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Vegas Bees Press Kit
Company Overview
We run Vegas Bees with one clear mission: protect people while saving honeybees.
Vegas Bees specializes exclusively in live honey bee removal, swarm removal, and ethical relocation.
We do not spray, poison, or exterminate bees. Every job prioritizes public safety, structural integrity, and colony survival.
Operating throughout the Las Vegas Valley and surrounding desert communities.
We handle residential, commercial, and municipal bee situations where urgency, responsibility, and risk intersect.
Our work emphasizes education, prevention, and permanent solutions, while not harming the bees.
Pete and Betsy From Vegas Bees
What Makes Vegas Bees Different
We Are Beekeepers
✔️ Live bee removal only. No chemicals. No extermination.
✔️ Trained, experienced beekeepers, using humane-only pest control techniques.
✔️ Hundreds of successful structural and swarm removals completed.
✔️ Deep understanding of desert beekeeping challenges.
✔️ Focus on community safety and long-term outcomes.
When bees are removed alive and properly relocated, the problem is solved without creating a bigger ecological one.
Betsy Lewis: Founder of Vegas Bees
Betsy Lewis
Betsy Lewis runs Vegas Bees and plays a critical role in colony care, rehabilitation, and long-term hive management.
A lifelong nature enthusiast, Betsy’s journey with bees began in her childhood in Maryland, where she assisted a neighbor with their hives.
Today, she combines that early passion with formal training under a master beekeeper to lead the company’s compassionate, no-kill approach to bee removal.
Beyond the hives, Betsy is a professional educator who brings her teaching background into every service call.
She views every "bee emergency" as an opportunity to advocate for pollinators, always taking the time to explain the hive's behavior to homeowners and turning fear into fascination.
Her commitment to transparency involves walking clients through the removal process and, when safe, showing them the comb and colony up close to foster a deeper respect for the insects.
While they share the physical work of removals, Betsy is the driving force behind the company’s mission to help the Las Vegas community coexist safely with nature, ensuring that ethical conservation remains at the heart of their business.
Pete Rizzo: Co-Founder of Vegas Bees
Pete Rizzo
Pete is a professional beekeeper and live bee removal specialist with years of hands-on experience removing colonies from walls, roofs, trees, and structures throughout Southern Nevada.
Trained by a master beekeeper, and completed hundreds of removals, ranging from simple swarms to complex structural cut-outs.
Together with Betsy, he ensures that Vegas Bees operates not just as a removal service but as a conservation effort.
Whether he is carefully cutting into a stucco wall or managing the apiary at their Joshua Tree preserve, Pete’s goal remains constant: to give every bee a second chance at life while keeping the community safe.
Talking Points and Fast Facts
Media Talking Points
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A honey bee swarm is temporary, non-territorial, and rarely aggressive.
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Extermination often increases risk by agitating trapped colonies.
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Live removal protects homeowners, neighbors, and first responders.
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Desert heat and water scarcity intensify bee stress and behavior.
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Ethical removal solves the problem without creating an environmental one.
Fast Facts
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Honey bees are responsible for pollinating a significant portion of the food we eat.
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Most defensive bee incidents occur when colonies are poisoned or improperly handled.
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Swarms are a natural reproduction process, not an attack.
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Live removal prevents repeated infestations by fully removing comb, brood, and scent trails.
Services and Media Contact
Media Ready Quotes
"Most bee situations can be resolved safely without killing a single bee. Extermination is usually the most dangerous option."
"A swarm may look alarming, but it is often the calmest moment in a colony’s life. Fear disappears when people understand what they are seeing."
"When we save a colony, we protect the pollinators that support our food system and our environment."
Services at a Glance
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Honey bee swarm removal
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Structural live bee removal
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Wall, roof, and soffit cut-outs
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Commercial and municipal removals
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Bee education and prevention guidance
Media Contact
For interviews, expert commentary, or image requests:
Vegas Bees
Live Honey Bee Removal and Relocation
Las Vegas, Nevada
Please use this contact form.