Honey Bee Swarm Removal
Bees will swarm in the spring and early summer. If you find a swarm of bees clustered in a tree or a bush give one of us a call. We will be glad to hive and remove the swarm at no cost to you. We do not remove hornet, paper wasp, or yellow jacket nests. They are in the wasp family and are not the same as honey bees. The list below will help you know who to call in your area. We cover Erie, Huron, Ottawa, Sandusky, Wood and Seneca counties.
Check to make sure the “swarm” are honey bees.
Swarm on tree limb
Contact Information for beekeepers interested in helping you and the bees.
| ERIE COUNTY | ||
| Contact | Focused Area | Phone |
| Blainey, Ryan | Erie County | 419-961-2373 |
| Brown, Don | Erie County | 419-541-7801 |
| Clifford, Rosemary | Erie County | 419-202-2532 |
| Conn, Kathleen | Erie County | 419-603-9660 |
| Cullen, Jim | Erie County | 419-271-3401 |
| Hughes, Ace | Castalia | 419-217-8338 |
| Mielke, Al | Erie County | 419-359-1825 or 419-202-0769 |
| Schick, John | Erie County | 419-668-8947 or 419-681-1824 |
| Wilken, David | Erie County | 419-656-6209 |
| HURON COUNTY | ||
| Contact | Focused Area | Phone |
| Blainey, Ryan | Huron County | 419-961-2373 |
| Brown, Don | Monroeville | 419-541-7801 |
| Brutsche, Rich | Huron County | 419-668-7386 |
| Conn, Kathleen | Huron County | 419-603-9660 |
| Schick, John | Huron County | 419-668-8947 or 419-681-1824 |
| Tansey, Linette | Huron County | 419-706-5731 |
| OTTAWA COUNTY | ||
| Contact | Focused Area | Phone |
| Lowe, Terri | Ottawa County | 419-898-6874 |
| Pocock, Dale | Marblehead | 419-901-0071 |
| Stone, Mike | Ottawa County | 419-707-1111 |
| SANDUSKY COUNTY | ||
| Contact | Focused Area | Phone |
| Blainey, Ryan | Sandusky County | 419-961-2373 |
| Culbertson, Bob | Sandusky County | 419-307-2248 |
| Earnhart, Chris | Sandusky County | 419-937-4108 |
| Eickert, Uwe | Sandusky County | 419-307-2115 |
| Johnson, Deb | Sandusky County | 419-307-2581 |
| Kindred, Rick & Jackie | Sandusky County | 419-603-8192 or 419-603-8191 |
| Reineck, Tom | Fremont | 419-680-4098 or 419-680-6685 |
| Stone, Mike | Sandusky County | 419-707-1111 |
| Wadsworth, Tom | Sandusky County | 419-332-4364 |
| Wylie, Tami | Sandusky County | 419-271-2720 |
| SENECA COUNTY | ||
| Contact | Focused Area | Phone |
| Arbogast, Dean & Mary | Seneca County | 419-595-2815 |
| Cole, Dale | Seneca County | 419-618-0374 |
| Dundore, Paul | Tiffin | 419-937-3534 |
| Ewald, Robbin | Seneca County | 419-447-3408 |
| Johnston, David | Seneca County | 419-443-0890 or 419-543-0986 |
| Scott, Bruce | Seneca County | 419-934-2737 |
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The Sandusky River Valley Beekeepers Association provides this list as a public service to the community and assumes no liability for any communications with and/or services rendered to you by anyone listed herein. This list should not be considered as a recommendation by the Sandusky River Valley Association of the individuals or businesses referenced herein, nor is it an endorsement of their qualifications. -Executive Officers – Sandusky River Valley Beekeepers Assoc.,
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Yellow Jacket Honey Bee Helpful Hints:
– Check and make sure they are honey bees. Yellow jackets, wasps and hornets are often mistaken for honey bees.
– How high is the swarm off the ground? – knee high, waist high, chest high, over the head?
– What is the swarm attached to? If a branch, how many inches in diameter?
– What is the size of the swarm? – softball. soccer ball, football, basketball?
– How long ago did the swarm land? – an hour, a few hours, a day, several days?
-What is the property address of the swarm?
– How can you be reached – phone number?
– How accessible is the swarm from the road? – by a drive, in the backyard, can a vehicle get close to the swarm?
Additional notes:
* Once a swarm moves into a hollow tree or wall it is no longer a swarm. They would need to be cut out to be removed.
* The beekeepers listed above do not work for the SRVBA.
* SRVBA is not liable for any damages the bees do or for damages done while collecting the swarm.