Honey Bee Swarms

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
Walnut Woods Farm (Tanner Speake)	Topeka	785-220-0780 tanner.speake@gmail.com

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
Jason Day	Baldwin City	913-948-2254 jjdizzle818@gmail.com	40 minute radius
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
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
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
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

West Central

Southwest

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.

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Bee Swarm Volunteer Form

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

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.