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Bee people. Home repair pros.
Our motto says it: the smallest things make the biggest difference. Honey bees matter, and so does your home.
Why we do it this way
Katy Busy Bee is Mark Lockhart. For more than 19 years, he has removed honey bees alive across Katy and the greater Houston area, backed by 24 years of home repair experience.
That combination is the point. Removing a colony alive, scraping out every bit of comb, filling the cavity and repairing the opening so you can't tell it was ever there takes both beekeeping know-how and carpentry skills.
Customers tell us they like that Mark explains what he's doing and what the bees are doing, and gives honest advice, even when that means you don't need a removal at all.
- Veteran-owned and operated
- State-registered bee remover with the Texas Apiary Inspection Service
- Founding member and former director of education, Texas Association of Professional Bee Removers
- Flat-fee guaranteed prices and a written lifetime warranty
- Available 24/7 for emergencies
Beekeeping services
Beyond removals, we help homeowners and landowners who want bees on their property.
Colony relocation and rehoming
Removed colonies are relocated and rehomed, not killed.
Swarm capture and management
Live capture when a swarm needs to go.
Beehive installation and removal
Setting up hives on your land, or taking them out.
Apiary consulting
Advice for homeowners and landowners keeping bees.
Hive maintenance and health checks
Ongoing care and health assessments for your hives.
Thinking about bees for a Texas ag valuation?
Texas counts beekeeping as an agricultural use for land of 5 to 20 acres, which can lower your property taxes. Most counties want about six hives on the first 5 acres, plus more as the acreage goes up. Rules vary by county, so check with your appraisal district. We can install the hives, keep them healthy and help you plan the apiary. Call (832) 541-9623 to talk it through.
Local Katy honey
We also sell our local Katy honey. Look for it at Whiskey Cake in Katy, near 99 and I-10, and other spots around Katy.
Want to know where else to find it? Give us a call.
5.0 on Google from 64 reviews
Wonderful service. Wish I had found them earlier before I had the bees treated by another service. They came out, removed the dead hive and replaced the brick and mortar. The paint work was seamless. Could not be happier.
We had 12 combs and about 40 pounds of wax and honey. The bees like to enter between the top of the brick and the bottom of the siding. He removed the hive (saving the bees) and was very reasonable. He cut through the hardie board, removed the bees, then replaced the same hardie board. You cannot even tell he was there.
Bees where they shouldn't be?
Call for a free estimate. You'll get a firm, flat-fee price before any work starts.