Smiling Bee

Great company to work with. We had a loud buzzing in our chimney and bees flying in the living room. All on the Sunday of Memorial Day. I called 7 or 8 people looking for urgent help and was about to give up. I called Smiling Bee and Braulio said he would come up to Los Altos from Hollister that evening. It was nearly dark when he got there, but he went up the ladder and figured out the problem right away. A brief visit the next day and everything is resolved. Braulio is incredibly knowledgable about bees (3^rd generation beekeeper) and shows impeccable integrity in business. I would use him again anytime.

FANTASTIC COMPANY!
Extremely friendly, smart, honest, thorough, and reasonably priced.
Responds IMMEDIATELY to calls/​texts, and comes within one day. Works quickly and is happy to chat about his work!

Professional service. Quick response. Competitive pricing. Highly recommend. No wasps.
We had some persistent issues with wasps getting into our condo. We always encountered only one wasp indoors at a time, so it was more of an annoyance rather than an urgent situation for us. We eventually got around to bringing in a professional to come in and take a look.
Called Smiling Bee and scheduled an appointment for the following day. We showed him where we had discovered one old nest in the attic. He took that one out, and did a little more investigating and took out another three nests. He also installed some netting around our bathroom vents to prevent them from getting indoors in the future. Overall, it took about an hour.
So far, no issues. Great experience. We’d use Smiling Bee again.

My tenant scheduled w/​smiling bee, they were home by 3 on Saturday. You didn’t even want to wait a few minutes. Just wasted a whole wk, did you bother calling to reschedule since you didn’t make an effort at all?

Braulio is great! He and his co-​worker came out same day that I called, dug down about two feet in my yard and pulled out a wasp nest about the size of a small melon.
Thanks!

Great experience working with them. They were friendly and removed a big nest inside the wood close to our roof. We no longer have the scary wasps around the house. Highly recommended.

Awesome he came out quick handled the job like a professional. I will always refer him business. Thanks Braulio!

Braulio is awesome! I heard a buzzing above the ceiling of my room. The attic is situated there and I was concerned that it was another attack of the yellow jackets. I called Braulio and he said he could come the next day to check out the problem.
The next day came and he went up in to the attic to assess the situation. I thought he would come back down to tell me what was going on but he had a plastic bag with small and newly made nests of what he identified was «orchard bees». I was relieved and a little concerned by the nests being so close to me. But he assured me everything was safe. Fine, just get those things outside I said with a nervous laugh.
Upon examining the outside perimeter, he saw there were wasp nests under where the roof overhangs with the side of the house. He said he could remove those as well since there were many of them. He got his ladders, his wasp killing spray, and got to it with his metal spatula.
All in all, it took him an hour to finish up and he was reasonable with his price. He did mention that this would be a maintenance issue since the wasps will rebuild their nests in such a comfortable area. He gave me a solution to solve that. It is out of my price range for now. But I won’t hesitate to contact Braulio again should I have another Apocrita problem.

WOW!!!
We had a bee infestation in our eves in our backyard making it very hard for us to sit outdoors. I called 3 bee removal companies based on Unilocal recommendations. The first company said it would cost approx. $ 375 for hive removal and then another $ 400 to fix the wood beam that they will be removing. The second guy said it would be $ 275 approx. since most of his jobs are around there based on my description however there would be add on costs.
I then called Smiling Bee. The communication was not great but I liked that the owner could come out on the same day (sunday) and seemed earnest. He said he would not quote anything on the phone and went on to say most folks give you quotes and then tack on when they are on the job. He also said he would come out and get the entire job done.
I liked the owner instantly. He spent an hour trying to find a way to fix the problem from the attic but there was not indication of the any issue in the attic and also no access from the Attic. He then removed the wood from the eves and went on the remove a Massive hive! Gives me the hibie jibbies just thinking of it. He sprayed the area and re-​fixed the wood. He then filled any gaps with silicone. The job was done cheaper than any other quote we got.
Highly recommend!
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Great service and fast response. I called and he showed up about two hours later. I had a grapefruit sized wasp nest under the eaves in a place above the garage that I couldn’t get close enough to use a spray, so he got up on the roof and took care of it. He also removed several small nests from the roof vents and around the house. It’s an active year for wasps and I’ll probably be calling them again later this year as wasps don’t go dormant until it freezes. The guy that did the work is a recent veteran and the business is run by his father-​in-​law.

I am very impressed with the Smiling Bee’s fast, friendly, and cost effective service. We noticed wild bees in and close to the bathroom. Called the Smiling Bee on a Saturday, talked to Espan, and within two hours Braulio arrived at our place. He immediately found a main nest in a vent on the roof and three additional, small ones under the roof overhangs. Within twenty minutes all was clean and our peace of mind restored. Excellent service – I highly recommend them.

Called in the afternoon and appointment was immediately scheduled to the same day’s evening. Removed all 10 nests I found around my house in about 20 minutes. Quick and nice service with good price.
I’ve used them in two years ago when I found a yellowjacket nest in my restroom’s wall. They came on the same day’s night and finish the operation on the following day.
I’d highly recommend them if you have any problem related to bees and wasps.

What an interesting experience! Smiling Bee turned a potentially stressful situation into an educational experience for my whole family. Bryan was very professional and knowledgable (third generation) about bees. He came to my house on a Saturday evening to remove a hive that had moved into the wall of my garage, without us even knowing. He could tell they were there just by putting his hand on the wall. Sure enough, when we cut open the wall, there were over a thousand of bees in there forming a hive. He was able to safely remove the bees without hurting them – a great outcome for everyone. He was also really nice and seems like a really great guy. I highly recommend him.

On Saturday I noticed that there were wasps crawling over my front and back lawns and along the side yard. I looked up and saw a few nests forming in the eaves. I have a 5 year old who is now home for the summer… ughhh! Based upon recommendations here, I called the Smiling Bee. Within 24 hours they were here (on a Sunday morning). Braullio explained that I had wasps nests and a few bee hives forming. He let me know that the rampant wasps are attracted to the mosquitos and other bugs in the grass which they eat. So while he could remove the nests for me today, it wouldn’t completely eliminate the wasps from the yard permanantly. I had him remove the nests and it was extremely reasonably priced. I’m expecting the number of wasps to be reduced for the time being. Given his price, I have no problem paying him to come out once a month over the summer to take care of it if needed.

I have been seeing a couple dead bees near my fireplace for a few days. Today I came home and found more than usual. At first I thought it was because I left my door open because my fireplace was closed off. I went out to my back patio to discover more dead bees and up on the roof I see a good swarm. Naturally I am on edge because I have a family who has never been stung so I was worried about anyone being allergic.
I called Smiling Bee at 4pm (almost after hours for most companies) and they were out here within two hours. (with traffic in this area that’s great) There was no hive yet but a good swarm and my fireplace was not bee proof. (So there was a good chance if I left untreated a hive would have been built). They were able to bee proof my fireplace and spray some repellent.
Some things to note:
— This is a family business and well experienced, they provide great customer service
— They do a excellent job at explaining everything and make sure you are informed before starting the work
— They preserve the bee’s
— Competitive rates
— They back up their work (was advised if the bees were still swarming after a few days to give them a call — hopefully nothing will happen but I could tell they wanted me to know they stand behind their quality of work and it was important that I was happy)
Overall just a great experience. Normally I would be very stressed dealing with this but Smiling Bee took that away.
Thank you Braulio and Espan!

I’ll be brief– I noticed some wasps flying into ye eves of my roof– and the giant black bees– i think he called them the commanders or something– scary! doing the same– I have a baby and i’m outside gardening a lot– so on a whim I decided to Unilocal and found smiling bees– they were out in 1.5 hrs after call and after hours! he was so pleasant and reasonably priced– $ 165 for my small job– He took out some small nests and then noticed that my chimney topper was sitting in a box not put on yet and offered to put in on for me for free! I would highly recommend this personable, professional gentlemen any time!

Amazing service.
During the day, I had some landscape folks come out to do an estimate. One of of them noticed a paper wasp nest the size of a Big Mac under one of the roof overhangs that I somehow missed. Worst fear realized & queue Hitchcock’s Psycho stabbing scene music.
I saw Smiling Bee as the first entry in Unilocal when searching for «wasp nests.» Called up and Braulio answered. Super awesome guy who was fun to chat with. To my surprise, he said he could be there that afternoon. He showed up & showed me 7 other smaller nests in overhangs. I nearly ran back inside.
Service was quick and with a big smile. He offered to come back if I noticed any returns. Needless to say I’ll be keeping a watchful eye. Would 110% recommend Braulio and Smiling Bee.

Smiling bee is amazing. I had a major bee emergency that I walked in to at 5:30 in the evening. I believe that he was already closed and done for the day, but he still came out anyways. I am so thankful for you. I had a bathroom full of yellow jackets and with 2 small children I was freaking out. He arrived to my house in about 20 minutes and located the hive in my attic and was able to clean the hive out and get rid of all of the bees in about 30 – 45 minutes. I am so happy beyond belief with the excellent service that I received and I will recommend Smiling bee to everyone I know.

Had Smiling Bee come out to my home today to extract a massive infestation of yellow jackets. They had to remove a piece of large wood near my second story roof to get to the nest that was attached to my insulation. Very professional, knowledgable and kind. I highly recommend them.

Smiling Bee was amazing. He was prompt, knowledgable and professional. Over the past few days I had noticed some wasps appearing in my front and back yard so I called him and made an appointment for a free consultation and he came over the next day.
He knew exactly where to look and immediately found two small nests in our shed and one hanging off our fence. He did a full inspection and found 3 small nests in our chimneys and two medium sized ones in our front porch area. I asked him a lot of questions and he was able to answer them and it was clear that he has a lot of experience doing this stuff. He was really nice and for what we got, was totally worth it.
I would recommend to friends and will call again for future needs.