2009 Swarm List
Do you have honeybees in an unwanted location? Please read further before calling.
Swarms of honeybees (a cluster of bees outside their home, hanging on a tree or bush or something -- see pics below) appear most often in March-July but occasionally at other times of the year. These bees are attempting to find a new home to move into -- maybe your garage or attic. A swarm represents free bees to beekeepers and anyone on the list below would be interested in capturing them. Please be prepared to answer the questions below when you call, and pick a beekeeper in your general area.
A swarm that is not captured will colonize lots of places that are inconvenient to humans. If honeybees have moved into your structure we might be able to remove them for you. Call someone below marked with "*" to discuss the specifics. Some beekeepers charge a nominal fee for removing bees from structures.
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This is a swarm of honeybees going into a tree
| This is the swarm in the tree
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Please be prepared to answer the following questions when you contact a beekeeper.
- Are you sure it's a Honeybee? Check out this Identification guide . Other types of bumblebees, hornets and yellowjackets can look similar, but we can't help with those critters. You'll need a pest control company for that.
- If it's a swarm, are you sure it's still there? Swarms can pause for a few minutes to maybe 36 hours; when the scouts find a good home the swarm will be gone.
- If it's a swarm, how high up off the ground is it? Be honest, tell us if it's 50 feet up in your oak tree.
- If it's in a structure, how high up is the entrance?
Name
| Contact
| Inside of Structures?
| Higher than 8 ' ladder reach?
| Location
|
| Bill Williams | 704.568.3203(h)
704.517.2822(c)
| no
| yes
| NE Mecklenburg |
Charles Stewart
| 704.536.5184 | yes
| yes
| Mecklenburg County
|
Hal Ross
| 704.573.1042(h)
704.756.7581(c)
| no
| no
| S & E Mecklenburg |
Neil Pylant
| 704.819.0729
| yes
| yes
| South Mecklenburg |
William Powers
| 704.843.5760
| yes
| yes
| South Mecklenburg
|
Brad Gebert & Lecia Pearce
| 704.540.8014(h)
704.502.5483(c)
| yes
| yes
| South Mecklenburg,
|
Jimmy Odom
| 704.408.2726 | yes
| yes
| Mecklenburg County |
| Steve Montgomery | 704-506-5899
| yes
| yes
| Mecklenburg County
|
Libby & Gerry Mack
| 704.953.0565 | no
| no
| Mecklenburg County
|
| Kevin Kearley | 704-906-7764 | yes
| yes
| Mecklenburg County
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Dana Harper-Kincaid
| 704.779.3669 | no
| no
| West side of I-77 & Gaston County
|
Bill Holyfield
| 704.906.7598 | no
| yes
| Mecklenburg, Gaston & Union County
|
Wayne Hansen
| 704.287.4805
| yes
| yes
| E Mecklenburg (University Area) |
Kelly Franklin
| 704.895.6711(h)
704.773.3673(c)
| no
| no
| N Mecklenburg, Denver & Mooresville
|
Richard Flanagan
| 704.532.5767(h)
704.607.0519(c)
| yes
| yes
| Mecklenburg,, Union, Gaston & Cabarrus Counties
|
Frank Clements
| 704.968.6168 | yes
| if YOU have ladder
| S Mecklenburg
|
Ken & Leslie Carlson
| 704.525.9481
704.281.0183
| no
| yes
| Mecklenburg County
|
John Byers
| 704.299.4699 | yes
| no
| Mecklenburg County |
James Boyd
| 704.542.2435
| no
| no
| S Mecklenburg
|
Bill Bishop
| 704.724.1927
| no
| no
| Mecklenburg County
|
Mack Alexander
| 704.875.2896
704.967.8350 | no
| no
| Mecklenburg County
|
Carl Albrecht
| 704.957.7920
| no
| no
| S Mecklenburg
|
Michelle Graham
| 704.651.1127 | no
| No ladders unless you have one
| N & S Mecklenburg
|
Randall York
| 704.502.5342
| yes
| yes
| All of Mecklenburg
|
Anna Brown
| 704.975.1600
| no
| yes, you supply ladder
| Mecklenburg & Union County
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