Any beekeeper wishing to be put on the list below (or taken off) should fill in the form at the bottom of this page.
| Name | Telephone | Collecting area | Charges | Comments |
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Canberra & district |
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| Canberra Connect | 13 2281 | Canberra Urban Parks and Places: public parks, bike paths, etc | No charge | Updated 18 October 2008 |
| ACT Parks & Conservation Service – Canberra Nature Park | North Depot 6207 1679 South Depot 6207 2127 |
Nature Reserves | No charge | |
| Dick Johnston | 6282 8112 0427 812 110 |
Woden/Weston | $40 | Updated 26 July 2010 |
| Lyn & Pat Shiels | 6286 2421 0417 669 232 |
Woden, Weston, Tuggeranong | Fee | Updated 8 October 2007 |
| David Lillis | 0413 426 290 | All suburbs | $50 | |
| Eric Davies | 0414 501 578 | Weston Creek and surrounding area, ACT | Small fee | Bee swarms only, same day service. Updated 27 June 2010. |
| Bruce Mortlock | 6227 3271 | Yass district | No charge | Will collect feral hives. Updated 10 October 2010 |
| Duncan Taylor | 6262 2445 | Northside | No charge | Updated 8 October 2007 |
| Con Gianakos | 6286 5384 | Southside Canberra | No charge | Updated 19 August 2007 |
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Lox Tree Cutting (Lachlan Whitnall) |
6231 5716 0402 237 204 |
All areas | Will cut down trees with feral bee hives. | Updated 29 January 2011 |
| Ridapest (Les Le Fevre) | 6259 1511 0418 626 275 |
All Canberra | $50 to $100 for bees, a little more for European wasps | Les is available when a beekeeper can’t do the job |
| Stephen Thearle | 6253 9351 0428 270 884 |
Gungahlin | Free | No feral hives |
| Graham Lugg | 6227 6313 | Bowning area | No charge | |
| Ian Crabb | 6297 2088(w) 6291 6781(h) |
Tuggeranong, Queanbeyan, Lanyon | from $25.00 | When they are on the bush give me a call. Don’t wait until they are in your wall. |
| Graham Turner | 6251 9422(h) 6242 1653(w) |
North Canberra | $25 | |
| Acute Pest (John Rundle) | 041 386 0656(BH) 6231 9009(AH) |
All areas | Around $70 for bees. European wasps vary according to job. | When a beekeeper can’t do the job. |
| Dimitre Petkoski | 0421 358 999 | Belconnen | There may be a charge for time spent | No feral hives. Updated 10 October 2002 |
| George Kontis | 6282 1091 | Curtin ACT | Small charge | Â |
| John Rice | 6238 3791 | Canberra North, Murrumbateman, Wamboin, Bywong, Sutton, Queanbeyan, Yass, Bungendore | Fee Charged | Updated 10 September 2005 |
| Otto Benda | 6251 7033(h) | Northside | $20 | Ring or email Updated 28 June 2003 |
| Kevin Antoine | 6231 3355, 0411 182 387 |
Canberra/Bungendore | No charge | Updated on 18 October 2006 |
| Niel Gow | 0412 699 565 | Batemans Bay area | $30 | |
| Jenny & Rob Horsfield | 6231 4535 | Tuggeranong/Weston Creek | Free | |
| Jure Manenica | 6258 5092 | North Canberra | Free | 1 August 2011 |
| Geoff Ray | 6382 5460 | Young NSW and district | No charge | Updated 4 September 2003 |
| Pascal Aeberhard | 0425 513 613 | Canberra, Queanbeyan | No charge | Updated 20 Oct 2011 |
| Robert Shaw | 02 4844 5001 | Goulburn Mulwaree district | Fee charged dependent on distance and travel involved | Call for advice on swarm or feral hive removal.It’s always best to remove that swarm before it moves into your wall cavity. Updated 22 July 2010 |
| Wayne May | 0419 615 840 | Woden area | Usually no charge | Updated 13 October 2003 |
| Peter D’Arcy | 6238 2498 | Queanbeyan, South Canberra | $40 | Updated 7 October 2005 |
| Bernard Colleary | 0417 262 392 | Griffith, Narrabundah, Forrest | No charge | Updated 16 October 2003 |
| Will cut down trees with feral bee hives | ||||
| Patrick Dunand | 6260 8087, 6205 5575(w) |
All Canberra | No charge | Any colonies and swarms. Updated 16 October 2005 |
| Ian Cornwell | 0416 294 069 | Canberra South | $25 | Updated 26 December 2008 |
| Richard Cooper | 02 4832 2280 | Crookwell/Goulburn | $50 | Updated 6 September 2004 |
| John Bradshaw | 0418 624 804, 6236 9116 |
North and Inner Canberra; Queanbeyan to Sutton | No charge | Swarms only. Updated 10 August 2010 |
| Andrew Geering | 0428 406 587 | Queanbeyan | No charge | Updated 11 February 2005 |
| Paul Zarb | 6241 5534 0406 375182 |
Belconnen North Canberra | 2010-2011 $40 | Updated 6 November 2010 |
| Michael Knight | 02 6344 2008 | Canowindra area | $0-$60 | Bees only after school hours. Updated 13 October 2005 |
| Nick Mansfield | 0432 215 172 | Canberra, all areas | No charge | Updated 7 September 2011 |
| Tim Hilly | 02 6947 1392, 0418 234 408 |
Tumut, Adelong, Batlow and surrounding areas | No charge | I will remove swarms and any neglected or abandoned hives. Updated 12 June 2007 |
| Cec Mercer | 0401 315 677 | All Canberra | There may be a charge depending on distance and time spent | Updated 28 October 2008 |
| Renata Draber | 0401 315 677 | Canberra and Queanbeyan | There may be a charge depending on distance and time spent | Updated 28 October 2008 |
| Ivan Stojanovic | 0406 114 804 | Queanbeyan and surrounding area | Happy to collect easily accessible swarm | Updated 11 December 2009 |
| Adam Faryna | 02 6259 1350 0414 918 332 |
Belconnen, Gungahlin, North Canberra | $30 | I’m a hobby beekeeper, so I don’t kill the bees, but I only collect new swarms with some easy access. Updated 6 September 2010 |
| Harry Howard | 0434 616 363 | NSW Southern Highlands | No charge | Swarms and abandoned hives, call any time, fast action on most call outs. I enjoy what I do and will not harm the bees, just re home them. Updated 15 September 2010 |
| Gary Bruce | 0414 369 402, 02 6259 5676 |
From Inner South Canberra to Belconnen, Murrumbateman and Yass | No charge | I will remove swarms and any neglected or abandoned hives. At Brindabella ‘n’ Bees Pty Ltd, bees are our business. Email us at bbb@swarm.org.au Updated 5 October 2010 |
| Ben Luckie | 0422 653 994 | Yass | No charge | Bee swarms only. |
| Phil Adams | 0425 256 831 | All Canberra | No charge | |
| David Goodwin | 6454 6383 0439 909 644 |
Cooma, NSW | $1/km over 25km | I will collect most swarms and abandoned hives. I cannot collect hives from trees and wall cavities. |
| Rosanne Hood | 02 6176 2792, 0488 261 383 |
Carwoola, Queanbeyan, Bungendore, Captains Flat | $20 for petrol for use of my son’s car. I don’t have one. | Ring anytime, available most days, swarms only. Updated 17 January 2011 |
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NSW |
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| Matt & Dee Powell | 44739506 0414 700 040 |
Batemans Bay to Narooma | $20-$30 (depends how far we need to drive) | The sooner you call the better for all |
| Paul Borland | 0428 972 375 | Boorowa and Cowra | No charge | Updated 12 May 2012 |
| Shamim |
02 8807 3060 0411 826 397 |
Parramatta, Blacktown, Mt Druitt, Penrith, Blue Mtns. | No charge | Updated 12 May 2012 |
| James Reeves | 02 4457 2445, 0404 512 612 |
Nowra to Batemans Bay | Nil | Updated 24 June 2006 |
| Neil Gow | 0412 699 565 | Batemans Bay area | $30 | Updated 16 January 2011 |
| Michael Dawson | 02 6765 9184 | Tamworth, NSW | No charge | Updated 9 February 2003 |
| David Burgess | 0409 453 279 | Cessnock and surrounding areas to Ourimbah on the central coast | No charge | If no answer, please leave a message and I will return your call as soon as I can. Unwanted and dumped hives removed as well. Updated 29 August 2010 |
| Leayne Morgan | 02 6725 6503, 0419 478 591 |
Inverell, NSW | $30 | Updated 6 May 2004 |
| Peter Bowd | 0421 069 053 | Hawkesbury, Nepean Areas | No Charge | I’m a member of Nepean Amateur Beekeepers Association. I collect swarms only and will also remove neglected, unwanted or abandoned hives. Updated 25 September 2007 |
| Clive Cromack | 02 6967 1896 | Hillston | No charge | Will also collect abandoned colonies free of charge. Updated 31 July 2007 |
| John Williamson | 02 4998 3187, 0427 410 376 |
Newcastle, Cessnock area | None | Updated 18 September 2006 |
| Jose Simoes | 0423 688 352, 02 9920 0319 |
Blacktown, all Sydney | If it is in Blacktown $100 | Same day service. Updated 21 October 2008 |
| Mile Loncar | 0431 327 237 0401 862 552 | Sydney’s Northern beaches | Bee swarm removalist for Sydney’s Northern beaches Updated 29 September 2011. | |
| Martin Vedmore | 0414 213 012 | central west NSW | No charge | Updated 25 May 2010. |
| Steve Mundy | 0408 140 858 bees@mundy.id.au |
Newcastle, NSW | No charge | I am a beekeeper so I won’t kill the bees, but I will usually only collect from swarms or hives in trees or bushes & on buildings. Updated 27 Aug 2011 |
| Ross Wood | 02 6642 5957, 0421 817 710 |
Grafton and surrounds | 50 cents per kilometre travelled | Fee refundable at my discretion. Updated 26 September 2010 |
| Phil Kavanagh | 0402 232 014 kavbal@bigpond.com |
Sydney Northern suburbs | 30c per km travelled | Will collect swarms, possum box colonies and abandoned hives. Will also consider wall infestation removals, but will not charge the travel money if the bees are not removed. Updated 28 January 2011 |
| David Cooper | 0430 704 878 | Griffith NSW area | Donation if you like | I will collect swarms and abandoned hives. I do not remove bees from inside walls or inside trees. Updated 14 November 2010 |
| Shaun Garvey | 02 9876 2675, 02 9869 1009 |
Epping, Parramatta, Hornsby | No charge if close to Hornsby | Leave a message if I don’t answer. I listen to my messages daily. Updated 19 November 2008. |
| John Donvito | 02 6679 7273, 0408 476 965 |
Sydney to Katoomba and Tweed Heads | Negotiable | I’m a member of North Shore Beekeepers Association. Always willing to give advice where I can. Updated 1 Feb 2012. |
| Edmund Chylinski | 0414 702 633 | Southern Sydney to Kiama | FREE if not urgent, or cost of petrol only if urgent | Updated 16 December 2005 |
| Mikkel Overgaard | 0466 499 708, 02 4382 1344 |
NSW central coast | No charge | I am a beekeeper so I won’t kill the bees, but I will usually only collect from swarms or hives in trees or bushes. Please give me a call if you need me. Thank you. Updated 25 September 2008. |
| Grant Townsend |
0407 958 893, 02 4573 1015 |
Greater Western Sydney | Basic swarm free |
Can inspect and quote for feral hive removal. Updated 1 Sept 2011 |
| Geoff & Virginia Rundle |
02 0327 2105, 0417455302 |
Eastern suburbs of Sydney | No charge |
We are urban beekeepers. Only able to collect accessable swarms, not from cavities or tree trunks. Update 1 Feb 2012. |
| Grant Burkitt | 02 4844 4399 | Goulburn area | No charge | Updated 1 Feb 2012 |
| Gaz Lanham | 02 4441 7429 | Shoalhaven | $50 | Updated 14 November 2011. |
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Victoria |
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| Peter Lehmann | 0419 824 618 | Wimmera, Victoria | $1 per km travelled | Updated 1 April 2011 |
| Jamie Walters | 0419 578 750 | Melbourne – West, North West, South West suburbs. Outer Western regions of Melbourne. | For details see www.goldenacres.com.au email:goldenacres@ihug.com.au |
Updated 16 December 2005 |
| Adam Coffey | 03 9436 1615, 0439 510 700 |
Melbourne Northern Suburbs | Â | Updated 3 January 2011 |
| Alf Brugman | 0448 916 566 | Melbourne suburbs | $80 upwards | Updated 28 January 2011 |
| Julian Merritt | 0431 411 807, 03 9374 4826 |
Melbourne, Geelong, Surfcoast | No charge | Available anytime for bee swarm removal around the Melbourne area, Geelong or the Surfcoast. Updated 31 October 2009. |
| Rod Morony | 08 8738 4157 | Nelson, Victoria | Negotiable | No charge in and around Nelson. Small charge if I have to travel more than 5km. Updated 31 October 2009. |
| 0419 824 618 | Wimmera, Victoria | $1 per km travelled | Updated 1 April 2011 | |
| Martin OCallaghan | 0431 164 600 | Melbourne City and North Eastern Suburbs | No charge | I am a beekeeper and will collect swarms and unwanted hives. Updated 26 July 2010. |
| Michael Pepper | 0434 533 055 | Drouin/Warragul | Basic swarm $50 | Happy to travel up to 30km from Warragul. Updated 21 May 2011 |
| Shane Dumesny | 03 5382 0675 | Horsham | None | Swarms only. Updated 22 June 2006 |
| Gavin Preston | 0402 833 228, 03 9878 5402 |
Victoria – City of Waverley / Whitehorse and surrounding area | $65 | Updated 28 September 2010 |
| Paul Tilley | 0411 723 514 | North of Melbourne Seymour Wallan Kilmore | No charge | Updated 1 November 2010 |
| Neil Rawlings | 0422 756 265 | Wallan,Kilmore & Northern suburbs. Other areas by arrangement. | Yes | Updated 8 November 2011 |
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Queensland |
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| Garry and Lezlie Herbert | 07 3267 0085, 0408 875 815 |
Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast | Around $66.00 | Bees only. Updated 6 May 2004 |
| Dave Bourke | 0411 110 525, 07 3389 4060 |
Brisbane CBD & suburbs, Ipswich | Depends on travel & work required | I collect swarms and also remove bees from inside walls and trees. Will also remove neglected or abandoned hives. Updated 8 December 2004 |
| Brett Lamont | 0417 688 812 | Brisbane to Sunshine Coast | updated 29 Sept 2011 | |
| Nick Minenko | 0402 812 996 | Gladstone, QLD | No charge | Will also remove neglected or abandoned hives. Updated 4 January 2009 |
| Corinne Jordan | 07 3829 0364, 0400 833 017 |
South East Brisbane, Redlands | No charge | Available during week days. Collects swarms, abandoned, neglected hives and native bees. Absolutely No Bees in Walls or Buildings of any kind. Updated 4 November 2010. |
| Les Holzheimer | 07 3201 4008, 0439 739 140 |
Ipswich District | No charge | Will collect swarms and abandon/neglected hives for no charge but hives that are in walls a small fee may need to be charged. Updated 7 February 2011 |
| Ken Beer | 07 3863 3762, 0409 059 554 |
Northside Brisbane | $50 | Fee is set by Northside Beekeepers Association & is for swarms not active hives. Normally box is left until dark when all bees are in & easy to remove. Updated 8 February 2011 |
| John Gardiner | 07 4654 1264 0427 589 450 |
Charleville, QLD | No charge | Updated December 2010 |
| Gavin Vince | 0437 267 427 | Toowoomba and surrounds | Basic swarm $22 – Feral hive removal from boxes, bins, walls etc. Per job basis | Will service Toowoomba and Surrounding areas, for longer distances travel cost will have to be charged for. Will collect swarms and abandon/neglected hives for $20 but Feral hive removal from boxes, bins, walls, Tree limbs etc. Are per job basis. Updated 1 April 2011 |
| Richard Piper | 0417 644 660 | Innisfail to Tully, north Queensland | No Charge | Only will collect swarms, not hives in walls or trees.Also will collect stingless bee hives. Updated 21 January 2005 |
| Anthony Farlow | 07 3715 7195, 0408 157 191 |
Brisbane, Ipswich, Redlands | No charge | I collect native (stingless) bees, but unlike other beekeepers listed on this website, I have no experience with European honeybees and cannot remove them. I can only remove nests that are easy to access and do not poison nests that cannot be removed. Updated 04 January 2011. |
| Conway Deacon The Brisbane Bee Man |
0435 236 780 | Brisbane and surrounds | No charge for local. Small fee for longer distances | Registered beekeeper for Swarm removal and abandoned Hive Collection.. Call anytime for fast response. I can only remove swarms that are easy to access. I cannot remove bees that are in buildings or require killing . I also do Presentations to Schools about Honey Bees . Updated 18 August 2010 |
| Jethro Berry | 07 5541 0690, 0409 876 075 |
Beaudesert Shire and surrounds | No Charge | I will remove any unwanted BEES, just ring to arrange a time. Updated 14 November 2005 |
| Karl Morris | 0419 702 802 | Ipswich and surrounding areas only | Donations as this is a hobby | Updated 2 May 2010. |
| Dave Yates | 0411 162 725, 07 3300 1460 |
Brisbane: Western, Inner and Northern suburbs | No charge | I collect swarms, abandoned/neglected hives. Also native bees (i.e. small, black stingless bees). Updated 22 October 2009. |
| Doug Allen | 07 4630 0264 | Toowoomba | Varies $10-$30 | Swarms and neglected/abandoned hives only, will not get out of trees/houses. Within 30-40km’s from Toowoomba preferably. Updated 28 March 2008 |
| Patrick Larkham | 0422 813 463 | Brisbane, Bayside, Ipswich, Logan & Nth Beaudesert areas | Depends on travel & work required | As each case is different prices vary, contact for a quote with details of Suburb, height of swarm, location on premises, and how long they have been established, the earlier they are removed the easier. I collect swarms and also remove bees from inside walls and trees. Updated 1 November 2008. |
| Rob Leech | 07 4095 2454 | Far north Queensland | $65 min charge | Will negotiate depending on location. Problem hives will consider @ $65/hr .ie.walls etc. Updated 28 March 2008 |
| Peter Kennedy | 0421 317 841, 07 3343 5321 |
Brisbane, Logan, Redland Bay, Beenleigh | Charge depends on work involved. | Updated 1 Feb 2012. |
| Carl Hampson | 0450 067 199 | Brisbane Southside | $20 for petrol | I can normally be on site within 1 to 2 hours anywhere on the South Side of Brisbane. Updated 15 September 2010 |
| Andrew Rayson | 0411 817 161 | Western Brisbane | $25 and up | I am able to quote on jobs. Abandoned or neglected hives are removed and given ideal conditions to thrive and become strong again. I am a bee keeper and love them. Updated 21 September 2010 |
| Darryl Duff | 0427 889 227 | Charleville and surrounds | No charge | Registered beekeeper for swarm removal and adandoned hives. Will not kill bees. Updated26 September 2010 |
| Jon Gundrum | 4935 4619 | Rockhampton area | No charge normally | Easily accessible removals. Willing to remove from wall cavities and ceilings for a charge. Updated 8 November 2010 |
| John Steytler | 0415 435 586 | Gold Coast | No charge | I will collect swarms anywhere on the Gold Coast. Updated 25 November 2010 |
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South Australia |
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| Jeremy Butler | 0411 669 571 | Mt Gambier, SA | $50 | Updated 05 August 2009. |
| Andrew Janiak | 0418 567 007 | Boorondara, Whitehorse, Manningham and surrounding areas | No charge for swarms | Updated 24 Sept 2011 |
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Western Australia |
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| Donald Hauber | 0416 065 983 | Perth Metro Area | No charge | Will collect swarms and abandoned hives. Updated 1 Sept 2011. |
| Ross Burton |
0401 455 046 0428 16 1354 |
Perth Metro Area | $100 for easy access and short travel | Swarms in tree trunks, walls, chimneys and roof cavitities due to the degree of difficulty demand a higher fee, as does longer travel. Being an aparist, I prefer to capture rather than kill bees. |
| Leigh Conway | 0415 732 242 | Perth Metro and South-West | $100 for easy access | Just ring for quote, please note we are located in Pingelly, WA but can travel if costs covered. Updated 1 Sept 2011 |
| Rob Hunter | 0430 467 103 | South of Perth River | $100 | Immediate collect, no wall cavities. Updated 1 Sept 2011 |
| Andrew Highfield | 0400 553 062, 9243 1265 |
Northern Suburbs Perth | $100 | I am a beekeeper and do not kill the bees. I can only remove swarms that are easy to access. I cannot remove bees that are in buildings. Updated 25 October 2010 |
| Fergus Hutchison | 0412 233 707 | Perth and West | No charge | I am a beekeeper and will collect swarms, however not those contained in walls. Updated 6 Oct 2011. |
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