![]() Locations where members have removed honey bee swarms in the Peoria area. Contact us for assistance and we’ll put you in touch with someone that can help you out. This takes more skill and experience, but we do have members that can remove bees from a structure as well. What about an established colony in a wall or tree?īees in a structure or tree can be removed successfully without destroying the colony in most cases. All this information is important for the beekeeper to determine what equipment she/he needs to bring to remove your swarm. Add as much information as possible including an address, contact phone number, when the swarm arrived or was first noticed, what they are clustered on (tree, bush, wall, etc), and how high off the ground. Submit a swarm report using the form below. If you want a beekeeper to capture the swarm, it is important to contact him or her as soon as possible. If the scout bees do not find a suitable site, they may begin building an exposed nest at the swarm location (in a tree, on the side of your house, etc.) This nest may become a problem to you. It could take just a few hours, several days, or it may not occur at all. How long does it take bees to find a new home? When a sizable number of bees do the dance for a given location, the entire swarm will leave and fly to the new nest site. Bees receiving this information will fly to this location to investigate. If they find a suitable cavity, they return to the swarm and perform a dance within the cluster communicating the location, size, and other information about the possible new home. Scout bees from the swarm will fly out to try to find a permanent home. What will the swarm of honey bees do next if I don’t do anything? If the first swarm does not reduce the crowding enough, a second swarm may emerge. ![]() The queen will land on some object and the bees will cluster around her forming the swarm. The queen and bees will usually fly only a short distance (swarm). Shortly before the new queens hatch, the old queen will leave the hive with about half of the bees. When this occurs, the bees will begin to raise new queens. This nest (colony) had a large population of honey bees that ran out of room to store honey, pollen, and raise new bees. This could be in the cavity of a tree, building, abandoned barrel, etc. There is a good possibility that a permanent nest (feral hive) of bees is located close to the swarm that has just landed. Where did the honey bees in my yard come from? If the honey bees stay and construct a wax nest, they will become aggressive if you disturb them. At this stage, they do not have a home to defend, and they have filled up with honey in preparation for the flight to a new permanent home. Honey bees in a swarm are unlikely to be aggressive and sting anyone unless you attack the bees. The honey bee population has declined dramatically recently due to a number of diseases, parasites, and other factors. We can thank the honey bee for helping to provide one-third of the food we consume. ![]() Honey bees are extremely important, not only for honey production but also for the beneficial pollination they provide. The following questions and answers may help you understand the nature of swarming, how to remove the problem, and help a beekeeper save the honey bees. You may feel terrified and think that your family is in great danger and you want them removed as soon as possible. ![]() Have thousands of honey bees just invaded your property or adjacent area and have now settled in a large clump on a tree, a fence or on some other object? The mass of bees, called a swarm, may be as small as a softball or larger than a basketball.
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