Douglas Farm

Please note we only collect honey bees within 25 miles of Gladstone, NJ 07934.

As of January 2008, it is now illegal to kill honey bee swarms in NJ unless located inside a dwelling.

When you contact us we will ask you to email us a picture of the swarm. We are often called by people asking us to pick up their 'bee' swarm when all they have is a yellow jacket's nest. We only pick up honey bees. Here are two pictures the yellow jacket is on the left and the honey bee is on the right.

Costs include travel ($0.75 per mile), tolls and a modest collection fee. The collection fee is $30 for the first 30 min, $25 for each additional 30 min of work.

We will also work to remove swarms inside structures on a case by case basis. We will advise & possible courses of action. Swarms inside structures are calculated by the number of man hours, equipment and materials required. Additional charges may apply for difficult locations, conditions or require special equipment. This price is very likely lower than paying for an exterminator visit. It will also preserve the lives of our treasured honey bees, the NJ state insect. We do not extract bees from structures if the temperature is under 65 F.

Here is an video example of bee swarm removal not far from us.

We also offer decoy hives for contractors to rent. The decoy hive method is recomended for historical structures that can't have wall sections cut.