Who to call for a beehive removal? The bee person!! Normally if you call your local fire department, they will have the number of a beekeeper who can help you remove bees.
Beekeepers who do bee removals gain a lot of useful knowledge about bees in the process. Once you have done a few bee removals you will always be the “Who to call for a beehive removal” person in your area.
Phone your local apiculture (beekeeping) extension officer. These extension officers are there to provide advice and enforce laws relating to honeybees.
No. Bees are important and becoming rare. If you can remove a hive and put it to use pollinating crops and providing ecosystem services, this is far better than killing it.
If the bees are in a place where they pose an immediate threat to livestock or are in a place where removing them will damage a special building/tree/rock formation then gassing the bees is best.