Whether a Miramar colony sits under a 1950s flat roof or behind west-side lakefront tile, it leaves alive with all of its comb and goes to a beekeeper. A thermal camera pins down the nest first, so the opening in a block wall or tile row stays small, and our own contractors close and patch it afterward. Phones at (954) 429-5133 are staffed day and night, and every Miramar address, Historic Miramar to Sunset Lakes, falls under the 24-hour response guarantee.
Miramar started small. In 1953 A.L. Mailman bought land from dairy farmer H.D. Perry Sr. and built 56 inexpensive concrete homes with flat roofs; the city incorporated in 1955. Today it stretches about 14 miles east to west and only 2.5 miles across.
A colony under a 1950s roof edge and one behind lakefront tile need different openings and patches. See how live removal works and what sets the price.
East-end houses often keep flat or low-slope sections, some added over a carport or Florida room. Bees enter where the membrane meets the fascia and build above the ceiling; honey staining drywall is covered in our ceiling leak guide. Loose wall air conditioner sleeves are another entry we seal after the comb is out.
The city's name for its oldest, eastern section, where the first flat-roof concrete houses went up and canal banks were later rebuilt. Where an addition meets the old roof is our first check; see roof removal and curbside valve boxes.
East-end ranch-style houses plus some townhomes and condos, built from the 1960s into the 1990s. Where a yard has a screened pool, the hollow aluminum framing suits a small colony with water right below; see pool cage work.
Single-family homes and townhomes built from about 1999 into the mid-2000s. Stucco houses of that era often carry foam trim bands, and bees chew a cracked joint wider; see colonies in walls.
A master-planned west Miramar community of 18 parcels set around lakes, with a lighthouse island in the north lake. Exterior patches can need the association's architectural approval, so we line that up before cutting.
The city's downtown, north of Miramar Parkway: City Hall, library and cultural center among homes, offices and shops in Mediterranean-style buildings. Managers want paperwork and a quiet slot; see mixed-use removal.
From SilverLakes to Sunset Lakes, the western communities are laid out around open water. Bees lined up on pool steps or a lake bank are usually drinking. A nest means steady traffic through one gap, and the pool guide shows how to tell.
Steady flights at a parapet, valve box or cage beam?
One clear shot of the gap they fly through lets us rough out a Miramar price; the number for that picture is (954) 429-5133.
Much of west Miramar was built as association communities, so a shared townhome wall involves the board. Leave our name at any gate; a certificate of insurance is ready if the manager asks. Our condo and HOA guide and insurance guide cover the paperwork.
Miramar's big commerce park includes a foreign trade zone, and its pallet stacks, sign cabinets and idle electrical boxes are hollows a swarm will pick. A flat-roofed office can host a colony under a loose parapet cap. Weekday daytime work bills lower than nights and weekends; see commercial bee removal.
Flat roofs out east, tile roofs out west.
Canal-side and lakefront screen enclosures with hollow aluminum framing.
Association communities, townhome rows, offices and commerce park warehouses.
Block walls, foam trim bands and loose air conditioner sleeves.
Lakeside shade trees out west.
Curbside meter and valve boxes along older east-end streets.
No, they sit at opposite ends of the scale. Bees in a valve box, a knee-high hedge or a swarm reachable from the ground typically come to roughly $300 to $400. Comb in old roof decking, a block wall or lakefront tile, plus the repair, can push the bill into the thousands. Quotes cost nothing; a picture of the entry sent by text narrows the range.
Only the part over the comb. Thermal imaging maps where it sits, so we open just that section, from above or below. Once honey and wax are out, our roofers patch the membrane and close the edge the bees used. See honeycomb cleanup.
For taking the live colony out, usually not. The patch is another matter: a stucco or tile repair in a lakeside community may need architectural approval before anyone cuts. Loop your manager in early, since a certificate of insurance plus before-and-after photos tend to settle the questions. More in the HOA guide.
Probably not. Drinkers spread along the water, then fly off. A nest shows a constant flow through one gap, in stucco, a trunk or a cage beam. A tight ball on a branch is a resting swarm; call if it hangs near a door. See swarm removal.
Get inside and leave the mower where it stopped. Africanized honey bees have settled throughout South Florida and can't be picked out by eye; any colony that chases people gets handled as defensive. Keep children and pets indoors, stay off that stretch of bank, then phone us; emergency removal moves stinging calls ahead of routine work.
Historic Miramar flat roofs to Sunset Lakes tile: one crew, start to finish
Tell us at (954) 429-5133 where the bees fly in; the quote is free and commits you to nothing.
Phone or text day or night. We price it, move the colony out alive, and close the gap with our own licensed contractors.
