Bee’s Moving and Storage

Called Bees Movers to schedule a cross-​town move of a few pieces of furniture and to arrange storage of a few more pieces for at least 6 months. They said no problem, gave me a 2-​hour time window for their arrival, and gave me an address to send the deposit. I sent the deposit but did not receive a receipt or confirmation email. When the moving day came, I did not receive a call the day before or that morning. The time window came and went and they did not arrive. I called the number that is on their website and the side of their trucks and it was not in service. At this point I started to get concerned. I emailed them asking if they were still coming and to please let me know what happened. I did not receive a reply. Fortunately I was able to call around and find another company that was able to do the move on short notice the following weekend. I never heard anything back from Bee’s Movers. Several weeks later I was notified by the bank that they had attempted to cash my check but fortunately I had already canceled it when they didn’t show up. To this day I have not received a reply to my email.

THE BEST! By far. I was so impressed by everything these gentlemen did. You need a hoist, they got you. You need to move on short notice, they got you. If you use these guys once you’ll never use another company again. Professional but funny, I felt like I made friends with these guys by the time they left. Thanks Randy, Brandon, and Matt.

I’ve used moving companies and Bee’s moving & Storage is one of the best I’ve used. Below is my experience.
My wife and I were in a pickle. It was mid-​August and we had just landed at Logan Airport on a Thursday evening. Back from a two week vacation and having completely forgotten that we had to move out of our place 14 days from our return, to our newly purchased home. Oh boy.
We called around, filled out numerous online estimates, but everyone was fully booked. It was expected considering that it was the end of summer, at the peak of the busy season. Eventually, one company told us about Bee’s Moving and Storage, referring to them as a smaller player in the market. I called and a friendly voice on the phone told us that they’d be available, got our information, found out what needed to be moved and gave us an estimate. It was all very quick and painless. They even called to confirm a few days prior.
On moving day the two guys showed up with a truck and moved all of our stuff. They even threw us a few boxes and some packing tape. They were very good at what they do and got everything done easily and painlessly. Kudos.
I would definitely do business with them again or recommend them.

Eased my STRESS!!!
First, I was in search of a moving company that was inexpensive, reliable and had workers that can move all my stuff quickly out of state. I had never had to hire movers before and I was somewhat anxious.
My friend recommend Bee’s!
Price:
I did all my research and the ones in my area were waaay too high for a one bedroom apartment. Bee’s were incredibly reasonable considering I was traveling 80 miles away and they are located in Brighton, MA.
Customer Service:
They sent me a quote via email within 24 hours. I contacted the company and spoke to Hakim. He was super cool and expressed that all will go well. He even gave me suggestions on how the pack and make the move go faster. Pack, label, and separate glasses from tables so they can wrap up. His suggestions help me become more organized and made the loading much faster.
I was lucky to have two movers (Brandon and Jarrod). They were like «supermen»!!
Every time I turned around they were picking up heavy boxes or totes with rapid speed and strength. They told me I had no heavy items and this was «easy» for them. They were also polite and friendly.
Recommendation:
I strongly encourage you to hire these guys for every move. It was the best decision I made.
These guys worked hard and quickly without a complaint.
Hook them up by …
1. providing them some water (really! they don’t stop working. I had to block the door way just to give them water. You can’t have your workers passing out. lol)
2. tip well
And BTW Ladies…
They are easy on the eyes! They are incredibly professional so they will not pay you no mind, but I would wear something cute just in case. lol Yes they look that good. :)

This is my first experience with movers, and next time I’m going with a moving company other than Bee’s for one reason: when I asked about the details of the bill (i.e. why it was much higher than I had anticipated) Brandon (aka ‘Randy’) exploded with unchecked belligerence. I seriously thought he was going to start swinging. The move took longer than expected because although there were two of them only one guy (the friendly J) spent most of his time moving objects in and out of the various apts., a strategy I think increased the time significantly. It’s hard work sure, but if I’m paying by the hour I expect you to keep at it. They charged me 15 $ for fuel and tolls even though both locations were within a mile of their main location, and within a mile of eachother (the total trip with their van couldn’t’ve exceeded three miles). Also, some things arrived scratched even though they had brought more than enough blankets to cover all the sensitive materials.
They’ll get the job done I suppose, but if you go with Bee’s be prepared not to know what you’re paying for… unless you like feeling as if you’re about to enter into a bar fight. Unprofessional.

I used Bee’s for a move from the Inman/​Union Square area of Somerville to Beacon street in Boston. My move itself was a bit under duress, and they were able to accommodate me with about a week’s notice, and checked in during the week to ensure everything was still on.
I used their groupon deal, and it was all very easy and smooth. They did show up a little late, but I’m not docking any stars because they had a good reason (their morning move didn’t reserve the elevator in their building which caused some delays) and were very communicative with me about their ETA.
Brandon and Matty were my movers, and they HUSTLED. And, extra points for putting up with my dad who sees himself as a bit of a «supervisor» in these scenarios ;)
All in all, great service, great company! Book them for your next move!

On a random Thursday, we decided to move from Brighton to Waltham. While we were eating breakfast, we called Bee’s and asked what the latest possible move-​time they had available for same day was, and were pleasantly surprised to hear that they’d be willing to start a move after 5pm! We went to a new apartment complex, picked an apartment, signed a lease, and got back to Brighton to start packing our one bedroom apartment. Bee’s arrived around 6:30pm, and were very fast and professional. We had about thirty bins of stuff to move, a sectional, a kitchen table, and two beds/​mattresses, as well as other miscellaneous items. Everything was packed-​up and they provided supplies we didn’t have just in case (like mattress bags, furniture blankets, and tape). Once the truck was loaded, they drove right to our new apartment (arrived less than five minutes after I did), and unloaded everything by 9pm to our new, second floor apartment. We were completely impressed with their services from start to finish, and because of their speed, and willingness to work after-​hours after a busy full-​day earlier, we gave each mover a $ 45 tip. (Normally, we tip $ 20 per mover). I can’t express how impressed we were with the two guys who did our move; I can summarize, though!
They were professional, fast, and very accommodating — and friendly to boot!

The best/​worst part of moving on ⁹⁄₁ is that everyone else is moving that day. This means it will be obscenely busy, but it also means that the torture is over in a single day.
We spent a lot of time packing our apartment before the movers showed up. We have what I will delicately call «a whole bunch of crap,» but three movers and one truck moved us from a 2^nd floor 2 bedroom apartment to a 2^nd floor apartment down the street in about 3 hours total, excluded the time we had to burn waiting for the previous tenants to vacate our new home.
The movers were pretty great — they were generally careful with our stuff, they moved pretty quickly, and they displayed good problem solving skills that were outside my imagination, which was nice.
The only real downsides were price, which I understand, and scheduling confusion, which I don’t. There was a brief moment of panic in which it seemed like our reservation had not been taken and we were about to have to move our stuff alone and truckless, but that got resolved in about an hour when one owner talked to the other.

Good company. Hard working movers and friendly too. Just beware that using movers is expensive. Plus we went an hour or two over my quote and it was a fairly easy move. 1^st floor to 1^st floor and two blocks away.
Next time I’ll strongly consider renting my own truck and using my own muscle.

Brandon and Matt are amazing! I’d like to give them 6 Stars if I could!
I am a repeat customer of theirs. They are dependable, cordial, focused, professional, SO down to earth, and so hard working. My last move was awful and Brandon made things happen with packing, moving, and getting things going out the door and into the new place. Matt, is soooo dependable with the follow through and making sure all needs are met and secured.
Brandon actually helped me out w/​my first and 2^nd move. The second move was during a torrential down pour. I had specifically asked for Brandon and sure enough, he and the other mover was there and early!
They put everything at ease in the stressful hell and messiness called Boston! They are the ‘therapists’ of the MOVING realm, I’ll tell you! These guys are the BEST! call them for your next move; they are SWEET!!! like… HONEY!
if you don’t, then be warned; you’ll get STUNG! because BEEs don’t BITE!

My storage unit was at Simply Storage on North Beacon ST in Brighton. I called them to ask who they recommend for moving companies and they said Bee’s.
I called a week before my move date (January) and spoke with Brandon. He was great to work with. When he called me the Sunday before my move I was unable to answer my phone. We talked via text messaging. SO EASY. The day of my move the guys, Keen, Matthew and Jarrod showed up early to Simply Storage and got all my stuff from my unit and came to Cambridge.
The unit I moved into was brand new. I was very VERY nervous that something was going to get scratched, or dreaded holes in my new walls.
My only issue was that they did not tell me in my quote that hoisting was an extra charge. Its $ 75 for the first piece and $ 25 for each one after that. This made my move $ 125 move than I was quoted. What was I supposed to do? Not have them hoist my stuff over the porch? Since my quote was for a second floor condo, this should have been mentioned. other than that, this was a move with no issues or complaints.

Will and Keen from Bee’s helped me with a move this morning from Somerville to Brighton… these guys are beasts!
I have to admit that I was slightly concerned before the move; I had confirmed my reservation a bit late, and the follow-​up with the HQ could have been a better (though I do understand that I was moving on one of the busiest days of the Boston moving year). Once the move started though I couldn’t have asked for a more diligent, hard-​working duo of movers. I was moving from the 2^nd floor of a «triple deckah» onto the second floor of a large old house in Brighton. This was not an easy move… the crew had the fortune to go from a narrow stairwell in Somerville to a «manor house» in Brighton with two sets of uneven stone stairs outside as well as a long winding stairway inside. Will and Keen were literally sprinting down the stairs back to the truck after each box/​piece of furniture was moved! I’m in decent shape and I did my best to lend a hand, but I couldn’t come close to keeping up with these guys; I was dripping with sweat by the end of the day… and I was mostly moving the lighter items!
All in all, A+ move Bee’s…we came in well under the quote, and Will and Keen earned their tip. The crew also did a great job wrapping/​cushioning my items. On another note, screw p90x and CrossFit… sign me up for the mover workout! Will and Keen said that they could probably do 4 moves the size of mine in a day, and had two more large moves (apparently mine was easy??) scheduled for the afternoon. I, on the other hand, went home and took a nap.

We recently moved from a storage are to our new home.
The gentlemen who moved us couldn’t have been nicer or more thorough. The wrapped everything and secured with tape.
Furniture was placed where we wanted and then they were on their way.
They never stopped or appeared to be lacking even though it was a hot day.
Couldn’t say enough about their service

I bought an Groupon for Bee’s storage back in January because I was in the process of buying a condo and simply did not want to move my stuff again (would be 3^rd time in the past year). Called Bee’s up and they were incredibly professional and pleasant on the phone.
I set up a date to have them come in and get my stuff for 8AM and they showed up right on time. Everything was already pretty much boxed up but needless to say they had my whole apartment in the back of their truck in an hour and a half! Moved across town to my new condo and had the whole job done about an hour later, total in about 3 and a half hours! I couldn’t have done it that quickly with 4 of my buddies, possibly because they would be hammering beers the whole time. but still incredibly fast work by 2 guys from Bees Moving & Storage!
With their rates and schedule and professional attitude I have to recommend them to anyone who has to move but does not want to move their own stuff!
Thanks for a great move guys,
Will use again next time!

Our experience with Bee’s was excellent. They squeezed us in at the last minute, and the team of movers moved at lightning speed and with unbelievable energy. I overheard an illustrative exchange from within the truck when they were loading a drawer cabinet from which I had removed the drawers.
A: «It’s pretty light, the drawers aren’t in it.»
B: «What, does the customer think we’re weak?»
:-)
Would call them again in a heart beat.

Hiring a moving company is a fantastic idea. Looking for a moving company one to two weeks before you move is not such a good idea. Bee’s Moving was one of the few companies that was willing to accommodate me in my procrastinary ways. Their quote was competitive and for the most part, they were very easy to deal with.
The movers were incredibly strong, friendly guys who worked extremely hard and even gave us funny tips about our new ‘hood. They were right on time and they took great care of our stuff. However, all wasn’t peas and carrots. The office didn’t communicate our needs clearly to the movers and they were understaffed to deal with our obnoxious fourth floor walk-​up. They generously brought in two extra guys to help on the moving out end and only charged us for one of them. However, with better communication, they could have avoided the issue altogether. They also wrote a different price on the contract than was originally quoted (about $ 10 more). This was fixed immediately after I pointed it out, but was more evidence of disorganization.
One of the fellows bothered us a little by frequently insisting that we stop trying to help move things. However, as it was our apartment and our dime (by the hour), we didn’t mind doing some lifting and found that a little frustrating. (Perhaps it’s a liability issue?) Anyway, between the fourth floor walk-​up on one end and our new landlord razzing the movers the entire time on the other, they were really good natured guys and behaved admirably.
All in all, we were thrilled to have the help of Bee’s. None of our stuff was damaged and the quote matched the final price almost to the penny. Every small issue we had was dealt with immediately and satisfactorily. I would be happy to use them again, I would just make sure to be extra clear about my needs next time, and maybe not wait until the last minute to book them!

NINETEEN STARS would not be enough for this outfit.
This was the 4^th time I used them for my business. The appointment was for 9 am sharp. Matt was so very sharp that he arrived at 8:45. By 9:15 we were on the road.
There was only one object to move but it weighted 717 lbs. and the task when SMOOTHER THAN SILK.
Read all of the other reviews… These guys are the REAL DEAL.
Reasonably priced. Great communications. Efficient, Buttoned-​up and they make their competitors look like so much sand on the beach.

I still love these guys and am going to call them to move me soon!
I jut had to say I love them

Moving? Look no further than Bee’s!
I will echo the senitments of various reviewers here: on-​time/​on-​budget, clean, quick, professional, courteous, careful… and what really made Bee’s stand out — stress-​free moving. If I could rate more than 5 stars I would.
With my husband oversees, I was left to pack and move our house long-​distance myself. The guys at Bee’s (Brandon, Matt, and Jim) saved my sanity. The phrase of the day was «no stress» and they meant it. Everything arrived as it left, nothing damaged or missing. I will recommend Bee’s to anyone moving across town or across the country.

These people are the best. I literally called them an hour before I wanted to move a 200 pound television and not only were they there on time. They were there early! The whole process was quick and simple, and I highly recommend them! They charge a flat rate on small moves, which is incredibly convienient.