PROFESSIONAL BEE REMOVAL
CONTACT
I am Farai Chinomwe and I am a professional bee remover. You can contact me on 084 662 8761. If I don’t answer please leave me a message or send me a Whatsapp and I will get back to you.
MOVE Forward
SAFE REMOVAL AND RELOCATION
The safety and livelihood of bees is a passion of mine and I can assist you in safely and humanely removing bee hives from your property. These bees are then transferred into new hives, kept at my apiary to produce honey, and are well looked after.
Bee removal costs start from R500. The cost is dependent on the type of removal I have to do. I can give you an exact cost once I have inspected the hive.
(Please understand that some hives are located deep inside rooftops and can be very labour intensive, taking hours to remove the hive, whereas others may be hanging off a branch or pole and are much quicker to remove.)
MOVE BACKWARDS
RUNNING BACKWARDS
FOR BEES
Farai Chinomwe waves as he bounces up the sand track in a borrowed Mercedes. “OK, let me get these guys out,” he says, pointing to the bees that have escaped from the box in the back and are swarming in the car’s windows.
There’s a reason Chinomwe’s known on Johannesburg’s streets as ‘Rasta Bee’. The dreadlocked beekeeper has lost count of the number of hives he’s rescued and relocated, or persuaded people with big properties to ‘adopt’.
But it’s his remarkable exploits (in the name of bee conservation) as a backwards long-distance runner – starting in 2015, in races such as Om die Dam, Two Oceans and Comrades – that have brought him national attention.
– Runners World SA, 2017
bee facts
did you know?
IF BEES BECOME EXTINCT, THE FOOD CHAIN CEASES TO EXIST.
– ALMOST 90% OF THE WORLD’S PLANTS RELY ON POLLINATORS.
– THIS INCLUDES MANY OF THE PLANTS WE USE FOR FOOD.
– THERE IS ONLY ONE QUEEN PER HIVE.
– SHE MATES WITH 12 – 18 DRONES AND CAN
– DRONES ONLY JOB IS TO MATE AND DIES AFTER MATING.
– WORKERS CARE FOR THE EGGS, FEED THE LARVE AND ATTEND TO THE QUEEN.
– WORKERS ALSO CLEAN & GUARD THE HIVE, FORAGE FOR NECTAR, PROCESS NECTAR & BUILD THE COMB.