In Cave Creek, Carefree and Paradise Valley the natural nest sites are on the property itself: boulder piles, mountain slopes, hollow saguaros and outbuildings nobody opens. Here is where colonies settle on large lots and what to check.
Goodyear, Avondale and Buckeye sit on river corridors, old farm ground and open desert, and all three are still building. Here is where bees come from in each city, where they nest, and why a newer house is not a safer one.
Surprise, Sun City and Sun City West share block-wall yards, irrigated ground and many homes that sit closed through swarm season. Here is where colonies settle in each community and what to check before you leave for the summer.
Glendale and Peoria each hold several kinds of bee habitat: historic bungalows, orchard shade, open-cell block walls, lake water and the desert edge. Here is where colonies nest in each part of both cities.
A colony under barrel tile means lifting tile, cutting underlayment and repairing afterwards. What the job involves, what gets replaced, and what to ask before it starts.
A solar array creates a shaded, sheltered void a few inches above your roof. Why bees colonise it, how to tell bees from wasps up there, and why the panels stay on.
Who handles a bee colony on your property, on a neighbour’s, in a park or on public land in the Phoenix area, and who you should actually be calling.
Small holes in bare soil with bees going in and out. How to tell harmless ground nesting bees from a yellow jacket colony, and which one needs handling.
Perfectly round holes in fascia, beams or patio timber mean carpenter bees. What the damage actually is, why plugging the hole is not enough, and what removal involves.
Roof tile gaps, rooftop AC units, hummingbird feeders and patio umbrellas. A walkaround of the four places wasps nest on Peoria homes, and what to do about each.