There's a tree in my back yard that bees seem to like to swarm to every year.  I just go outside and throw a brick at them about once every couple hours and they usually pack up and leave the next morning at first light.  They don't like being bothered.

Have you found anyone yet?  I bet there is a forum(that is not composed of sissies afraid of bugs and snakes like arfcom) or group or number you can call that will get a beekeeper out there post haste.

Yellow pages maybe?  I know a lot of the ranchers in Arivaca keep bees, some do it themselves and some have local bee keepers.  I know I've seen two or three company vehicles referencing bee keeping and removal services (yeah I know you don't want to pay for it, these aren't wrapped/pro commercial vehicles, more like POVs with cheap magnetic signs or stenciled on letters).  I can't for the life of me remember any of the names though.  Go find a feed store and ask around.  I see hives in white boxes almost everywhere I go in rural areas around Pima/Santa Cruz/Cochise.  There's gotta be a ton of folks who would come for a free hive.

Pretty much in the same situation.  What did you end up doing?

Or does anyone have any more recommendations.  They are under a shed in my backyard.

I am in the North Scottsdale/PHX area



ETA- have checked on craigslist, but same as Corporal_Chaos and was hoping we had someone in the AZHTF

Ok thanks for the reply