Real Local Beekeepers
Been's Bees is owner-operated by Justin Jacobeen, a Certified Master Beekeeper with 10 years experience, based in Hummelstown PA. We do live honeybee removal, swarm collection, beekeeping education, raw local honey, and beekeeping supplies across Central PA.
Every colony we collect goes to one of our apiaries in Central PA — not to a third party, not to a contractor network. We don’t sell or resell your information.
Sustainable beekeeping is the whole point. We don't kill bees, don't spray chemicals, and produce honey free of synthetic miticides. We'd rather lose a call than send a customer to the wrong specialist.
Hours: Mon–Sat 7am–9pm · Sun 9am–6pm. We respond same-day to most inquiries during these hours, and texts at any time.
Address: 670 Swatara Street, Hummelstown PA 17036.
Credentials
Certified, licensed, and insured — registered with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Click any credential to view the full document.
Cornell Master Beekeeping
eCornell Master Beekeeping Program · Cornell University · Completed May 2026
PA State Apiary License
Beekeeper ID #10532 · PA Dept. of Agriculture · Valid through 12/31/2026
PA Food Establishment Registration
Reg. #234934 · PA Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Food Safety · Valid through 3/30/2027
$1M General Liability Insurance
Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. · $1M occurrence / $3M aggregate · Current
Trusted Partners
Beekeeping isn't a one-business job. We work with a small network of local specialists who handle the things we don't — pest control, wasps, lawn care — and we pass leads to each other based on who's the right fit, not who pays the most. These are real partnerships, not paid referrals or affiliate placements; we don't get paid to recommend anyone listed here. If you call about a job outside our specialty, we'll connect you directly — no middleman, no markup. More on how to find a real local beekeeper in our article on the subject.
Pest Control & Stinging Insects
Lawns Plants & Pests LLC
Harrisburg, PA · serving Central PA
When you call us about wasps, yellow-jackets, hornets, or other non-honeybee stinging insects that need chemical treatment, this is who we send you to. Run by Devon Alleman, a long-time local who handled honeybee removal himself for years before passing that side of the work to us. He still has the gear and the experience — on busy days or jobs that need a second beekeeper, you may meet Devon on one of our removals. He sends us honeybees, we send him wasps — customers end up with the right specialist either way.
What they handle that we don't
- ✓ Yellow-jacket and ground-nest wasp control
- ✓ Hornet nest removal (paper wasps, bald-faced hornets, etc.)
- ✓ Carpenter bee treatment (the wood-boring kind — not honeybees)
- ✓ Other non-honeybee stinging insects requiring chemical application
- ✓ Lawn care and plant pest applications
Volunteer Beekeeper
Ian West · Hummelstown, PA
A local beekeeper who keeps his own hives in Hummelstown, Ian volunteers with us on cutouts and swarm collections. If you call about a wall removal or a swarm, he may be the second beekeeper on the job — a second set of hands keeps wall removals fast and clean.