Honey
Bee Swarms

If you find a swarm of honey bees on your property, home or other location and want to have it removed please remember the following points.

1. Try to determine if they are in fact honey bees. If you are not sure you can call one of the Beekeepers below and they will help you determine what they are.
2. Never use a pesticide on bees to remove, kill or scare them away.
3. Honey bee swarms are rarely dangerous. The bees are filled with honey and are looking for a place to live.
   • A swarm of honey bees will typically leave a hive with half of its workers and the mated queen to find a new home.
   • This is how bee colonies propagate.
   • They will land as a group on a tree, house, or any convenient  spot with the queen being surrounded by the workers.
   • They will stay in this location sometimes for only a few minutes, for few hours, or possibly a day or two until a new, appropriate home is found by “scout” bees.
   • The swarm will then, as one group, fly to this new home. It is an incredible and beautiful sight to watch and hear.
   • Call one of the following beekeepers in your area and they may be able to help you remove the swarm.  Contact a beekeeper as soon as possible, as the swarm may only stay in this location for a matter of hours.