Three kinds of Hollywood buildings give honey bees an easy way in: a 1920s parapet house in the Lakes, a beach tower with balcony ceilings and shutter boxes, and a Hills ranch with tired fascia. Whichever one you own, the colony leaves alive for a beekeeper. Before anything is opened, a thermal camera reads the roofline or ceiling so the cut lands over the comb; every piece is cleared out, and the same company's roofers and painters close the entry. To start, text us a photo of the gap or ring (954) 429-5133; no address in Hollywood sits outside our 24-hour response guarantee.
Joseph Wesley Young platted the first section of Hollywood in 1921, and the city incorporated in 1925. His oldest blocks keep parapet roofs, rear alleys and garage apartments, while the postwar boom filled inland streets with block ranches. Which of those two worlds your house belongs to says a lot about where a colony will hide. The rescue itself, step by step, is laid out under live bee removal; Hollywood's neighbors and the rest of Broward are reached through the county page.
On 1920s homes, bees use loose scupper flashing, gaps under barrel tile and hairline cracks in parapet caps, then build along the joist bays, so we scan the whole roofline before lifting tile or cutting stucco.
Postwar ranches are simpler: one long eave, a vented soffit, a fascia board. Our soffit and eave removal page fits that layout, roof and attic removal handles comb above the ceiling, and wall bee removal deals with comb inside block or frame.
A barrier island between the Intracoastal and the ocean, tied together by the Broadwalk, a brick-paved promenade nearly 2.5 miles long. Salt air corrodes shutter tracks and railing anchors on towers and small hotels, opening gaps for scouts.
The oldest neighborhood, east of U.S. 1 between Washington and Johnson Streets, built around North and South Lakes. Mission-style houses hide flat roofs behind parapets, and a loose scupper or cracked parapet cap opens into the hollow below.
The historic business district runs along Hollywood Boulevard from 21st Avenue to Young Circle, the 10-acre ring at U.S. 1 that holds the ArtsPark. Older storefronts hide voids above dropped ceilings and behind flat-roof parapets.
Homes ring The Club at Emerald Hills, a golf course that opened in 1969, and many lots back onto fairways and mature trees. Large roofs let a colony grow for weeks unnoticed.
Young platted this western section in 1925, but Hollywood, Inc. developed it in the 1950s with postwar ranch houses. Their concrete tile roofs rest on wood fascia, and once that board rots, scouts walk straight into the soffit.
Topeekeegee Yugnee, a Seminole term for a gathering place, names this county park of more than 138 acres on North Park Road. Tall trees and open water make nearby yards a likely stop for spring swarms; if one stays, see swarm removal.
Beachside calls usually come from a manager, and a balcony colony means a certificate of insurance, a list of units to enter and an elevator plan; see condo and high-rise removal and our condo and HOA guide.
Roll-down shutters left closed all season on beach units make a snug cavity; the shutter guide says what to check.
Comb behind a Lakes parapet or a beach balcony ceiling?
Point your camera at the scupper, soffit or shutter box the bees use, text the picture to (954) 429-5133, and we will reply with a free, no-obligation quote.
The Intracoastal runs the full length of the city, the twin lakes flank Hollywood Boulevard in the Lakes section, and the Anne Kolb Nature Center on Sheridan Street spans about 1,500 acres of coastal mangrove wetland.
Colonies also settle under boat lift canopies on the Intracoastal (boat and marina removal), line pool edges (pool guide) and fill hollow limbs (tree and palm removal).
The city publishes design guidelines for historic properties, so on a Lakes house our roofers and painters match barrel tile and textured stucco once all comb is out. Honey on a ceiling? Read this ceiling guide; for a claim, see the insurance guide.
Cost follows access. Down at ground level, say a meter box along an alley or a swarm in a hedge you can reach, the usual range is $300 to $400; a colony behind a parapet or high on a tower balcony, with the repair folded in, can climb into the thousands. Send a shot by text and we can usually quote a range, and pricing explains why after-hours visits cost more.
Beach towers bring balcony ceilings and board sign-offs.
Lakes section parapets and big Emerald Hills roofs.
Aging fascia on Hollywood Hills ranches.
Spring swarms pause near T.Y. Park and along the beach.
Alley meters and valve boxes: quick ground-level jobs.
In most beachside buildings, the association does, because balcony ceilings and shutter housings are often common elements rather than part of your unit. The manager can email us for a certificate of insurance. Bees already inside the unit, or stinging someone? Call (954) 429-5133 first and let the approval catch up.
That is the aim. Our roofers reset barrel tile and our painters blend stucco texture and color. Because the thermal image shows where the comb sits, we open as little of the facade as possible. Tile resets are explained under roof and attic removal.
Probably. A resting swarm is waiting on scouts and may leave within a couple of days; hold people and pets back and skip the spray. If it is still there next morning or bees enter a wall, book swarm removal.
Not unless someone is getting stung. A box away from doors and walkways can wait for a weekday slot, which costs less than a night or weekend visit. Phones are answered at all hours regardless, the 24-hour response guarantee still applies, and stinging calls jump ahead. Meter box removal covers the box itself; emergency removal covers the urgent cases.
Before we start, owners and managers get a certificate of insurance, and the visit is timed around guests or business hours. Afterward you receive photos plus an itemized invoice for the file. HOA and commercial removal explains the rest.
Lakes parapet, Hills soffit or beach balcony: the colony goes to a beekeeper
Late calls get answered too, and the 24-hour response guarantee reaches the beach and the Hills alike: (954) 429-5133.
Phone or text day or night. We price it, move the colony out alive, and close the gap with our own licensed contractors.
