Free swarm collection & live bee removal in Hummelstown, PA
The Alleman Apiary serves Hummelstown (17036) with free honey bee swarm collection, live structural bee removal, and bumble bee relocation. Bees are vacuumed alive, comb saved when possible, and relocated to our managed apiaries — never exterminated. Same family of businesses, same phone number 717-379-3248 routes wasp and hornet calls to our licensed sister company.
What Hummelstown properties typically call us about
Hummelstown is between Hershey and Harrisburg with a mix of historic borough lots, South Hanover Township subdivisions, and rural-edge properties along the Swatara Creek. The typical bee-related calls we get from the area:
- Honey bee swarms during swarm season — clusters often on residential trees
- Established colonies in older Hummelstown borough soffits and porch ceilings
- Bumble bee nests on properties with mulch beds and lawn edges
- Yellow jacket / hornet ID calls in late summer (sister LPP)
- Some local orchards and gardens benefit from spring pollination contracts
Not sure what you're seeing? Send a photo to 717-379-3248 — we identify honey bees vs. bumble bees vs. wasps vs. hornets for free, then route the call to whichever side of the family handles it.
Services we provide
Free Swarm Collection
Same-day response on accessible honey bee swarms across Hummelstown during swarm season (April through early July). Bees collected live and relocated to our managed apiaries. Almost always free.
Live Bee Removal
Live honey bee colony removal from walls, soffits, chimneys, and trees in Hummelstown. Bees vacuumed alive, comb saved when possible, entry points sealed. Free on-site estimates.
Bumble Bee Relocation
Bumble bee nests in lawns, mulch beds, and under sheds in Hummelstown — relocated to our apiary, not exterminated.
Raw Local Honey
Raw, unfiltered honey from our Central PA hives — including hives that started as Hummelstown-area swarms and removals. Pickup at our honey stand at 3502 High St., Harrisburg.
Beekeeping Mentorship
Hands-on first-year mentorship for new Hummelstown beekeepers, plus ongoing support for established hives. We come to your apiary.
Pollination Services
Seasonal honey bee hive placement for Hummelstown-area farms and orchards — apples, cherries, blueberries, cucurbits. Limited contracts each season.
We relocate honey bees alive
Honey bees are pollinators worth protecting, so a colony we remove doesn't get killed — it gets relocated. We use bee vacuums that collect the bees alive, save and reuse comb where possible, and the colony goes into one of our hives to keep working. For honey bees, that's almost always a better outcome than a can of spray.
Wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets are a different situation — they're not savable pollinators, and there the right answer is licensed control, not relocation. That's exactly what our sister company Lawns Plants & Pests LLC is for, at the same number, 717-379-3248. One call covers both: honey bees relocated alive, wasps and hornets handled by the licensed crew.
Bees in Hummelstown?
Call or text 717-379-3248. Photos welcome — we identify free. Same-day response on active swarms.
Call or Text 717-379-3248