Honeybee Swarms are curious, not furious!

If you find a swarm of honey bees on your turf and don’t want it there, members of CCBA are willing to remove the swarm. Time is of the essence. Once the swarm has entered into its new home, removal of the honey bees is much more difficult, and may involve opening the wall of a house to get to the bee colony. This is generally beyond the capability of most beekeepers, so contact one of them while the bees are still clustered in a swarm outside.

The pictures below are NOT honeybees - we don’t want them!

When you contact a beekeeper, the following information would be appreciated:
1. What is it on? A branch of a tree or something else?

2. How high in the air is it? What is under it (we often need to put the bees into a box)?

3. How big is it?

4. Any power lines or other dangerous objects near it?

5. How long has it been there? (If you know)

6. Has it been disturbed or sprayed?

7. Pictures! Of the cluster and individual bees if you can safely take one.

What is a Cut-out? This is when the bees are in a building or some other object where we have to Cut-out the honeycomb.

Click to see a map of where we are:
2024 Map

2024 Swarm List

 

North (East Coventry, East Pikeland, East Vincent, Honey Brook, North Coventry, Schuylkill, South Coventry, Upper Uwchlan, Wallace, Warwick, West Nantmeal, West Pikeland, West Vincent) Name Email Phone Does Cut-Out? Comment Tim Ferris Tim@extractandbox.com 4846788569 Yes Community members can visit our website page www.extractandbox..com/swarmremoval Francis Ruthkosky Please text instead of emailing - Frank@ExtonBeeCompany.com 484-678-1938 please text Phone Preferred Please text. No calls or emails. Thanks. Ty Kelius TDKContractingLLC@outlook.com 610-822-2788 Yes Texting preferred. Only cut outs. Dan Boylan dpboylan@comcast.net 6109066182 Andrew Badstubner andrew@badstubner.com 404-395-5148 Prefer texting. Nothing over 25' high Lisa Pupo 610-574-3632 Phone Preferred Janet Owens Home160@ptd.net Phone Preferred Thomas Kalusky t.kalusky@comcast.net 16104281601 Yes Phone Preferred Height below 25ft. Eric schoefer ericschoefer@gmail.com 2159063586 Yes Phone Preferred Howard Frysinger 610-858-4859 Phone Preferred Ward Knob Wardduss@gmail.com 4845575034 Yes Phone Preferred OK with heights. Exp with roofing & siding repairs. Text preferred East (Birmingham, Charlestown, East Goshen, East Whiteland, Easttown, Thornbury, Tredyffrin, Westtown, Willistown) Name Email Phone Does Cut-Out? Comment Bill Dulin Bdwc567@gmail.com 484-402-3597 Yes PhoneEmail Preferred Jim Keeler keelerfarmhoney@gmail.com 267-246-8030 Nothing over 6 feet high please Jarl Mork 610-368-9501 Phone Preferred Ward Knob Wardduss@gmail.com 484-557-5034 Yes Phone Preferred OK with heights. Exp with roofing & siding repairs. Text preferred Jon Iannacone jon.i@runbox.com 484-696-4423 Yes Text Preferred Steven Occhiolini stevenocchiolini@gmail.com 609-338-3102 Text preferred Anne Svelling 610-732-7057 Phone Preferred Martin Billingsley swarms@chescobees.net 215-789-9420 not a textable number; call Kirsten Patrick kirst9070@gmail.com 717-875-9006 David Tustin dtustin@msn.com 610-368-4712 Yes also text 6102998054 George Wattman gwattman@gmail.com 813-482-7782 Phone Preferred Mark Meaders meadersm@gmail.com 610-202-3037 Phone Preferred Please nothing over ten feet off the ground. Eric schoefer ericschoefer@gmail.com 215-906-3586 Yes Phone Preferred Andrew Badstubner andrew@badstubner.com 404-395-5148 Prefer texting. Nothing over 25' high Carmen Battavio 610-331-6279 Phone Preferred 8-10' general maximum Ty Kelius TDKContractingLLC@outlook.com 610-822-2788 Yes Texting preferred. Only cut outs. John McMichael jmcmich552@aol.com 484-680-0870 mike emerson 610-812-4884 Yes Phone Preferred Jim Ryland jrryland@comcast.net 610-644-2374 10 feet height limit South (East Marlborough, East Nantmeal, East Nottingham, Elk, Franklin, Kennett, London Britain, London Grove, Londonderry, Lower Oxford, New Garden, New London, Penn, Pennsbury, Pocopson, Upper Oxford, West Marlborough, West Nottingham) Name Email Phone Number Does Cut-Out? Comment Ty Kelius TDKContractingLLC@outlook.com 610-822-2788 Yes Texting preferred. Only cut outs. Maurice Hare mauricehare@comcast.net Email Preferred mike emerson 610-812-4884 Yes Phone Preferred William Stefanosky, III wstefanosky@msn.com 4845740128 I do not do cutouts from structures. Eric schoefer ericschoefer@gmail.com 215-906-3586 Yes Phone Preferred Andrew Badstubner andrew@badstubner.com 404-395-5148 Prefer texting. Nothing over 25' high Judith Rzucidlo-Tumas aristosharvest@gmail.com 302-584-8386 Yes Phone Preferred please take photo of swarm Brian Harlan brianharlan@me.com 610-587-6552 Ward Knob Wardduss@gmail.com 484-557-5034 Yes Phone Preferred OK with heights. Exp with roofing & siding repairs. Text preferred Eric Paulson kanewolf@gmail.com 610.308.7683 Phone Preferred Happy to help save the bees and give them a new home! Don Coats doncoats@verizon.net 610-388-7613 Phone Preferred height limit, 15ft, depending on exposure Jim Keeler keelerfarmhoney@gmail.com 267-246-8030 Nothing over 6 feet high please Abram Broughton swarmbuster@911honey.com 610-384-2384 Kirsten Patrick kirst9070@gmail.com 717-875-9006 Carol Stanley 1-610-563-7611 Phone Preferred Kimberly Beck 540-238-9466 Phone Preferred Peter Demicco pdemicco@comcast.net 908-507-9992 Height restriction of 12 feet West (East Fallowfield, Highland, Sadsbury, Valley, West Brandywine, West Caln, West Fallowfield, West Sadsbury) Name Email Phone Number Does Cut-Out? Comment Eric schoefer ericschoefer@gmail.com 215-906-3586 Yes Phone Preferred Kirsten Patrick kirst9070@gmail.com 717-875-9006 Andrew Badstubner andrew@badstubner.com 404-395-5148 Prefer texting. Nothing over 25' high Ward Knob Wardduss@gmail.com 484-557-5034 Yes Phone Preferred OK with heights. Exp with roofing & siding repairs. Text preferred Ty Kelius TDKContractingLLC@outlook.com 610-822-2788 Yes Texting preferred. Only cut outs. Abram Broughton swarmbuster@911honey.com 610-384-2384 mike emerson 610-812-4884 Yes Phone Preferred Central (Caln, East Bradford, East Brandywine, East Caln, Newlin, Uwchlan, West Bradford, West Goshen, West Whiteland) Name Email Phone Number Does Cut-Out? Comment mike emerson 610-812-4884 Yes Phone Preferred Lauren Helfgott 4845741694 Phone Preferred Thomas Kalusky t.kalusky@comcast.net 16104281601 Yes Phone Preferred Height below 25ft. John McMichael jmcmich552@aol.com 4846800870 Anne Svelling 6107327057 Phone Preferred Ward Knob Wardduss@gmail.com 4845575034 Yes Phone Preferred OK with heights. Exp with roofing & siding repairs. Text preferred Tim Ferris Tim@extractandbox.com 4846788569 Yes Community members can visit our website page www.extractandbox..com/swarmremoval John Barickman jbarickman@aol.com 4848880041 Yes Phone Preferred Brian Harlan brianharlan@me.com 6105876552 Kirsten Patrick kirst9070@gmail.com 7178759006 Bill Dulin Bdwc567@gmail.com 484-402-3597 Yes PhoneEmail Preferred Jon Iannacone jon.i@runbox.com 4846964423 Yes Text Preferred Howard Frysinger 610-858-4859 Phone Preferred Andrew Badstubner andrew@badstubner.com 404-395-5148 Prefer texting. Nothing over 25' high Ty Kelius TDKContractingLLC@outlook.com 610-822-2788 Yes Texting preferred. Only cut outs. Eric schoefer ericschoefer@gmail.com 2159063586 Yes Phone Preferred Robert Hendrickson RJHendrickson@gmail.com 6102833760 TEXT ONLY Phone Preferred 6' Step Ladder reach limit, TEXT ONLY Delaware County Name Email Phone Number Does Cut-Out? Comment Martin Billingsley swarms@chescobees.net 215-789-9420 not a textable number; call Noah Gustkey gustkey@upenn.edu 4848440988 Email Preferred Fred Kinsler Fkinsler@yahoo.com 6108045538 Yes Phone Preferred John McMichael jmcmich552@aol.com 4846800870 Helge Hartung helgeh@lycos.com Email Preferred David Tustin dtustin@msn.com 16103684712 Yes also text 6102998054 Ward Knob Wardduss@gmail.com 4845575034 Yes Phone Preferred OK with heights. Exp with roofing & siding repairs. Text preferred Katie Krebs hercubeeshoney@gmail.com 7148334031 Kirsten Patrick kirst9070@gmail.com 7178759006 Andrew Badstubner andrew@badstubner.com 404-395-5148 Prefer texting. Nothing over 25' high Michael Karkowski 6107331757 Phone Preferred Steven Occhiolini stevenocchiolini@gmail.com 609-338-3102 Text preferred Brandon Noblit Sparker0220@comcast.net 6109964887 Yes Phone Preferred Ty Kelius TDKContractingLLC@outlook.com 610-822-2788 Yes Texting preferred. Only cut outs. Mark Meaders meadersm@gmail.com 6102023037 Phone Preferred Please nothing over ten feet off the ground. Eric schoefer ericschoefer@gmail.com 2159063586 Yes Phone Preferred Aaron Foster AFoster@RPHoneyCo.com Email Preferred Tom McKinney tmckinney672002@yahoo.com 6108002232 Bushes, low trees, 12-15 feet high Mainline Name Email Phone Number Does Cut-Out? Comment Kirsten Patrick kirst9070@gmail.com 7178759006 Lynn Arnold canarylady8@yahoo.com 6108641321 Email Preferred Jim Ryland jrryland@comcast.net 610-644-2374 10 feet height limit George Wattman gwattman@gmail.com 8134827782 Phone Preferred Steve Amelang vze36shn@verizon.net 6102204695 Phone Preferred Please provide picture(s) of swarm, showing how high off the ground. Ward Knob Wardduss@gmail.com 4845575034 Yes Phone Preferred OK with heights. Exp with roofing & siding repairs. Text preferred Katie Krebs hercubeeshoney@gmail.com 7148334031 Karen Miller kflick3@gmail.com 6108040030 Phone Preferred Ty Kelius TDKContractingLLC@outlook.com 610-822-2788 Yes Texting preferred. Only cut outs. Eric schoefer ericschoefer@gmail.com 2159063586 Yes Phone Preferred Mark Meaders meadersm@gmail.com 6102023037 Phone Preferred Please nothing over ten feet off the ground. Paul Parker paulxxxx777@gmail.com 267 249 4447 Yes Email Preferred Andrew Badstubner andrew@badstubner.com 404-395-5148 Prefer texting. Nothing over 25' high Martin Billingsley swarms@chescobees.net 215-789-9420 not a textable number; call Jon Iannacone jon.i@runbox.com 4846964423 Yes Text Preferred

 

More about swarming bees… A honeybee cannot live alone but depends on the colony for survival. To propagate the species, a swarm (about half the colony and the queen) moves to a new home. The other half of the colony remains in the hive and raises a new queen. In southeastern Pennsylvania, most swarms emerge in April, May, and June. After exiting from their former home (hive), the swarm may settle on a tree branch, a bush, or the side of a building. The swarm normally forms a football-shaped cluster of bees that may be up to three feet long. The swarm sends out scout bees to look for a new home in a hollow tree or in the eaves of a building. When a suitable spot is found, the scout bees direct the swarm to it. The bees then construct a new honeycomb nest with wax they produce themselves, begin to gather nectar and pollen for food, and raise young. Honeybees are a valuable part of nature because they pollinate crops, produce honey, beeswax, and pollen, and their stings are widely accepted as an aid in the treatment of arthritis. So, as you observe them swarming, contemplate this marvelous phenomenon and call a beekeeper to remove the swarm and put it to beneficial use.

 

 

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