Swarm Removal Services

Updated March 2012

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Honeybee Swarm Removal in Delaware

Friday, March 16, 2012

This is the time of year that you may see honey bee swarming. Below is a list of beekeepers in Delaware that can be called to remove swarms. Call immediately if you see one as they will not remain very long.

Honey bees are valuable and provide tremendous benefits, specifically pollination, honey and wax. However there are times and places where honey bees create an annoyance and a nuisance, and for sting-sensitive individuals, a health threat. One such incidence is when honey bees swarm.

Swarming is a natural part of the development of a honey bee colony. Swarming is a method of propagation that occurs in response to crowding within the colony. Swarming is an advantage to the bees but is a distinct disadvantage for beekeepers. Consequently, beekeepers manage hives to reduce the incidence of swarming to the extent possible. Swarming usually occurs in late spring and early summer and begins in the warmer hours of the day.

Honey bee swarms may contain several hundred to several thousand worker bees, a few drones and one queen. Swarming bees fly around briefly and then cluster on a tree limb, shrub or other object. Clusters usually remain stationary for an hour to a few days, depending on weather and the time needed to find a new nest site by scouting bees. When a suitable location for the new colony, such as a hollow tree, is found the cluster breaks up and flies to it.

NEW CASTLE

Charlie Reedy	Bear	302-540-5311
Carl Roberts	Bear	302-834-1554

John Fauerbach	Hockessin	302-239-8336

Robert Bauer	Middletown	302-378-7972
Craig Gage	Middletown	302-376-0947
Peter McLean	Middletown	302-285-4244

Raymond Drejka	Newark	302-299-8584
Jill Englund Jensen	Newark	302-388-9664

Pete Bell	New Castle	443-350-6926
John Preston	New Castle	302-416-0110

Wayne Curry	Smyrna	302-653-6721
James Tracy	Smyrna	302-535-2408

David Carter	Townsend	302-270-6816
Donald Sausser	Townsend	302-653-4259
Darren Sausser	Townsend	302-222-0189

Gregory Baker	Wilmington	302-475-9628
Stephan Fatua	Wilmington	302-439-3338
Mark Davis	Wilmington	302-998-2004
Lisa Goodman	Wilmington	302-743-7777
Forrest Hawkins	Wilmington	302-478-4391
Stephanie Knudsen	Wilmington	302-421-8226
Scotti Lee	Wilmington	302-764-7329
Ronald Rust	Wilmington	302-293-6005

KENT

John Gaines	Camden	302-270-9231

David Cook	Dover	301-748-6867
Eugene Errera	Dover	302-697-7307
Richard Goerger	Dover	302-270-5790
Gerald Lane	Dover	302-735-4509
Jervis Lentz	Dover	302-697-6310
Michael Lyon	Dover	302-218-2814
Henry Mast	Dover	302-734-0494
Warren Seaver	Dover	302-632-0146

Joe Hughes	Felton	302-284-4809
Chuck Thompson	Felton	302-222-3247
Ken Outten	Felton	302-233-2027
Jessica/Erik Thompson	Felton	302-233-3785

Robert Volkomer	Frederica	302-943-1809

William Pollard	Georgetown	410-490-5642

Nathan Lantz	Greenwood	302-422-0573
Jess Pursley	Greenwood	302-349-9673

James Dunn	Harrington	302-242-5960
Chuck Hurd	Harrington	302-398-9277
Jack Thode	Harrington	609-335-6650
Stacey Vrem	Harrington	302-632-1933

Blair Cherico	Rehoboth	302-275-1636

Dale Estepp	Smyrna	302-983-6141
James Tracy	Smyrna	302-535-2408

David Carter	Townsend	302-376-5711
Don/Darren Sausser	Townsend	302-653-4259

Sussex

Warren Seaver	Dover	302-632-0146
David Cook	Dover	301-748-6867

Ken Outten	Felton	302-284-4767 (cell) 302-233-2027
Chuck Thompson	Felton	302-222-3247

Raymond Banks	Georgetown	302-856-1495
Bill Campbell	Georgetown	302-856-3696
Ken/Danny Dodd	Georgetown	302-856-6795/228-1191
Bill Pollard	Georgetown	410-490-5642
Nelson Warren	Georgetown	302-856-2035

Jess Pursley	Greenwood	302-349-9673

Chuck Hurd	Harrington	302-398-9277

Mike Tingle	Laurel	302-245-7677

Jeri Berc	Lewes	302-233-6897
Brooke Freeman	Lewes	302-381-0645

Bob Booth	Milford	302-422-8806

Steve Carddano	Millsboro	302-841-8904

Chuck Baird	Milton	302-684-0123
Martin Manship	Milton	302-684-4641

Blair Cherico	Rehoboth	302-275-1636

John Isenhower	Seaford	302-236-8133

BEEKEEPERS WHO MAY BE AVAILABLE TO REMOVE SWARMS

These beekeepers have registered with the Delaware Department of Agriculture and offer the service of removing Honeybee SWARMS and have permitted their names and telephone numbers to be posted on this website and distributed to the public.