Africanized Honey Bee Control in Boerne, TX
Short version: if there's a africanized honey bee nest on your property in Boerne, we can get out there and take care of it — usually same-day, sometimes next morning if the call comes in late. Longer version is on this page. We'll walk through how to tell it's actually africanized honey bee you're looking at (about a third of our africanized honey bee calls turn out to be a look-alike), what's making it show up on your property right now, and what we'll do when we get there.
Why africanized honey bee matters in Boerne
Before we get into treatment, here's a minute on why Boerne has the africanized honey bee pressure it does. It matters because it changes the timing of what we do.
Multiple fatal attacks have occurred in Texas since the 1990s. In 2025 alone, a South Texas bee removal specialist reported being called to 36 confirmed Africanized colony removals in a single season across Mathis, Flour Bluff, Calallen, and Portland — a noticeable increase from prior years. Attacks have been documented across Bexar, Comal, Kendall, Medina, and Kerr counties.
About the africanized honey bee
You cannot reliably identify an Africanized honey bee by eye. This is the single most important fact on this entire sheet.
Where africanized honey bee shows up in Boerne
Historic downtown / Main Street / Hauptstrasse — "Hauptstrasse" is German for "main street." The historic limestone commercial buildings lining Main Street have eave cavities, deep soffits, and attic voids that paper wasps and red wasps colonize yearly. The Ye Kendall Inn, the 1870 Kendall County Courthouse, and dozens of other historic structures along the street require careful, non-damaging treatment approaches.
When to act in Boerne
Boerne's stinging-insect cycle matches San Antonio's but runs approximately one week later in spring and one week earlier in fall because of slightly higher elevation and cooler nights. Honey bee swarm peak shifts to May (versus April in San Antonio), and paper wasp nest construction peaks in early June. Yellowjacket season and cicada killer activity remain July–September. Winter slow period is roughly mid-November through mid-February.
How we treat africanized honey bee in Boerne
A few things we won't do: we won't spray from 20 feet and call it done, we won't sell you a six-month contract for a problem that's going to resolve in three weeks anyway, and we won't recommend treatment if what you've got is harmless. That last one happens more often than you'd think with africanized honey bee calls in Boerne.