No-kill bee rescue & live bee removal · Berwick, SE Melbourne
Found a swarm? We’ll save it, not kill it — live bee removal in Berwick
BeesFriend relocates honeybees alive from homes and gardens around Berwick and South East Melbourne — so a colony that’s in the way doesn’t have to die.
When bees turn up where they’re not wanted, they’re usually killed. Almost every time, they could have been saved instead.
Found bees? Here’s what to do
First, don’t panic — and please don’t spray them. Bees away from their hive are usually calm, and spraying rarely solves the problem; it just makes them harder to save. Keep children and pets back, give the bees room, and get in touch with a photo and your location.
A swarm
A clump of bees hanging on a branch, fence or wall, sometimes the size of a football — like the photo here. They’ve left an old hive with their queen and are resting while scouts look for a new home. Swarms are usually gentle and the simplest to collect, often within a day.
An established colony
Bees coming and going from a wall cavity, roof or tree, often for weeks or months. Removing them alive is more involved — a careful cut-out to reach the comb and the queen — but the colony is relocated, never exterminated.
How a rescue works
- You get in touch with a photo of the bees and where they are.
- We work out what you’ve got — a swarm or an established colony — and what access is needed.
- We collect the bees alive, queen and all, with as little disturbance as possible.
- We relocate them to one of our apiaries around Melbourne.
- They settle, recover, and go back to doing what they do best.
Swarm collection is usually quick and low-cost. Removals from walls or roofs take more time and care, so we’ll always give you a clear quote before we start. Every colony we rescue is supported by our raw honey from rescued hives — so buying a jar helps fund the next rescue.
Six years, none killed
170
colonies
16
locations
0
killed, ever
Where we rescue bees
We cover Berwick and the surrounding South East Melbourne suburbs, usually within about 8 km. That includes Narre Warren, Narre Warren North and South, Beaconsfield and Beaconsfield Upper, Officer, Harkaway, Clyde and Clyde North, Cranbourne and Cranbourne North, Hampton Park, Hallam, Endeavour Hills and Eumemmerring. If you’re a little outside this area, get in touch anyway — we’ll either help or point you to a trusted beekeeper who can.
Found bees? Let’s save them.
Swarm rescue and live bee removal around Berwick, South East Melbourne.