Safe Honey Bee Removal for Homes & Businesses Across the UK

Westart Apiaries is a trusted UK leader in safe honey bee removal and professional beekeeping education. Based in the heart of Staffordshire, we provide domestic and commercial bee removal services nationwide, built on reputation, expertise, and ethical practice. Alongside our removal work, we offer specialist training courses — from our flagship Foundation Course in Safe Removal of Honey Bee Colonies to advanced programmes in structural removals and bee welfare. We also supply beekeeping equipment and resources, supporting both new and experienced beekeepers.

Whether you’re a homeowner needing urgent bee removal, a business seeking compliant solutions, or an aspiring beekeeper looking to build skills, Westart Apiaries is your trusted partner. Explore our services and courses today to see how we can help you.

10 Fully insured &
H&S Certified

Operate a

Healthy Bee Policy

Over Ten Years of Safe Live Bee Removal

Built On Recommendations

Our Services

Domestic Bee Removal

At Westart Apiaries we treat every customer the same, and every home as our own. We ensure all work is carried out efficiently, safely, and to a high standard to reduce any disturbance that may occur, and leave your property as close as we can to how we found it, and in some case better.

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Commercial Bee Removal

As a business we recognise the importance of maintaining good working public relations alongside health and safety. We have experience of working with the NHS, HMP, and many large national organisations. Through a comprehensive plan of works, and detailed RAMS, we are able to deal with a multitude of situations.

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Health & Safety

Health & Safety is paramount at Westart Apiaries to ensure its workforce, clients, and the public are kept safe throughout the bee removal process.

Staff and site occupants are all briefed prior to any work commencing, and in accordance with any RAMS requirements.

Westart Apiaries also undergoes regular quarterly independent safety audits.

Healthy Bees

Like any other livestock honey bees are susceptible to pests and diseases. Some of these are notifiable. As part of the Westart Apiaries Healthy Bee Policy all bees removed are framed into spacious transport containers, and located to quarantine apiaries for monitoring.

On completion of a six week quarantine period and providing the colony is healthy they are then moved to production sites across staffordshire to pollinate local crops.

10 years
experience

Westart Apiaries has been removing bees from buildings since 2009, and has perfected a number of techniques and methods to ensure safe and efficient removal of bees. The bee story however, goes back much further than this. Westart Apiaries has been keeping bees for 22 years, and produces some of the most delicious honey from the bees that have been rescued over the years.

Westart now shares its knowledge of the subject with other beekeepers, and pest controllers on its courses held throughout the year.

Our Courses

There are currently no formal qualifications required to carry out bee removal work in the UK. However, under The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, every commercial operator must be able to demonstrate competence in the work they undertake. Attempting bee removal without proper training or experience can create serious risks, to you, the public, and local honey‑producing operations.

At Westart Apiaries, we provide structured bee removal training courses that build the skills, confidence, and credibility you need to carry out this work safely and professionally.

• Our flagship 3‑day Foundation Module in Safe Removal of Honey Bee Colonies from buildings teaches the essential techniques for identifying, handling, and relocating colonies responsibly.

• Candidates can then progress to advanced courses, covering complex structural removals and best practices in bee welfare.

These programmes not only help you meet legal requirements for competence but also position you as a trusted professional in a growing industry.

Start your training today with Westart Apiaries, gain the knowledge, protect bee welfare, and build a reputation for safe, ethical bee removal.