What is a swarm?
Swarming is the natural process by which honey bees propagate. Established colonies send out a swarm of bees when it has become too crowded. A group of bees from the colony, with a queen, take off from the crowded hive and swarm to look for a new home. This group may be as small as a golf ball or as large as a couple of basketballs, but is generally the size of a football. Before finding a place to relocate and establish a new home, they come to rest anywhere from five minutes to a week in one location, generally clustering together on a branch, bush, tree or some other kind of structure like walls, chairs, fences, and sometimes even cars or trailers.

Swarm Removal & Colony Extractions
For most people, a swarm of bees looks scary, but there is no need to worry.

Report swarms for help!
We have several beekeepers in Lenoir, Greene, and Jones counties who can help with swarms and extractions from more permanent structures. Please fill out the information on the right, and you will be contacted by a beekeeper shortly.