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Kansans from every county send in requests regarding honey bee swarms and bee removal. The list of beekeepers below have volunteered to help respond to these calls. They have the right to decline to respond to a swarm request at any time.
Beekeeper volunteers by region
Northeast
| Name | City | Contact Info | Will Consider |
| Michael Allen | Kansas City | 913-384-0049 | Removal from structures & swarm catching since 1991. Free estimates. Serve the Greater Kansas City Area. No exterminating offered--honey bees only. |
|
Rick Anderson (Green Valley Honey) |
Manhattan | 785-410-1728 | Limit 25 ft. in height, 35 mile radius from Manhattan. Free advice, quick response, bee removal of all types. No Charge. |
| Ben Andrews | Lawrence | 785-764-6859 | Douglas and Shawnee Counties. |
| Dennis Baumgartner | Sebetha | 785-285-0601 | Swarms only |
| Rick Bishop or Amy Barnes | Manhattan | 785-577-6741 or 785-577-2430 | Manhattan, Junction City, and Wamego areas. May go further. |
| Roger Bostwick | Ozawkie | 785-633-9950 | Swarms Only |
| Howard Briggs | Junction City | 785-761-5575 | Swarms within 40 miles of Junction City. Will do tear-outs on a case-by-case basis. Do not reconstruct or perform repairs. |
| Cheryl Burkhead | Berryton | 785-224-9077 | Swarms only, no structure or tree removals. |
| Larry Coppinger | Winchester | 913-433-6988 | Leavenworth, Atchison, Shawnee, Jefferson, and Jackson counties. |
| Ken DeVan | Leavenworth | 520-249-0480 | 50 mile radius from Leavenworth, free removals, Swarms, trap-outs, tree swarms. |
| Sharon Dobesh | Manhattan | 785-564-0734 |
Riley and Geary counties. |
| Corey Douglass | Ozawkie | 785-341-5525 or 785-876-2149 |
Swarms and cutouts, anytime. 75 mile radius for swarms. |
| Rick Falk | Atchison | 913-370-1585 |
Will collect all accessible swarms within a 10 mile radius of Atchison, KS. |
| Sean Govan | St. Mary's |
785-456-8604(work/daytime number) 785-340-5312 (cell-cannot answer at work) |
Call between 7am and 8pm, 7 days a week. Swarms or removals from Topeka to Manhattan and in-between. No repairs for removals. |
| Tim Grauer & Rick Cudney | Marysville | 785-562-3349/785-562-8404 |
Swarms at no charge, Marshall County and surrounding areas. |
| Amber Hoffman | Emmett | 785-969-4128 |
Free honey bee swarm removal. Structure removal by consult, not responsible for repairs or costs to structures. Call or text. Free to send pictures. Serving Jackson, Jefferson, Osage, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, & Wabaunsee counties. |
| Jeffrey Hoover KC Bee Removal |
Overland Park | 913-440-4703 or jeffrey @KCBeeRemoval.com |
KC Metro Area. Swarms or Colonies. Honeybees only, please. |
| Sam Kennedy | Lecompton | 785-887-6048 | Douglas, Osage, Shawnee, and Jefferson counties |
| Tom Kuhn | Lenexa | 913-558-9109 | Swarms only, not from existing structures. Call from 7am-10pm. Will consider Johnson, Miami, Franklin, Wyandotte & KC Metro area. |
| Gary LaGrange | Manhattan |
H: 785-537-7493 C: 785-556-6799 |
Riley, Western Pottawatomie, and Eastern Geary Counties |
|
Ty & Shelley Martin (Hillside Honey Apiary) |
Easton |
913-683-3647 or 913-773-0157 (office) |
Leavenworth, Atchison, and Jefferson Counties |
| Jarrett Mellenbruch | Roeland Park | 347-489-0549 | Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area |
| Jim Mendenhall | Kansas City | 913-620-7470 | K.C. Metro area only. Will evaluate on scene if it can be done. No charge. We want to save the bees. |
| Sonja Parry | Holton | 785-851-0645 | No Cut-outs. FREE swarm removal within 50 miles of Holton, KS. Swarms must be no more than 15-feet from ground. Call and leave message or text, will respond as quickly as possible. |
| Ron Payne | Meriden | 785-640-0923 | Swarm only within 50 miles |
| Ike Perfetti | Manhattan | 314-307-5743 | Call anytime. Will do swarms and some cut-outs. Will travel to Riley, Pottawatomie, Geary, Wabaunsee, Morris, and Chase counties. |
| Levi Schultz | Wathena | 785-840-5485 | Within 30 miles, Swarms - free removals Wall voids - it is the owner's responsibility for repairs following removal |
| Dirk Scates | Tonganoxie | H: 913-250-0530 C: 913-271-5864 |
No wall voids; Leavenworth, Douglas, Jefferson and Wyandotte counties |
| Don Semple |
Overland Park | H: 913-681-6653 C: 913-217-5290 |
Kansas City Metro Area |
| Kate Simpson | Lawrence | 785-840-8443 | Douglas and Shawnee Counties. |
| Michael Sinclair | Atchison | 913-370-1113 | Atchison, Brown, and Doniphan counties |
| Dale O. Smith | Wamego | H: 785-456-8436 C: 785-364-6401 |
Swarms within 60 miles |
| Steve Tipton | Meriden | 785-484-3710 | Shawnee, Jefferson, and Jackson counties. |
| Russell Trecek | Manhattan | 785-410-1658 | Swarm Removal. May ask mileage reimbursement. Structural cut-outs based on minimum starting fee, does not include reconstruction. 100 mile radius from Manhattan. |
| Lou Whipple | Atchison | 913-426-5780 | Swarms only, Atchison county |
| Steve Williams | Manhattan | 785-313-0755 | Riley and Southern Pottawatomie Counties. Swarms no more than 15 feet from ground, tree, building, etc. |
| Robert Brooks | Lawrence | 785-766-1374 | Will collect swarms and hives from anyplace. Counties of Douglas, Johnson, Franklin, Miami, Osage, Shawnee, Jefferson, Wabaunsee, Leavenworth, Jackson, Pottawatomie, Lyon, Coffey, and Anderson. |
| Kent Burch | Alma | 785-456-5853 | Swarms only within 30 miles of Alma |
| Robert Burns | Overland Park | C: 913-481-3504 H: 913-831-6096 |
Swarms only-no infestations |
| Lonnie Cox | Eudora | 913-708-0732 | |
| Stuart Dietz | Topeka | 785-969-6110 or 785-304-5905 | Call anytime. Swarms in Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Jackson, Jefferson, Osage, Douglas, Miami, and Johnson counties. |
| Julie Dillingham | McFarland | 785-844-1756 | Call anytime; leave voicemail if no answer. Looking for swarms within a 50-mile radius. |
| Tim Gogolski | Osage City | 785-249-5544 | |
| Bill Hansan | Kansas City | 913-334-5249 | -Johnson, Wyandotte, Leavenworth Counties -Swarms, Houses, voids, buildings, etc. Call weekdays 8am-8pm. Nothing higher than 20-ft., callers can leave message |
| Matt Johnson | Osawatomie | 913-731-0152 | |
| Amy Jordon | Berryton | 620-366-5166 | Shawnee County, swarms only |
| Duncan MacLachlan | Lawrence | 913-602-4428 | Swarms only, Northeast and East Central part of Kansas |
| Ike Mallula | Roeland Park | 913-488-8292 | Swarms only, maximum height 10-ft. off the ground. Will go about 5 mile radius of Roeland Park. Call any time, leave a message and if you can text me a photo of swarm |
| Matt Mannell | Topeka | 785-217-6256 | Shawnee county/Topeka area only. Swarms only. |
| Mickey May | Topeka | 816-564-5433 or 785-783-8960 |
Approximately a 70 mile radius from Topeka area. |
|
Marlin McGowin |
Greeley |
C: 785-433-1381 H: 785-867-2842 |
Call anytime.Will do swarms, some cut-outs and traps, Honey bees only. No reconstruction or perform repairs. |
| Melinda & Callahan McIver | Morris |
620-767-7552 candmprairiebees@gmail.com |
Morris County |
| Mike McKinney | Lawrence |
785-312-4416 mchappycat@gmail.com |
Limited to honey bees in Jefferson and Douglas counties |
| David Murphy | Ottawa | 913-526-8914 | Swarms only, not from voids. 30 mile radius from Ottawa. |
| Paul Niebergall | Stillwell | 913-710-0428 | All of Johnson county, Northern Miami, and Eastern Douglas counties. Call anytime. |
| Bill Patterson | Lyndon | 785-828-3296 785-640-2853 |
Swarms in Osage, Coffee, Lyon Counties. |
| Dan Phifer | Topeka | 785-231-9317 | |
| Pat Rayne |
Paola | 913-731-4468 | Swarm Removal. Will do tear out, will not do put back. Charge for all removal. 50 mile radius of Paola. |
| Myron & Rhonda Riedel | Wilsey |
785-466-6820 or 785-466-1409 |
Swarms no more than 10 ft. high. Will tear out wall voids but will not repair. Call anytime. 15 mile radius from Wilsey. No charge. |
| Bruce Sanders | Lenexa | 913-231-9098 | Swarms only. Johnson and Douglas counties. |
| Kristi Sanderson | Olathe | 913-758-4961 | Swarms, call any time. |
| Bill Smalley | Topeka | 785-246-2327 | Swarms, 50 mile radius from Topeka, up to 25-ft. high. |
| Matt Smith | Lawrence | 913-626-8060 | Swarm Collecting from Lawrence to Tonganoxie area. Will consider swarms in Douglas, Jefferson, Leavenworth, and Johnson Counties. |
| James & Janell Stinnett | Welda | 785-448-8282 | |
| Johnny Thornton or Wayne Flewelling |
Lyndon | 785-828-4201 or 785-221-4756 |
Swarms only |
| Dave Webb | Stilwell | 913-681-8600 or C: 913-244-1011 |
Johnson and Miami counties or KC Metro Area |
East Central
| Name | City | Contact Info | Will Consider |
| Matthew Brandes | Wellsville | 913-706-3087 | Swarms only, no structure/cavity removal. Franklin, Anderson, and Miami counties. |
| Jim Brannick | Silver Lake | 316-737-0775 | Swarms only or felled tree's with bees within, 40 miles of Silver Lake, KS 66539 |
| Greg and Marty Bohannon | Ottawa | 785-242-6289 | Within 30 miles from Ottawa, KS. Not from inside the walls of a building. |
| Robert Brooks | Lawrence | 785-766-1374 | Will collect swarms and hives from anyplace. Counties of Douglas, Johnson, Franklin, Miami, Osage, Shawnee, Jefferson, Wabaunsee, Leavenworth, Jackson, Pottawatomie, Lyon, Coffey, and Anderson. |
| Kent Burch | Alma | 785-456-5853 | Swarms only within 30 miles of Alma |
| Robert Burns | Overland Park | C: 913-481-3504 H: 913-831-6096 |
Swarms only-no infestations |
| Lonnie Cox | Eudora | 913-708-0732 | |
| Stuart Dietz | Topeka | 785-969-6110 or 785-304-5905 | Call anytime. Swarms in Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Jackson, Jefferson, Osage, Douglas, Miami, and Johnson counties. |
| Julie Dillingham | McFarland | 785-844-1756 | Call anytime; leave voicemail if no answer. Looking for swarms within a 50-mile radius. |
| Tim Gogolski | Osage City | 785-249-5544 | |
| Bill Hansan | Kansas City | 913-334-5249 | -Johnson, Wyandotte, Leavenworth Counties -Swarms, Houses, voids, buildings, etc. Call weekdays 8am-8pm. Nothing higher than 20-ft., callers can leave message |
| Matt Johnson | Osawatomie | 913-731-0152 | |
| Amy Jordon | Berryton | 620-366-5166 | Shawnee County, swarms only |
| Duncan MacLachlan | Lawrence | 913-602-4428 | Swarms only, Northeast and East Central part of Kansas |
| Ike Mallula | Roeland Park | 913-488-8292 | Swarms only, maximum height 10-ft. off the ground. Will go about 5 mile radius of Roeland Park. Call any time, leave a message and if you can text me a photo of swarm |
| Matt Mannell | Topeka | 785-217-6256 | Shawnee county/Topeka area only. Swarms only. |
| Mickey May | Topeka | 816-564-5433 or 785-783-8960 |
Approximately a 70 mile radius from Topeka area. |
|
Marlin McGowin |
Greeley |
C: 785-433-1381 H: 785-867-2842 |
Call anytime.Will do swarms, some cut-outs and traps, Honey bees only. No reconstruction or perform repairs. |
| Melinda & Callahan McIver | Morris |
620-767-7552 candmprairiebees@gmail.com |
Morris County |
| Mike McKinney | Lawrence |
785-312-4416 mchappycat@gmail.com |
Limited to honey bees in Jefferson and Douglas counties |
| David Murphy | Ottawa | 913-526-8914 | Swarms only, not from voids. 30 mile radius from Ottawa. |
| Paul Niebergall | Stillwell | 913-710-0428 | All of Johnson county, Northern Miami, and Eastern Douglas counties. Call anytime. |
| Bill Patterson | Lyndon | 785-828-3296 785-640-2853 |
Swarms in Osage, Coffee, Lyon Counties. |
| Dan Phifer | Topeka | 785-231-9317 | |
| Pat Rayne |
Paola | 913-731-4468 | Swarm Removal. Will do tear out, will not do put back. Charge for all removal. 50 mile radius of Paola. |
| Myron & Rhonda Riedel | Wilsey |
785-466-6820 or 785-466-1409 |
Swarms no more than 10 ft. high. Will tear out wall voids but will not repair. Call anytime. 15 mile radius from Wilsey. No charge. |
| Bruce Sanders | Lenexa | 913-231-9098 | Swarms only. Johnson and Douglas counties. |
| Kristi Sanderson | Olathe | 913-758-4961 | Swarms, call any time. |
| Bill Smalley | Topeka | 785-246-2327 | Swarms, 50 mile radius from Topeka, up to 25-ft. high. |
| Matt Smith | Lawrence | 913-626-8060 | Swarm Collecting from Lawrence to Tonganoxie area. Will consider swarms in Douglas, Jefferson, Leavenworth, and Johnson Counties. |
| James & Janell Stinnett | Welda | 785-448-8282 | |
| Johnny Thornton or Wayne Flewelling |
Lyndon | 785-828-4201 or 785-221-4756 |
Swarms only |
| Dave Webb | Stilwell | 913-681-8600 or C: 913-244-1011 |
Johnson and Miami counties or KC Metro Area |
Southeast
| Name | City | Contact Info | Will Consider |
| Steven Davis | Galena | 620-202-0232 | |
| Marietta Graham | Elbing | 316-799-2849 | South Central Kansas. Removing Swarms and honey bees from all types of structures. Call for Insured bee removals in Butler, Harvey, Sedgwick, & Marion Counties. Will consider other areas. |
| Cole Herder | Humboldt | H: 620-473-3639 or 620-212-4846 |
swarms only-no infestations |
| Tom Hibbard | Yates Center |
H: 620-625-2867 C: 620-496-8692 O: 620-637-2368 |
Calls from Wilson, Coffey, Greenwood, Allen, and Butler counties. |
|
Rebekah & Aaron Houser (Ash Creek Farms) |
Fort Scott | C: 620-215-5658 or 620-215-3810 | Swarms only; Bourbon Co. and/or within 60 miles. Will consider other locations. Leave text if no answer. |
| Eric McCreight | Leon | 316-640-7847 | Will capture swarms and do hive removals in Sedgwick, Butler, Harvey, & Greenwood areas. |
| Dan Mosier II | Farlington | 620-687-0643 | Honey bee rescue, removal, or Relocation. Experienced at swarm catching and extractions. Free within 40 miles unless it gets complicated. |
| Michelle D Newbrey | Towanda | 316-541-2320 | Butler and Sedgwick counties |
| George Robinson | Yates Center | 620-496-8523 | |
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Edmon Schrader (Bees-N-Honey LLC) |
Benton |
C: 316-217-5285 H: 316-854-0123 |
Free swarm removals, Free quotes for hive removal and repairs, some free hive removals (depending on removal difficulty). Honey Bees only. |
| Billy Smart | Udall | 620-782-9638 | SE Wichita, Haysville, Derby, Mulvane, Rose Hill, Douglass, Belle Plaine, Rock and Vicinity |
| Gage Werner | Winfield | 620-222-2961 | Cowley, Sumner, Chautauqa, Sedgwick, and Butler counties |
| John Young | Madison | 620-437-2475 | 20-30 Mile Radius |
North Central
| Name | City | Contact Info | Will Consider |
| Darryl Boeskev | Canton | C: 620-654-6547 H: 620-628-4519 |
Will do wall voids. Call for estimate. |
|
James Christopher |
Natoma |
H: 785-885-4524 C: 785-885-8185 |
Evenings best to call, swarms and wall voids |
| Bill Driggs | Phillipsburg | 785-533-1147 | Swarms within 100 miles |
| Jim Elliott | Jamestown | 620-245-7774 |
Swarms only. Retired, call anytime. Cloud, Republic, Mitchell, Jewell, Washington, and Clay counties. |
| Bonita Oliva | Woodston | 785-425-7312 | Prefers swarms only, Rooks County |
| Clayton Portenier | Washington | 785-325-3434 | Washington and Republic counties. Call evenings or leave a message. |
| John Welch | Minneapolis | 785-392-2914 or C: 785-392-0026 |
50 Mile Radius |
Central
| Name | City | Contact Info | Will Consider |
| Melvin Augustine | Ellis | 785-726-1258 | Swarms and hives in trees 40 miles from Ellis, KS. |
| Dale Beams | Osborne | 785-346-4352 | Willing to accept any calls, distance is not an issue. Can cut out bees from walls & other extractions. |
| Randall Braden | Hays | 785-635-2443 | Ellis, Trego, Sheridan, Rush, Rooks, Russell, and Gove Counties (possibly Decatur) |
| Lee Bussy | Hillsboro | 816-520-8272 | Marion, Bulter, Harvey, Reno and parts of McPherson Counties. Will do accessible swarms. Prefer text to number, but call is fine. Leave a message for prompt callback. |
| Jeff Cox | Gypsum | 785-536-4243 | Will do tear out to get bees. Will not do put back. Do not charge for removal. 100 mile radius. Tree removal if applicable. |
| Shawn Crabb | Peabody | 785-307-0372 or 785-761-3320 | 60 mile radius. |
| David Criswell | Wilson | 785-452-5507 |
50 mile radius. Swarms. Wall void removal only if NOT required to conduct building repairs due to removal. |
| Rex Hay | Salina | 785-819-1858 | Approximately 50 miles |
| Mike Jensen | Hays | 785-623-4285 | Ellis, Rooks, Rush, and Trego Counties |
| Tom Johnson | Abilene | H: 785-263-7058 C: 785-577-0422 |
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| Nick Kingan | Salina | 785-787-9530 |
Swarms only |
| Ted Landon | Ellsworth | 785-472-4292 |
Swarms only, 3 mile radius. Call after 9:00 am. |
| Tom Pearson | Great Bend | 620-786-8760 | Will consider: 50 mile radius Barton, Pawnee, Stafford, Russel, Rice, Rush Counties Do not reconstruct or perform repairs on buildings. |
| Andrew Ratzlaff | Solomon | 785-829-0951 | |
| Brian Rowan | Great Bend | 620-564-2289 | Any swarm and structural removal will be considered. 100 mile radius preferred. Best to call 4pm - 10pm weekdays, 8am-10pm weekends. Leave message/text, will respond ASAP. |
| Norman Schmidt | Hillsboro | 620-877-7501 | Swarms in the Hillsboro and Wichita area. |
| John Schneider | Otis | 785-387-2510 | |
| Raymond Stevenson | Salina | H: 785-827-8060 C: 785-493-1287 |
Will do wall voids. Will charge for mileage. Call for consult. |
| Bruce Swob | Great Bend | 620-923-5291 |
Barton and Rush counties |
| Greg Swob | Hays | 785-623-3533 |
Remove Swarms only within 30 miles of Hays, KS. NO removal from cavities of buildings or structures. |
| Melanie & Dennis Thrower | Abilene | 785-479-2354 | Swarms only. Will travel up to 100 mile radius (Saline, Dickinson, Clay, McPherson, Marion Counties). |
| Bill & Candy Vinduska | Marion | 316-204-7264 or 620-382-2393 | Specializing in honey bee removal. Sedgwick & Marion Counties |
| Steve Weber | Hoisington | 620-786-8753 | 50 mile radius-Barton, Pawnee, Stafford, Russell, Rice, Rush Counties- No remodeling or reconstruction work performed on buildings-owner will need to contact repairman. |
South Central
| Name | City | Contact Info | Will Consider |
| Richard Abel | Derby | 316-788-6357 | Call any time. Will collect swarms free of charge. Cutouts from structures on a case by case basis. Wichita and vicinity |
| Jeff Cartwright | Wichita | 316-304-8024 | Sedgwick and Butler Counties |
| Willis Coyle | Wichita | 316-259-3957 | Free swarm removal within 40 miles. No walls or cut-outs. Call any time. |
| Dale Jernberg | Burrton | 316-830-0085 | Harvey County and surrounding area |
| Sam Galliart | Hutchinson | 620-899-6344 | Free swarm removal within 50 miles of Hutchinson. Will do tear-out-of-walls or other structures upon quote. |
| Gene Garate | Mulvane | 316-239-5824 | Will Consider: Swarms, Nests, etc. Call Anytime during daylight hours Mulvane, Udal, Derby, Rosehill, Douglas, Clearwater, Belle Plaine, Haysville, Wichita, Viola, Conway Springs, Oxford, Willington, etc. |
| Jackie & James Goff | Wichita | 316-772-3546 or 316-516-8074 | Sedgwick, Butler, and Sumner counties |
| Terry Horner | Norwich | 620-478-2881 | 50 Mile Radius |
| Randy A. King | Wichita |
C: 316-308-6252 |
30 minutes from Wichita, KS |
| Jeff Kinniburgh | Wichita |
C: 316-393-2080 H: 316-755-2063 |
Swarms on the ground free removal, in the air for charge. Cut outs and trap outs at flat hourly rate. Not responsible for damage, additional cost for repairs to buildings. |
| Tim Kuhn | Pratt | H: 620-672-9247 C: 620-770-1224 |
-Any swarms, will do tear out of walls to remove bees, will NOT do reconstruction. -Will travel throughout South Central, South West, Central, & North Central Kansas. |
| Nate Mathews | Wichita | 316-305-9602 | -Swarms and tree/wall voids only -Call anytime -Wichita, Newton, Park City, Goddard |
| Larry McCreight | Wichita | 316-722-0255 | West Wichita and 10 mile radius from Kellogg & Tyler |
| Tony Powers | Hutchinson | 620-663-6060 H: 620-665-6181 |
60 mile radius from Hutchinson |
| Jim Rowan | Norwich | 620-478-2210 | Swarms only. Harper, Sumner, and Sedgwick Counties. |
| Wes and Stacy Rogers (Bee Charmer Apiary) |
Mt. Hope | 316-204-5702 | -No limitations- call anytime- -All counties surrounding and including SG Co. other areas on a case by case basis. -Do all kinds of removals including structures. |
| Lee Smith | Hutchinson | 620-899-1963 | Free swarm removal. |
| Tom Turner | St. John | 620-546-3433 | Willing to collect swarms from Stafford, Reno, Barton, Kingman, Pratt, Edwards, Rice and Pawnee Counties. |
| Bill Vinduska | Wichita | 316-204-7264 | Sedgwick & Marion counties |
| Wesley Wolken | Wichita | H:316-260-1386 C:316-350-5733 |
Free swarm removal, charge for hive inside a tree removal. Will do some wall removal, case by case. Free consultations. |
| Charlie Wood | Haysville | 316-218-5345 | Swarms only in the greater Wichita Area |
Northwest
| Name | City | Contact Info | Will Consider |
| None |
West Central
| Name | City | Contact Info | Will Consider |
| Bill Geurin | Scott City | 620-874-8395 | |
| Ron Hopkins | Scott City | H: 620-872-0506 C: 620-874-1156 |
Swarms only; no wall voids or bee trees. |
| Lee Reed | Quinter | 785-754-3543 | Northwest Kansas Only |
| Brenda Seader | Sharon Springs | 720-728-7297 | 50 Mile radius. Have bee vacuum. |
| Boyd Shupe | Healy | 620-397-2449 |
Southwest
| Name | City | Contact Info | Will Consider |
| Alan Stukenholtz | Dodge City | 620-408-6517 | |
| Daryl Tieben | Dodge City | 620-255-5818 | Free removal in SW Kansas, no rebuilds. |
Factors limiting the acceptability of a swarm may include, but not be exclusive to: distance to swarm, how long the swarm has been at a site, height of the swarm off the ground, swarms in wall voids, or bees in tree holes (bee trees). Removal of established honey bee colonies from structures or tree holes may require additional equipment, certifications, permits or other challenges that not all beekeepers are equipped to handle. For these cases, a commercial pesticide applicator willing to tackle honey bee eradication may need to be contacted.
What is a swarm?
A swarm is a cluster of loose bees in search of a new home. Swarms may stay in a particular area for only a few hours or for several days depending on the availability of nesting sites, weather conditions, or other factors.
If you are a beekeeper and would like to be included on this list, reach out to cly@ksu.edu.