Honey-bee removal and relocation
For honey-bee swarms and colonies associated with trees, structures, and wall voids. Brown's describes a live-removal approach focused on preserving the bees.
Comal County · Texas Hill Country
Practical help for bees at your property—or hives on your land.
Brown's Bee Farm handles live honey-bee removal inquiries and supports landowners with managed beehive services. Start with the situation in front of you.
Bee activity now? Include the property location, entry point, approximate height, and when it started.
Choose the right path
One local bee business. Two very different jobs.
An active colony in a structure needs a different intake path from a multi-month landowner hive plan. Pick the one that matches what is happening.
Managed beehives for landowners
Hive setup, maintenance, and supporting records for landowners exploring or maintaining agricultural use. County rules, property history, and final eligibility remain outside any beekeeper's control.
Found bees?
Document the cluster, entrance, and surrounding structure.
A temporary swarm in the open and an established colony inside a cavity are not the same job. The activity pattern, duration, structure, and access matter.
Keep distance
Move people and pets away. Use camera zoom instead of approaching the cluster or entrance.
Show the context
Take one close view and one wider view showing height, access, and the surrounding structure.
Describe the pattern
Note whether the bees are clustered outside or repeatedly flying through a fixed opening.
Structural colonies
The opening is only the visible part.
An established colony may include comb, brood, stored honey, and a larger population beyond the entrance. A useful scope identifies access and what remains in the cavity.
- Useful detail Building material, entry height, and interior access.
- Before work Confirm how the colony and remaining comb will be addressed.
- Clarify Structural access, cavity preparation, closing the entrance, and repair responsibility.
For Texas landowners
Managed hives should support an actual agricultural operation.
Brown's offers hive setup, ongoing maintenance, and documentation support. The landowner still needs to understand agricultural history, principal use, acreage, local intensity standards, deadlines, and county-specific evidence.
Approval belongs to the appraisal district.
No beekeeper can guarantee agricultural appraisal or a particular tax outcome. Start with the county's current guidance before committing to a hive plan.
The beekeeper
Cord Brown has focused on treatment-free beekeeping since 2016.
His stated approach selects for colonies that naturally survive and thrive instead of reproducing from weak colonies.
Read Cord's approachCommon questions
Useful answers before the callback.
What should I send for a bee assessment?
Send the property location, a close photo of the entrance or cluster, a wider photo of the structure, approximate height, and when the activity began. Use zoom and remain at a safe distance.
How does Brown's remove honey bees?
Brown's approach is live honey-bee removal without harmful chemicals. The exact plan still depends on the insect, structure, access, and job scope.
Can beehives automatically qualify my land for agricultural appraisal?
No. The applicable appraisal district decides eligibility using agricultural history, principal use, local intensity standards, acreage, documentation, deadlines, and other property-specific facts.
Not sure what you are looking at?
Text a few clear photos, the property location, and where the insects are entering.