Lawns Plants & Pests LLC offers humane honey bee and bumble bee removal and relocation throughout Harrisburg, Hershey, Camp Hill, Mechanicsburg, and the surrounding Dauphin and Cumberland County communities. We're a licensed Pennsylvania pest control company that partners directly with a local apiary — every honey bee colony we remove is given to working beekeepers and relocated to managed hives, never exterminated. Call or text 717-379-3248 for a free estimate. 

Why Call a Pest Control Company That Saves Bees? 

Most pest control companies treat honey bees like any other stinging insect — they spray and move on. We don't. Honey bees are protected pollinators that produce honey, support local agriculture, and are increasingly threatened by colony collapse, varroa mites, and pesticide exposure. As a licensed Pennsylvania pesticide applicator and Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator, we have the equipment and the expertise to remove bees safely from your home or property — and the relationships with local beekeepers to make sure they live to pollinate another season.

Our Honey Bee Removal Services

Honey Bee Colony Removal from Structures

When honey bees move into a wall, soffit, chimney, attic, or shed, they build comb and start raising brood. Removing an established colony requires opening the structure, extracting the bees alive, removing the honeycomb, and sealing the entry point so a new swarm doesn't move in next year. We provide a free on-site estimate before any work begins. Pricing depends on access and the size of the colony.

Bee Relocation to Managed Apiaries

Every honey bee colony we collect goes to The Alleman Apiary, our partner apiary in Central Pennsylvania, where the bees are inspected, treated for varroa mites if needed, and given a new home in managed hives. They go on to pollinate local gardens, orchards, and farms — and produce raw local honey.

Quick Identification: Honey Bee, Bumble Bee, Carpenter Bee, or Wasp?

Most calls about "bees in my yard" turn out to be something else entirely. Here's the quick version:

• Honey bees — fuzzy, golden, work flowers, build wax comb in cavities. Live removal handled by The Alleman Apiary.

• Bumble bees — fuzzy all over, large, mostly ground-nesting. Native pollinators in decline. The Alleman Apiary relocates these to their apiary, never killed.

• Carpenter bees — look like bumble bees but with a SHINY hairless abdomen. They drill round holes into wood. Treated as pests because they damage structures — see our Stinging Insects page.

• Yellow jackets, hornets, wasps — smooth (no fuzz), bright yellow and black, aggressive around food. These are pest insects, not pollinators. We handle treatment — see Stinging Insects.

Send a photo to 717-379-3248 for free identification. We'll tell you what you have and which business handles it.

Yellow Jackets, Hornets, and Wasps

If you actually have yellow jackets, bald-faced hornets, or paper wasps — not honey bees — those are handled by our standard pest control services and are not relocated. Not sure which one you have? Send us a photo at 717-379-3248 and we'll identify it for free.

Service Area

We provide honey bee removal throughout Dauphin, Cumberland, Lebanon, and York Counties — including Harrisburg, Paxtang, Penbrook, Steelton, Highspire, Middletown, Hummelstown, Hershey, Palmyra, Annville, Cleona, Lebanon, Grantville, Linglestown, Colonial Park, Susquehanna Township, Lower Paxton, Camp Hill, Mechanicsburg, Lemoyne, New Cumberland, Wormleysburg, Enola, Marysville, Halifax, Millersburg, Elizabethtown, Mount Joy, Mount Wolf, Manchester, Dillsburg, Carlisle, Boiling Springs, and surrounding Central Pennsylvania communities. 

Honey Bee or Yellow Jacket? Here's How to Tell

This trips up almost every caller. Honey bees are fuzzy, golden-brown, and visit flowers — they're not interested in your soda or your sandwich. Yellow jackets are smooth, bright yellow and black, and aggressive around food and trash. They often nest in the ground or in wall voids. Bald-faced hornets build large gray paper nests the size of a basketball, usually hanging from a tree branch or eave. Confirmed it's not honey bees? See our Stinging Insects page for treatment of yellow jackets, hornets, and wasps.

 If you're unsure, text a photo to 717-379-3248 — we'll tell you what you have, free of charge, and recommend the right next step.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does honey bee removal cost?

Accessible swarms are usually collected at no cost. Established colonies inside a wall, soffit, or chimney are quoted on-site after we see the situation. Pricing depends on access, height, and how much comb has built up. We give free estimates before any work begins.

How fast can you respond?

During swarm season (April through early July) we prioritize same-day response whenever possible. Swarms can move on within 24 to 72 hours, so don't wait — call as soon as you see them. For colonies established inside a structure, we typically schedule within a few days.

Will the bees come back next year?

If a colony is removed without sealing the entry point and cleaning out residual comb, scout bees will smell the old hive site and a new swarm will move in the following spring. We always seal entries and remove comb as part of our service, which dramatically reduces the chance of re-infestation.

Do you ever kill honey bees?

No. Our policy is live removal and relocation. If a colony is in a location where live removal isn't safely possible, we'll tell you that up front and discuss options — but we don't exterminate honey bees.

Are you licensed and insured?

Yes. Lawns Plants & Pests LLC is a licensed Pennsylvania pesticide applicator and Pennsylvania-certified Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator. We carry full liability insurance for residential and commercial work.

Call or Text 717-379-3248 for a Free Estimate

Same-day response during swarm season. Honey bees relocated, never exterminated. Serving Harrisburg, Hershey, Camp Hill, Mechanicsburg, and all of Central PA.

Learn more about our partner apiary at The Alleman Apiary.