Honey bee swarms feed on honey before they leave their hive to go out to form a new colony. Honey bees are extremely smart and send out scout bees to find a new safe place for their new colony! Many times these clusters of honey bees can appear as a cloud in the air but when rested they are clustered to protect their queen bee.
A resting swarm is normally only located within 100 yards of its original colony. Some ways to keep your honey bees from swarming is to do the following:
- Replace your queen when she is less productive
- Providing enough space (deeps/supers), all depending on your colony size
Even though swarming honey bees or honey bees that have little interest in harming people you should stay away and call a beekeeper immediately!
Honey bee swarms can be damaged very easily, by heavy rains and high winds, so please contact a beekeeper and SAVE THE BEES!
2023 Beekeeper Information for Swarms
| NAME | LOCATION | PHONE NUMBER |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Framkiewicz | Pawleys Island | 802.345.2977 |
| Stewart Henifor | Longs / Loris / North Myrtle Beach | 843.655.7414 |
| Karen Hilbourn | Loris | 843.446.9536 |
| Jacky Walton | Georgetown | 843.240.0824 |
| Rick Veree | Conway / Aynor | 843.333.8172 |
| Mike Costello | Myrtle Beach / Conway / Murrells Inlet | 843.333.1059 |
| David Yanello | Gresham / West of Great PD | 803.960.1078 |
| Kevin Edge | Hwy 66 / Hwy 905 | 843.283.7853 |
| Mike Macri | Conway | 860.682.5722 |
| Kevin Dukes | Georgetown / Pawleys Island | 443.995.1497 |
| Patrick Elvis | Conway / Aynor / Myrtle Beach / Loris / Marion | 843.455.3027 |
| Glenn Tyler | Loris | 843.756.7708 |
| Carleton Whilden | Socastee / Murrells Inlet / Myrtle Beach | 843.457.0039 |
| Maude Huggins | Loris / Aynor / Conway / Marion | 843.421.7559 |
I use the swarm numbers to give to people too far for me . Are they updated regularly ?
John, yes this list is updated prior to every Spring.
Thank you because I just got another call from carolin a forest this morning . I am in garden city !
Random question . We receive quite a few swarm calls . We don’t charge . Are all the people on this list free for removal ? I don’t mean cutouts or trap outs . Just the ball ( basketball , softball etc )size swarm 5 or 8 feet in the air !