Bushkill Farms

Bushkill Farms and Apiary is a family run operation with 3 generations of beekeepers and over 60 years of beekeeping experience. We are located near the Ashokan Reservoir within New York state's Catskill Park. Our bees are not treated with antibotics, miticides, or hormones. This, combined with the fact that our bees are not within flying range of any commercial crops that may be sprayed, allows us to provide the purest, unadulterated wild flower honey from the Catskill Mountains.

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LIVE BEE REMOVALS!


Bushkill Apiary specializes in Live Removals of all types of bees in the Catskill Mountains and surrounding areas of New York.  Chemical-free removal of honeybees, wasps, hornets, bumblebees and yellow jackets. No poisons or pesticides are ever used, so unlike methods used by exterminators, you don't have to worry about the health effects of pesticide residue lingering in your home for years to come. If you need bees removed, please review the Removal Methods and Frequently Asked Questions, and then Request a Quote.

NOW SERVING CENTRAL FLORIDA


Florida We are now providing honeybee removal services in Central Florida.  Click HERE for details.

 

 

 

 

 

DON'T KILL THE BEES!


Think twice before you decide to kill honeybees. First of all, honeybees are vital to our food supply. Roughly 30% of the food you eat has been pollinated by honeybees. If you have been following the news lately, you are probably aware of the perils the honeybee is facing with Colony Collapse Disorder and the effects it can cause to our food supply.

Secondly, think about the health of your family and the damage to your house. Pesticides sprayed into the walls of the house may kill the bees quickly, but you, your family, and your pets will be exposed for many years to come. There have been many studies that show the damage pesticides cause to humans and the environment. Also don't underestimate the damage that can be done to the structure of your home from the rotting and decay of 10s of thousands of bees and many pounds of honey.

So thoroughly think through your actions before deciding to exterminate honeybees.

SWARM TRAP RENTALS


Worried about the high cost of having bees removed from your building? Then check out our Swarm Trap Rental Service.


 

Study: Home Pesticides Linked to Childhood Cancer

Rates of a rare leukemia are higher among children who show evidence of exposure to insect killers.
As if links to Parkinson’s disease, diabetes and obesity, cancer, low sperm counts and other reproductive health problems, and childhood developmental problems and diseases were not enough … or that pesticide residue is common on foods, or that that children are even more susceptible than previously thought, or that pesticides stick around in the home for decades after being used, or that the EPA is slow to remove known toxic pesticides from the market, and doesn’t require chemical makers to even list toxic “inert” ingredients … now there’s another reason to avoid using pesticides around the home.

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