Think you may have a bee swarm?
- Bee swarms are not aggressive. If you find a swarm of honeybees on or near your property, don’t worry!
- Bees are valuable! Please don’t use insecticide or call an exterminator.
- Check out our resources below. Local beekeepers are usually happy to help you remove the swarm.
Not sure that it’s a honeybee swarm?
Honeybee swarms are easy to identify. For one, there won’t be a hive of any type, just a large mass of bees clinging to an object. Also, a honeybee is different from a wasp and yellowjacket as identified by the pictures here:
Check out these resources in your area:
Area 1a
- Mount Baker Beekeepers: http://www.mtbakerbeekeepersassn.org/swarm-catchers/
- Stanwood-Camano Beekeepers: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stanwood-Camano-Beekeepers/191707364192219?ref=hl
- Stanwood-Camano area: David Greenleaf – 360-913-2786 or T. Austin – 425-238-4787
- Northwest District Beekeepers: http://www.nwdba.org/swarmcall.html
- Skagit Valley Beekeepers: http://skagitvalleybeekeepers.org/swarm/index.htm
- Whidbey Island Beekeepers: http://whidbees.wordpress.com/do-you-have-a-swarm-of-honey-bees/
Area 1b
- Puget Sound Beekeepers: http://www.pugetsoundbees.org/psba-swarm-list/
- Snoqualmie Valley Beekeepers: http://www.snoqualmievalleybeekeepers.org/swarm-list
- West Sound Beekeepers: http://www.westsoundbees.org/mentor_list.htm
Area 2
- Clark County Beekeepers: www.ccbees.org
- Clark County area: Charles Bennett 360-200-3093
- Lewis County Beekeepers: http://www.lewiscountybeekeepers.org/swarm__colony_removals
- Olympia Beekeepers: http://www.olympiabeekeepers.org/
- Pierce County Beekeepers: http://www.pcbeekeepers.org/officers.php
Area 3
- Central Washington Beekeepers: http://www.yakimabees.com/swarm-removal.html
Area 6
- Inland Empire Beekeepers: http://www.inlandbeemail.com/index.php?name=swarm
- West Plains Beekeepers: http://www.wpbeekeepers.org/Swarmcatchers.htm?
