Honey bees 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 theses 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 their 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 at 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!
| Name | Location | Phone Number |
| Keith Martin | Aynor / Conway | 843-907-5867 |
| Rick Pierce | Loris / Green Sea | 843-241-3528 |
| Nick Heniford | Loris | 843-516-1432 |
| Eric Sanford | Aynor / Conway / Myrtle Beach | 843-424-9624 |
| Richard Carter | North Myrtle Beach / Little River | 904-318-7498 |
| Jacky Walton | Georgetown | 843-240-0824 |
| Chris Lawrence | Loris / Conway / Myrtle Beach | 843-458-1801 |
| Stan Janiak | Conway / Carolina Forest | 843-236-0200 |
| Erik Bodkins | Longs / Little River / North Myrtle Beach | 304-541-5105 |
| Michael Bond | Surfside Beach | 843-333-3382 |
| Diane McDowell | Conway / Hickory Grove | 843-504-6313 |
| Tom Cooke | Conway / Myrtle Beach | 843-855-4461 |
| Dean Limber | Nichols | 910-918-9329 |
| Beronica Pridgen | Allsbrook / Loris | 843-465-0036 |
| Jim Pack | Aynor / Galivants Ferry | 843-283-4455 |
| Rufus Smith | Galivants Ferry | 843-504-4370 |
| Stewart Heniford | Longs / Loris | 843-655-7414 |
| David Yannello | Gresham / Pamplico | 803-960-1078 |
| Ron Conners | Green Sea / Loris | 843-756-2308 |