East Acre Drive and the old east side
Plantation's first homes went up here in 1947 on one-acre lots sold with 20 fruit trees apiece; ranch houses filled in later. Colonies favor wood soffits, gable vents and old shade trees (tree removal).
Short answer
A split soffit on the east side, a hollow oak, an Acres hay loft or a shop sign on Broward Boulevard: wherever a Plantation colony settles, it leaves alive and ends up with a beekeeper. Before anything is pried open, a thermal scan shows where the comb runs. All of it comes out, the void is washed, the gap is sealed, and the stucco, wood or roof is rebuilt by our own crews. Calls to (954) 429-5133 reach a person 24/7, with the 24-hour response guarantee stretching from East Acre Drive out to Flamingo Road.
Plantation at a glance
- Housing by area
- 1950s and 1960s ranch houses east of University Drive; golf, lake and gated communities farther west.
- Usual nest sites
- Hollow oak limbs, ranch-house soffits, cracked stucco and Acres barns.
- Shade and water
- Heavy oak canopy, neighborhood canals and golf course ponds.
- Worth arranging first
- Gate passes, association sign-off on villa repairs, and horses moved off.
Plantation was planned for elbow room. Frederick C. Peters bought about 10,000 acres here, and the early streets were laid out around big yards that grew bigger trees. That suits honey bees: canopy for a resting swarm, wide eaves to move into, water close by. The process is under live bee removal.
Old oaks and ranch-house eaves
Plantation became a Tree City USA in 1980, four years after a 45-foot oak went into Fifth Street Park as its Liberty Tree; the park took the tree's name. A rotted oak limb is the hollow a swarm hunts for, and the comb usually comes out with the tree left standing (tree and palm work).
Ranch houses here pair stucco-covered block with wood soffits, fascia and gable ends. Once that wood shrinks or splits, bees move into the eaves (soffit and eave removal), block cores behind a stucco crack (wall removal), or the attic over an add-on room (roof and attic removal).
Where bees settle, area by area
Jacaranda
Developed on former Peters land west of University Drive after a 1964 sale, around the two Jacaranda Golf Club courses on West Broward Boulevard. Lots backing onto the course ponds and canals draw thirsty foragers to screened patios (pool cage removal).
Lauderdale West
A 55-plus community of attached villas and single-family homes with two clubhouses. A colony under a shared villa roof can involve two owners, so the association may need to approve the opening and patch (villa and condo removal).
Lago Mar
Homes around Lago Mar Country Club, at the western end of Broward Boulevard. Fairway edges keep foragers near back patios. Behind a guard gate? Add our crew to the visitor list and ask if an association must approve the patch.
Around Plantation Preserve
Streets beside the city-owned golf course dedicated in 2006. Irrigated turf and planted edges keep bees foraging near patios. That alone doesn't mean a nest; a thermal scan of the walls settles it.
Broward Boulevard shopping district
The retail stretch around Broward Mall (1978) and Plantation Walk, built on the old Fashion Mall site. Planters, sign cabinets and rooftop units attract scouts, and landlords tend to need our insurance certificate before a crew arrives (commercial removal).
Plantation Acres: barns, paddocks and acre lots
West of Hiatus Road, out to Flamingo Road, Plantation keeps a rural feel. Plantation Acres (annexed in 1973 and designated a Special Public Interest Rural District) means one-acre-plus estates, horse farms, grazing pastures and a regional Saddle Club. Its drainage district reaches from the North New River Canal up to NW 28th Court.
Colonies here favor outbuildings: barn walls, tack and feed rooms, hay lofts and pump houses (shed, barn and stable removal). Horses come first, so lead them to the farthest paddock or trailer them out before any board comes off. The Acres drainage canals keep water within easy flight of most barns.
A colony in the feed room or a split oak limb?
Text (954) 429-5133 a picture of the boards or bark they use, say which stall or window is nearest, and a price range comes back.
Canals, golf lakes and the pool deck
Canals, Jacaranda's course ponds and the Acres drainage network keep water close everywhere. Bees crowding a pool step mean a colony is within flying range, not that it lives in your walls (our pool guide). When a nest is close, look at pool cage beams and the pump's valve box (valve box removal).
Boards, paperwork and price
From Lauderdale West villas to the golf communities out west, plenty of Plantation homes answer to an association. A certificate of insurance goes out on request, and jobs can be documented with photos and an itemized invoice for insurance claims; shared walls are covered in condo and HOA bee rules.
A swarm hanging at shoulder height or bees in a sprinkler box runs roughly $300 to $400. Wall, second-story and long-occupied barn colonies need opening and repair and can climb into the thousands; nights and weekends cost more. For a figure that fits your own barn or eave, text pictures of the entry and the wall around it; countywide numbers sit on our pricing page.
Most-Requested Services in Plantation
- Tree & Palm Bee Removal
Old oaks and shade trees on the east side and in the Acres develop hollow limbs that swarms move straight into.
- Shed, Barn & Stable Bee Removal
Plantation Acres barns, stables, tack rooms and pump houses offer dry, quiet cavities.
- Soffit & Eave Bee Removal
Wood soffits and fascia on 1950s and 1960s ranch houses split and shrink, leaving dry cavities under the eaves.
- Wall Bee Removal
Stucco cracks and pipe holes let colonies into block cores on older east-side homes.
- Pool Cage & Pool Equipment Bee Removal
Pond and canal lots in Jacaranda and the east side bring foragers to pool cages and equipment pads.
- HOA & Commercial Bee Removal
Villa associations, gated communities and the Broward Boulevard retail corridor need insurance paperwork and scheduled access.
Cities on Plantation's borders
Plantation Bee Removal Questions
We keep horses on an Acres lot and found comb above a stall. What happens that day?
Plan on the horses standing in the far paddock, or loaded on a trailer, before the first board is pried loose. Wild colonies in South Florida can carry Africanized genetics, so a barn hive is worked as one that could turn defensive. The thermal camera marks the comb, all of it is cut out, and our carpenters close the wall back up (barn and stable removal).
Plantation prizes its canopy. Will getting bees out of my oak cost me the tree?
Rarely. Only enough of the hollow is opened to reach the comb; the colony leaves alive and the cavity is closed so a later swarm can't claim it. Should the trunk prove weak, the crew lead says so, and an arborist can take it from there.
Our Lauderdale West villa shares a roof with the next unit. What does the association get from you?
Being licensed and insured, we can email a certificate of insurance to the board or management office ahead of the visit. Before any tile or stucco is opened, we also check who approves the opening and the patch: you, the neighbor or the association.
We're out past Hiatus Road. Does that change how fast you get here?
No. The 24-hour response guarantee covers the Acres as fully as the east side, and the phone is answered 24/7. Stings, or bees at a doorway, pool or paddock in daily use, push a call to the front; booking a weekday slot instead of a night or weekend trip keeps the bill lower.
Bees keep working the planters outside our Broward Boulevard shop. Is something living in the building?
Bees on blooms don't prove a nest, since foragers cover a fair distance for flowers. A colony gives itself away as steady traffic into one gap, such as a sign cabinet, a rooftop unit or a stucco crack. Text a short clip of that spot to (954) 429-5133.
Every Plantation colony goes to a beekeeper, not a spray can
Quotes here are free and bind you to nothing; (954) 429-5133 is staffed 24/7 for the east-side streets, the golf communities and the Acres alike.