Swarm Assistance

FIRST RULE  DON’T PANIC!
Bees are quite docile in a swarm and not at all prone to sting. 

 

Before you call: Honey bees measure about 15 mm long and are light brown in color. Honey bees are usually oval-shaped with golden-yellow colors and brown bands. Although the body color of honey bees varies between species and some honey bees have predominantly black bodies, almost all honey bees have varying dark-to-light striations.

  • If the nest is in the ground, these are not honey bees.  They are probably yellow jackets.  We can’t help with that.
  • If you can see a nest covering that looks like a dull gray paper, those are probably wasps.  We can’t help with that either.
  • But if you’re looking at a hanging blob of thousands of bees, that may be a honey bee swarm.
  • Removing bees from structures can be a complicated and involved process and usually involves some carpentry.  Expect this service to have a fee.  We don’t have many beekeepers willing to do this as it does often requires tearing walls out.  Occasionally we can attract them out from a building with what we call a bait trap.  Once they are out they cannot return and then you must fix the hole they are entering through.
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BONS Members Available For Swarm Assistance!
Name Phone Availability Service Provided Service Area
Doug Koch
540-313-5183
Any Day
Swarms
Winchester City, Frederick County, Western Clarke County
Ed Shideler
540-272-6265
Any Day
Swarms
Winchester City, Frederick County, Western Clarke County
David Reese
540-636-8669
Any Day
Swarms
Warren County
Linda Cunningham
540-550-5587
Tuesday, Thursday, Weekends
Swarms
Winchester City, Frederick, Clarke Counties
Danny Smedley
540-222-4994
Any Day
Swarms & Cutouts
Warren, Clark, Fauquier, Rappahannock Counties
Rick Cosman
703-597-4076
Any Day
Swarms
Warren, Frederick, Shenandoah Counties
Steve Heise
301-466-8040
Any Day
Swarms
Warren County & Southern Clarke County
Dan Stange
540-247-4378
Weekends or Weekdays after 5pm
Swarms
Southern Frederick & Clarke, Northern Shenandoah and Warren
Tim Riggleman
540-336-3697
Text Any Day
Swarms
Winchester, Frederick & Clarke Counties
Jen Hoyt
540-550-0696
Any Day
Swarms
Warren, Frederick & Clarke Counties
Jerrold Pike
540-539-0980
Any Day
Swarms & Cutouts
Winchester, Frederick County
Mike & Donielle Rininger
540-317-1170
Text Any Day
Swarms
Northern Fauquier County & Surrounding Area
Denise Vowell
703-863-3118
Any Day
Swarms
Front Royal, Warren County