Golf Village section
The city's first streets, built in the early 1960s when Sunrise was still Sunrise Golf Village. These are its oldest houses, and soft fascia or patched stucco is usually how a colony gets in.
Short answer
From the 1960s Golf Village blocks to Sunrise Lakes condos and the shops around Sawgrass Mills, honey bee colonies leave alive and go to beekeepers. Our thermal camera pinpoints the comb first, so tile and stucco get opened only where bees really are. Wax comes out to the last scrap, the space is washed and plugged, and our licensed trades restore the finish. Somebody picks up at (954) 429-5133 day and night, and each Sunrise call is held to our 24-hour response guarantee.
Sunrise at a glance
- Housing by era
- 1960s Golf Village houses, 1970s condo communities, and newer subdivisions toward the expressway.
- Where colonies settle
- Soft fascia on older houses, shared condo walls, and sign cabinets and planters at west-end retail.
- Marsh next door
- The Everglades start across the Sawgrass Expressway, keeping wild colonies and spring swarms close to the west side.
Sunrise was incorporated in 1961 as Sunrise Golf Village, whose developer, Norman Johnson, drew buyers with a furnished upside-down house. Voters shortened the name in 1971, and annexation carried the city west to the Everglades and south across I-595. Calls here range from 1960s houses to condo boards to mall signs.
Older east-side houses and their weak seams
Golf Village homes date to the early 1960s, and many have been added onto since. Where a patio enclosure or garage conversion meets the original wall, the joint is often just caulk. Check these first:
- Fascia and soffits soft at a corner (soffit removal).
- Pipe and vent gaps in stucco (wall removal).
- Gable vents on reroofed houses (roof removal).
- Shutter tracks closed all summer (storm shutters).
Sunrise areas and their bee problems
Springtree
Home to the city's executive golf course, which first opened in 1972 and was renovated in 2010. Fairway trees give a passing swarm somewhere to hang while scouts check nearby roofs and meter boxes.
Sunrise Lakes
A condominium community organized in numbered phases with their own associations. Neighbors share walls and roofs, so opening a unit's wall for bees usually needs the board's sign-off first (condo removal).
Sawgrass Mills and the arena
The outlet mall opened in 1990 less than a mile from the Everglades, and the Panthers' arena followed next door in 1998. Lot landscaping, planters and sign cabinets give scouts plenty to inspect (commercial removal).
Along the Sawgrass Expressway
Newer subdivisions and commercial sites sit east of the expressway, with marsh across it. Spring swarms from the wetland reach these streets first, and screened pools draw foragers looking for water.
Condo associations and shared walls
In Sunrise Lakes and the city's other condo communities, a colony in a shared wall or above a top-floor ceiling is usually the association's call. Managers get our certificate of insurance up front, then thermal photos and an itemized invoice.
An amber stain spreading across a top-floor ceiling is reason to read our page on dripping honey before anyone cuts drywall. Whether the unit owner or the association foots the bill depends on the condo documents, a question Broward condo bee rules lays out.
Spotted bees at a Sunrise Lakes vent or a west-end sign?
Snap two or three photos and send them by text to (954) 429-5133; a likely price range comes back.
Stores, offices and the arena district
The west end holds Sawgrass Mills, the Panthers' arena, Sawgrass International Corporate Park and big-box stores. Colonies there use sign cabinets, raised planters, irrigation vaults and light pole bases near entrances.
Managers mostly want us before opening or after close, though off-hours visits cost more than weekday slots. Bees stinging shoppers need emergency removal, and the rest goes through commercial service.
Swarm season on the Everglades side
Across the Sawgrass Expressway the Everglades take over, and wild colonies in that marsh send swarms into western Sunrise each spring. A cluster on a fence often leaves on its own; act once bees enter a wall, roof or box (swarm removal).
Bees at a pool step may only be drinking (pool guide). Nests in a palm or trunk go through tree removal.
Most-Requested Services in Sunrise
- Condo & High-Rise Bee Removal
Sunrise Lakes and other condo communities have colonies in shared walls that the association must approve opening.
- HOA & Commercial Bee Removal
Retail centers, office parks and big-box stores on the west end need COIs, off-hours visits and itemized invoices.
- Soffit & Eave Bee Removal
Fascia and soffits on the early 1960s Golf Village houses are often the first thing to give way.
- Wall Bee Removal
Additions, enclosed patios and pipe gaps on older houses open straight into block and stucco wall cavities.
- Bee Swarm Removal
Western Sunrise backs onto the Everglades, and in spring a resting cluster can turn up on a car, a fence or a mailbox.
- Pool Cage & Pool Equipment Bee Removal
Screened pools in the newer west-side subdivisions draw thirsty foragers and can hide colonies in the frame.
Cities bordering Sunrise
Sunrise Bee Removal Questions
In Sunrise Lakes, do I call you or the association?
Both. Contact us about the bees and tell your association office at the same time. Opening a shared condo wall or roof normally needs association approval, so we send the manager a certificate of insurance and thermal photos for the file.
Is a Golf Village meter box cheaper than a Sunrise Lakes wall?
Usually by a wide margin. A colony in a curbside meter box, or a swarm hanging in a hedge, is ground-level work billed somewhere in the $300 to $400 band. Comb sealed inside a shared condo wall, a second-floor soffit or a roof, with patching afterward, can climb into the thousands. A texted picture narrows it to a range, and our pricing page explains the rest.
Our west-end storefront has bees in the sign. Can it be handled before shoppers arrive?
Yes, and early or late slots are what most Sunrise retail managers ask for. Those off-hours trips, like weekends, carry a higher price than a weekday booking. A certificate of insurance reaches you before the visit, and the landlord gets an itemized invoice with photos once the sign cabinet is closed up.
We're near the Sawgrass Expressway. Will bees return?
Living this close to the marsh, expect scouts to probe your eaves every spring. What decides whether they move in is the old cavity, so nothing is left in it: all comb is pulled, the wax and honey smell is scrubbed out, and the opening gets closed. Should a new swarm settle into that exact sealed spot anyway, call and the crew returns to it.
Bees near our yard by the Everglades edge chase people. Could they be Africanized?
Possibly. Wild colonies throughout South Florida carry Africanized genetics, and a look at the bees won't settle it, so let the temper of the colony guide you. Keep kids and pets indoors and stay out of that corner of the yard. Heavy stinging, or a face or throat starting to puff up, is a 911 call first; ours comes second ((954) 429-5133).
From Golf Village to the Everglades edge
Sunrise homeowners, boards and store managers can ring (954) 429-5133 any day for a free quote with no obligation.