Honey Bee Swarm Collections

Honey Bee Swarm Collection

What to do if you find a swarm in your garden: 1. Keep your distance - try to keep children and pets away from the area 2. Call me immediately on 07958 655962 for advice 2. Tell me as much as you can about the bees appearance - that way I can       determine whether they are honey bees, bumble bees or wasps 3. If you need to, refer to the image above which is a typical honey bee and the images below which depict swarms, bumble bees and wasps 4. Describe more about the location of the bees ie. where they have settled, are they hard to get at etc.  5. Let me know how long they have been in that location 6. Give me a convenient time to come and collect the swarm or eliminate the wasps whichever is relevant to you.  7. Keep your distance until I am able to come to you Honey bees are taken away free of charge, I do require a small amount to cover transport to your house - a donation towards buying a hive is also very welcome.

Honey Bee Swarms  When bees swarm in this fashion, they are very unlikely to sting or attack, in fact when they swarm like this they are in a really good mood and they have no nest or hive to defend. In the majority of cases the process is fairly quick and involves locating the queen within the swarm. If the swarm is hanging from a branch or bush, then the process involves gently shaking the swarm into a skep,  then placing the basket on the ground.  Any bees that are not contained within the swarm will very quickly navigate towards the pheromone that the queen emits and within half an hour or so the process is complete, the bees can then be secured for transport and their safe removal can be completed. In the majority of cases where the queen can be accessed then the swarm can be taken away. The problems start when the bees have taken up residence in an awkward to reach location. BUMBLEBEE WASPS