The Bee Wrangler

Great! Jennifer and her son were amazing! Explained everything to me. It was fascinating! I would highly recommend her. And her price was extremely reasonable.

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We discovered bees going into the back of our house, and were concerned to have them removed by someone who would relocate and not kill them. We contacted Jennifer Scott based on her website and on reviews on this site. She worked very hard, was most pleasant and informative, and watching her work was fascinating. We learned so much about bees. She had to cut a small area (about 3 square feet) from our back wall, and did it so carefully that my husband was able to put the original planks back in place when he repaired it.  She got all the bees out (with a big vacuum! Marvelous to watch), showed us that she had captured the queens from both swarms, and collected the honey for us. She told my husband exactly what to do (what kind of paint to use, etc.) to keep the bees from being attracted to the same area and trying to get back in. Her charges were extremely reasonable for the work that she did. I hope we never get bees in the wall again, but if we ever do, Jennifer Scott is the only one I'll call.

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Jennifer was absolutely awesome. In my pursuit to locate someone to remove and relocate the bees I found that the few that actually returned my calls or answered my emails were not interested in saving the bees. Once they discovered they were in the tree all they wanted to do was exterminate. Almost all advertise and tout how they are and quot;proand quot; bee, but I found that what they actually want is a quick and easy job. This includes most on Angie's List. The exception is The Bee Wrangler (Jennifer). Jennifer arrived on the morning scheduled and was able to capture the colony and the queen at a price less than the and quot;exterminatorsand quot;. Let me add that this was not an easy job and she did as advertised. As a bonus we got a good bee education and a significant amount of fresh honey. Thanks Jennifer.

She came on time, was very knowledgeable, a very hard worker and stayed till the job was done. Excellent value!

It could not have gone better. She was professional, knowledgeable and thorough. And, quite frankly, very interesting to watch.

Jennifer Scott, the hands-on owner of Bee Wrangler, was absolutely INCREDIBLE, AMAZINGLY PROFESSIONAL, EFFICIENT, CARING, PERSONABLE, AND LOVELY. She obviously loves bees, and doesn't even have to protect her hands from them.

I am not easily impressed, but I was beyond impressed with Jennifer, the Bee Wrangler. She is definitely one amazing lady. Someone has to do A+ work to impress me. Jennifer’s performance and expertise were both beyond A+. I rate her A+++++!!

It's extremely rare to find someone who is so exceptionally professional, excellent, honest, as well as so very fair in their pricing!! Jennifer had quoted $300 when I spoke with her on the phone, then charged me only $250 because she said the hive was new with only about 5,000 bees, and easier and quicker to access and remove than she had expected.

Jennifer’s demeanor, expertise, and price were in extreme contrast to Ronald Wayne Cox with Adkins Bee Removal service that had come out earlier the same day to look at my situation and tried to pressure my husband and me into signing a contract for $846 to $1,200. Furthermore, he wanted to cut into our irreplaceable clear heart Redwood fascia board to access the bee nest rather than cutting the sheetrock ceiling from inside the house as we wanted to do to save the redwood. He also refused to tell us what he was going to do for all of that money. He said that cutting the sheetrock inside would make a huge mess. Guess he must not know how to do it properly, as Jennifer made no mess at all!

Over the weekend, I had searched Angie’s list and then the Internet for a beekeeper who could remove a honeybee nest and the bees from my home without harming the bees and then take them to an apiary. The first person to respond to me was Ron with Adkins Bee Removal. He called me multiple times, and then came to our home to look at the job on Monday morning. However, he tried to pressure us into signing his contract agreeing to pay him an outrageous price. When I informed him that I was not comfortable with his proposal, he insisted on our paying him $75 in cash for his trip charge. He said he couldn’t take credit cards OR a check. Now I see why. I just looked at the Adkins Bee Removal Website…. and it says FREE ESTIMATES! I tried to reach the national company to alert them, but I found no way to get a human voice. The website asks for one’s zip code, then the call is forwarded to the person in your area, which in this case is Ron!

Ron came in an unmarked truck, arrived with one other man accompanying him, then called two more to come to help with the job which he thought he was going to get from us. He was intimidating, pressuring, and totally unprofessional and suspicious. I discovered his phone number isn’t listed with the Better Business Bureau or Angie's List. When I asked why his phone number wasn’t listed with the BBB he said that the phone number was his cell phone and that the 800 number I had called was a national company of which he was contractor who worked out of his home. I just now looked at the Adkins Bee Removal website, and they advertise FREE estimates at absolutely no charge. So, Ron with Adkins Bee Removal is also dishonest in charging us $75 for coming and giving us an estimate!!! At least my husband had him sign a receipt saying he had been paid in cash.

Thank goodness, Jennifer with the Bee Wrangler, happened to return my call while I was trying to escape from Ron’s intimidating pressure. Amazingly, she was able to come out here that same afternoon and said that her price would not exceed $300.

In sharp contrast to my experience with Adkins Bee Removal, Jennifer with the Bee Wrangler Company arrived alone, did her work alone, and was not intrusive, pushy or intimidating as was Ron with Adkins Bee Removal. Ron had also said he couldn't guarantee he wouldn't kill the bees. In contrast, Jennifer loves the bees, understands their behavior, retrieves all of them, and doesn't kill them.

I would definitely recommend Jennifer, the Bee Wrangler to friends and family and definitely use her in the future if I ever have bees again! She even stayed about an hour after finishing in order to allow time for those bees which were out scouting for nectar to return to their queen and the rest of the bees (which Jennifer by then had in a bee cage sitting on my roof near the entrance where their nest had been so that the other bees could easily find their queen and hive).

By the way, you can see a fascinating video of Jennifer’s work on UTube at JenniferJoScott2Bee.

Dana Solomon
Meyerland, Houston, Texas

Everything was fine. All went well. Jenny is a pro.

My phone conversation with this company left me with a bit frustrated. Even though they had not seen my bee problem, I was immediately told that I was likely going to need major contractor work to remove the hive. I tried to explain that I was confident this was a brand new arrival and I was certain they had just arrived, I was told I would need to have the hive cut out. This was consistent with other bee people I talked to - they all just seemed to conclude that it was going to be major dollars to get the bees out of the house. I am a very capable do it your selfer, and even have some experience in raising bees, and was able to drive them out myself through the use of some household garden insecticide, followed by a treatment from my normal bug guy. So, I think my major criticism here is it seems this business needs to be more proactive about seeing the situation before they jump to conclusions.

Jennifer is fantastic. I had an emergency situation where I learned about a small swarm on my property after the city was notified. The next day (a Saturday) the City of Houston told me that they would come on Monday to bomb the bees. The last thing I wanted was to have the bees killed but I didn't think I could have them removed in less than 48 hours. Jennifer responded quickly and came out on a holiday Sunday to remove the bees. She explained everything she did and the steps she would follow once she got the bees back to her place in Alvin. She even told me what to do to make the area less attractive to bees in the future.
I know the bees are happy with Jennifer. I made the right call.

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she was very nice. let my boy help after they suited up and with permission. she worked alone and did a great job. very personable. it took her about 4/5 hours to rid the room of bees. she came and unloaded by herself and loaded back up her gear by herself. she explained the how and what she was going to do and i would never call anyone else for help with bees again. we have yet to see a bee back at the house.

I don't think I would use them again in the future.

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The bee removal went very well. The Bee Wranger knows what she is doing and is quick and thorough. I thought her fee was very reasonable and she is very personable and responsive. I recommend her.

They showed up on time and were very friendly and professional. The neighbor's 5 year old grandson came over to watch and the technician was so kind and patient with him, explaining what he was doing as well as the importance of bees. It was like a personal little field trip for the neighbors grandson. He was fascinated. And everyone got some honey!

We had two hives of bees nested up outside of the back of our two story building. We didn't want to kill the bees so we called The Bee Wrangler. She had removed other bee hives for us before and we were very pleased with her professionalism and the fair price that she charged. As we expected, Jennifer did a great job again, even leaving a bit of the honey comb for me that I shared with some neighbors. We certainly don't want to have bees around again but if they show up, we'll call The Bee Wrangler.

I called the Bee Wrangler about removing a colony of honey bees from a tree in my front yard that was scheduled to be cut down. The Bee Wrangler showed up on time as promised and removed the honey bees without any problems. She even came back to complete the job when it became clear that there were bees still left in another part of the tree that we didn't know about. She did not charge me for the second trip.

Had roofers replacing the roof on my house. They discovered bees in one of the sofets and shut down on that portion of the roof. Contacted Jennifer and she gave me a phone quote of $200 and said that she could be there in about an hour. The bee problem was not as bad as the roofers had indicated but Jennifer safely extracted the small hive and bees to go pollinate somewhere else. She me that the job was smaller than she thought it would be and she only charged me $70 for the work. The roofers were able to finish the roofing project before the rain comes tomorrow!