner which makes the job more precise and easier for him, allowing him to see behind your wall and to pin point where and how big the hive is, so it is up to you if you wanted to pay extra. My opinion is that it should be included in the general cost as it only enhance his job’s efficiency and no benefit to the home owner.
Only take away was the down time between Tim’s work and his dry wall contractor is not seamless enough for me, I got my work done on Thursday by Tim and the clean up + wall patched the next day, but the dry wall contractor didn’t leave me wall sample for me to buy matching paint for my wall, I am still waiting as it is Monday already…
I got mine hive taken care of in a Bee Friendly way, have you?

Pros: Tim & Bee Friendly is fast, efficient, reliable and came to the rescue when wasps were swarming the awning of my doorway. He came within 30 minutes and got rid of the nests and even checked around the house for more. He even did me a favor and removed a birds nest that was randomly created over my bedroom window.
Cons: Fairly expensive service for a 20 minute treatment.

My gardner had noticed some bees buzzing around the vents of our roof. I went online and found Bee Friendly. Tim answered his phone right away and we scheduled an inspection later that day.
He came out promptly and with his infrared camera found a large hive located in the ceiling of our master bedroom. He gave us an estimate of the cost and explained that removing all the honey and bees would require protecting walls floors etc. He was knowledgeable, professional, and passionate about saving bees. He explained the removal and relocation process and was very patient as I had a lot of questions. It was important to us that the removal process was done without the use of any chemicals. He explained that he is also a beekeeper an that he keeps the bees locally, sustainably and sells organic honey to restaurants. He showed us some pictures of what to expect.
We scheduled the bee removal /​bee relocation later that week. As he promised all surfaces were covered and protected in our house from the front door to the master bedroom.
What a surprise we had when he opened the ceiling in our master bedroom and found 10 large honey combs and several thousand bees. He removed all the bees and combs and scraped the area completely clean. Tim suggested that we install insulation back into the wall area which should of been there in the first place. He also installed mesh on the outside vent holes so the bees couldn’t come back. While he was installing the mesh he removed a couple small wasp nest under the roof eves at no charge.
The next day a drywall contractor he had suggested came in and added the suggested insulation, repaired the drywall, and applied matching texture. His price for drywall repair was very reasonable and repair was perfect. We can’t even tell where the ceiling was opened.
Tim and his crew were friendly, efficient, and very professional. They left our house cleaner than when they arrived. Five star customer service and the repair work was perfect. I doubt we will have another bee issue but if I do I know who to call. Highly recommend Tim at Bee Friendly for all bee problems. I also feel good that we we were able to relocate and save the bees!

I’ve recently learned that some companies are offering discounts to their customers in exchange for 5-​star reviews, which undermines the review quality at Unilocal.This review is being written on my own, not in exchange for a discount or anything like that.
Tim from Bee Friendly Honey Bee Management Solutions is great. We had a wasp problem. Paper wasps were making nests all over our home and yard. I don’t mind some wasps and I understand they serve an important purpose, BUT these guys were coming into our house. After ~20 wasps in our house, we had another company (with great Unilocal reviews) come over to remove the nests from our attic and chimney. That ended the «wasps in the house» issue, but we realized it wasn’t a long-​term solution since the wasps could still fly into our chimney and attic (via roof vents) and pretty soon we’d have nests in our house and wasps in our children’s bedrooms again. The other company quoted us a price to bee-​proof our roof vents and chimney. We agreed. Then they had some contractor and other issues, and a month later were very slow to return my calls. If they had been responsive and said «We’re focused on bee emergencies, and bee-​proofing takes a back seat» I would have gladly waited. But making commitments (i.e., «I will call you next week») and not keeping them is not cool. So, I looked elsewhere.
I called Tim and he came over to look at the house. I told him the verbal quote I had received, and he suggested a way to shave 35% off the price. He explained the pros and cons of his (much less expensive) approach, and my husband and I agreed to move forward. He provided me a quote in writing, then came when we said he would come. He did the work and even took pictures so I could see it. (All the work was done on the 2^nd story, so frankly I wouldn’t even have been able to see if the work was done correctly, which makes the photo documentation all the more appreciated.) In addition, he did some extra work within his price — removing some new wasp nests, applying expandable foam to certain areas that weren’t in scope, and adding screws where needed to our chimney cap to make it more secure. His work was on-​time, high quality, and at a better price.
When he first came to look at the house and provide a quote, we talked a bit about bees and how important they are. He clearly knows bees well and is very knowledgeable and passionate (in a good way) about protecting bees. I asked him if he knew of some good sources of raw local honey, and he mentioned that he and his partner sell honey. I asked him to bring some when he came to bee-​proof. It’s great honey, and we’ll definitely be buying more.
If we ever have bee issues, wasp issues, or any other kind of issues in this area, Tim will be my first call.

I left a message for Bee Friendly on Sunday afternoon regarding some wasp nests we found and told them it was not an emergency but we wanted to get them taken care of. Tim called me on Monday AM and said he would try to fit me in that day or the next to investigate the wasp nests and he was there by end of the day. So glad because he found over 20 med to very large nests in our vents. I was very happy their wasp spray was plant based since they had to spray around all the vents.
I was impressed by Tim’s knowledge, professionalism and quick work. He even asked if I was over 55 to receive a Sr discount. Nice of him to ask even though it was probably obvious. My husband was so happy to have someone remove all the nests so quickly he even wrote an email thanking him for the great work.

Tim is your bee guy, period. Not only is he knowledgeable about the bee/​wasp, he takes time to explain the situation and inspected my entire home aftermath, he gave a lot of suggestions on how to set up traps to keep the bees away, very appreciated!

Short Story: It’s good place to call to get rid of bees!
Long Story: I called this place up as I found out that my birdhouse had turned into a beehouse! It was full of bumblebees and the owner was nice enough to come out from San Jose to get rid of them.
He charged me $ 100 (check) because of the longer drive but gave me a discount as I saw his ad on Unilocal.He’s very friendly and is very knowledgeable about all kinds of bees. He’ll also give you a sample of honey free of charge.
Verdict: If I need to remove bees again, I know who to ask!

I live in Hawaii and ran into Tim while he was on his vacation. During small talk I mentioned we had a bee hive under one of our work trailers causing issues with our workers being allergic to bee stings. Before I knew it Tim had transformed some water jug into this bee vacuum that safely relocated them. We all at the Jobsite got a mouthful of fresh honey from the hive… best honey I’ve ever had. Would definitely use Tim again for any bee issues in the future.

These guys actually came out to rescue the bees on a Sunday after seeing the picture I text them. No one in the neighborhood had ever seen a hive like it. And, it appeared in less than a day after contractors had removed part of our wall for repairs. Bee Friendly discovered another hive inside the wall behind the stucco so they constructed and mounted a temporary bee box to draw them out so no more stucco would have to come off the building. Awesome!!! And, they said they sell the honey to some exclusive restaurants in Los Gatos that I’m looking forward to trying, too!

Great working with Tim Dauber, Master Beekeeper, at Bee Friendly Honey Bee Management Solutions! This company is very serious about the importance of bees in our environment! I learned a lot in the process of getting the problem solved quickly. My key priority was that the bees were not killed, that there were no harmful chemicals in my house — Bee Friendly lives up to its name!
On my way out the door Weds night after some rain, I heard a buzzing noise and noticed a swarm of bees coming in and out of the vents above our garage. I found Tim on Unilocal — we connected very quickly, and he offered to come out for the inspection at 8pm that night with his infared tool to see where the bees were. From my description of the situation, Tim advised that these were docile honeybees, not wasps or yellow jackets. We ended up going with the next morning Thurs am for an inspection. Tim offered us multiple options after checking out the garage and we planned the work for Thursday afternoon while I was out.
When I returned home Thursday afternoon the bees were GONE. I texted Tim to find out what he had done to have everything resolved so quickly, and he said «You hit the jackpot!» The bees left on their own. After the rain, the garage was a nice cool place to start to build a hive. As things heated up, they decided to find a better spot. Tim really is the Bee Whisperer… they must have known he was coming back to help the hive relocate!
Great experience! Go with Bee Friendly Honey Bee Management!

Over the week I received a text and phone call from my boss stating we had another beehive in one of our trees in our parking lot (second time this year). The receptionist that handled hiring someone to remove the first one is no longer with our office, so this morning when I got into work, I Unilocaled a beehive removal company and stumbled upon Bee Friendly Honey Bee Management Solutions’ page.
I called and left a voice-​message; however, their voice-​message stated text sometimes is the best way to communicate with them. So, I took a picture of the beehive and texted it to them requesting same-​day service. Tim immediately, literally withing a minute, called me stating he was on his way to a job, but would be able to come by afterwards. I informed him anytime today by 5pm would be fine with us. About 50 minutes later, Tim texted me stating he would be by within an hour. 30 minutes later, he called our office stating he’d be by in 20 minutes and gave us the fee for service. Initially, my boss balked at the price so I informed Tim we would have to cancel. Then, after reviewing the invoice from the last beehive removal, he concluded it was a fair price and wanted to proceed with Tim. I texted Tim to apologize for the back and forth, but that we’d like to proceed with him removing the beehive. Tim called our office to confirm and was still here within the original time frame.
Upon his arrival, he got straight to business. After he was done, he came inside our office and was very sociable. My boss grew fond of him and Time even gave him a gift card to a local restaurant, Oak & Rye.
Tim informed us there might be another beehive since there was a local beehive not on our property. If that is the case, Tim will definitely be our go to bee guy!
Highly recommend for prompt, speedy and kind service. Thanks Tim!

I came back to my office in San Jose after lunch to discover a mass of honey bees creating a new hive outside my window. Tim and company were out in a flash to safely and gently remove the bees. They guys are friendly, humorous, & great at their job! I would recommend them to any business or residence seeking bee abatement.

Tim was great. My wasp are gone and I think the environmentally friendly traps will work for me. Tim’s philosophy about environment and pest is just what I was looking for.
Thanks, Tim

I called Tim at Bee Friendly nearly two weeks ago. I had discovered honeybees flying through a small ventilation opening in the bottom frame of our Tuff Shed. Tim sent Jim out to inspect and do an estimate for us. Both Tim & Jim are friendly and very knowledgeable! Easy to work with. They offered different options, but in the end we decided to cut a hole in the floor of our shed so that we could safely remove the bees and their hive. Wow! What a hive! I was not in a hurry to remove the hive since it was in a location that did not present a danger to anyone, but I sure am glad we got it done today once I saw it’s size!
I have a small child care on site and look forward to Tim returning to do a presentation for the children! (A truly emergent curriculum going on here!)
Tim would have replaced the section of floor they removed, however my husband wanted to do that himself. They offered lots of good advice on how to prevent the bees from re-​establishing. I loved learning more about bees from these guys! I would not hesitate using Bee Friendly again and highly recommend them!
Note: We had another hive in a tree many years ago. Used another company (can’t remember the name now). That guy later told me he had put the hive in his trunk and forgot them. They all died! How sad. Glad I did not make that mistake again! I KNOW these bees will be well taken care of. :-) Also, I’m sure Tim could have come out sooner if I wanted, but I really was not in a rush due to the hive location being a safe distance from our play area.
We do love our Tuff Shed, but maybe they should consider putting screens over their ventilation holes? Apparently Tim has encountered this problem several times before. If I had EVER thought of bees going in there, we would have covered them years ago.

This is my first Unilocal review because this company deserves my five stars! I called Bee Friendly after a swarm of bees in my backyard formed a ‘bee beard’ on a skinny branch on a tree behind the fence in my backyard. I was worried about my kids and others getting stung.
I called Tim, described the two foot bee beard, the weak branch that was ready to snap, gave him the address and he said he would be here in a few minutes. He arrived in five minutes, got out of his truck, looked at the bees and said ‘that is LOVELY’. He was fascinated and I knew he really enjoyed his job!
Tim and his partner took care of the bunch in 15 – 20 minutes. They worked quickly and were very calm. My kids had questions and they answered them all :) Super friendly! I would trust this company to remove any bee problems I have in the future. I’m more than happy to write my first Unilocal review for this company. Thank you for quick, professional and excellent service!