Free Expert Live Honey Bee Swarm Rescue/Relocation in Ottawa County, OH

If you find a honeybee swarm bearding peacefully on a tree branch or fence post in Ottawa County, Ohio, The Mindful Beekeeper offers a free and mindful swarm removal service to protect your family and support local pollinators. The Mindful Beekeeper serves Ottawa County communities including Port Clinton, Oak Harbor, Genoa, Lakeside Marblehead, Elmore, Curtice, Millbury, Graytown, Clay Center, and other surrounding rural areas. These areas are covered by ZIP codes such as Port Clinton (43452), Oak Harbor (43449), Genoa (43430), Lakeside Marblehead (43440), Elmore (43416), Curtice (43412), Millbury (43447), Graytown (43432), and Clay Center (43410).

The Mindful Beekeeper provides free removal only for honeybee swarms clustering or “bearding” on exterior surfaces like tree branches, shrubs, mailboxes, fence posts, and similar outdoor structures in Ottawa County. If honeybees are inside walls, ceilings, soffits, sheds, or other structural voids, this becomes a paid honeybee removal service due to the time, tools, and repair work often required. For these jobs, TMB provides a careful, mindful quote before any work begins. Since full structural removals are specialized and costly, free exterior swarm rescues are offered throughout Ottawa County to support bee conservation and community safety.

Contact The Mindful Beekeeper whenever you see a swarm bearding outside in Ottawa County, whether near Port Clinton (43452), Oak Harbor (43449), Genoa (43430), Lakeside Marblehead (43440), Elmore (43416), Curtice (43412), Millbury (43447), Graytown (43432), Clay Center (43410), or surrounding rural areas. For bees inside your structure, expect a detailed assessment, clear communication, and pricing tailored to your specific situation, done with respect for you, your home, and the honeybees.

Support local beekeepers and promote bee conservation efforts.

MEET JOSH TOLENTO.

From 2013-2020, Josh Tolento, a Fostoria Ohio native, lived in Scottsdale, Arizona. During his stay he spent most of his time learning the science of coffee roasting. Taught by a Costa Rican coffee farmer, Josh test roasted the highest grade coffees from around the world.

Aside from Coffee, while in Arizona Josh built a digital media business known today as “Tolento Media Group”. “I choose education over time wasting activities. It’s not about making money, it’s about reaching self sustainability” – Josh Tolento

In 2020, Josh relocated back to Ohio to be closer to family. Over the last few years he has been studying Honeybees and launched a successful startup bee & wasp removal service in Northwest, OH.