Why would he charge you to remove?! A nice accessible colony like that I’d go out and remove them for free. It’s the best way to start a new hive.
If you had a home for them you could just scoop them up.
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I see it as greed.
I mean come on, he’s getting a free hive!
This is what I’m hearing from a teacher at a local school that had to get some removed this year.
I’m told that they will move on when they are ready.
They are in a quiet part of our place, will just leave them 🐝 and monitor. 🙏👍🏻
Yeah they will send out scouts bees and eventually find a new hive. Once they locate a suitable location they will all move to the new hive.
If someone calls me and says they have free bees, I’d come grab them and bring a jar of honey to thank them.