Swarms

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Swarm

Found a swarm of honeybees
in Summit County?

What exactly is a swarm?

 

Swarming is the process by which a new honeybee colony is formed when the queen bee leaves the colony with a large group of worker bees. In the prime swarm, about 60% of the worker bees leave the original hive location with the old queen… Swarming is honeybee colonies’ natural means of reproduction.

As such, they not only pose very little risk to humans and other animals, they provide precious evidence of the honeybee’s continued struggle for survival.

Summit County Beekeepers Association (SCBA) believes time is of the essence to safely remove and care for the swarm of honeybees. The honeybees are seeking a new home and it is most helpful, for the livelihood and success of the swarm, to find an appropriate new home and location.

What to do?

Contact SCBA immediately through this link —– and one of our members will be dispatched to safely remove the swarm and care for the honeybees.

We would like to know:

1. Your name and address of the honeybee swarm location

2. Details where the swarm is located.

3. Can they be safely removed and allowed by the home/landowner to remove them?

4. Will a ladder be necessary to reach the bees?

5. Any other concerns or questions that you may have?

6. If possible, please have a photo available to send.

Once we have the above information, we will immediately dispatch the appropriate member of SCBA to assisted based on the geographical location of the swarm.

Register to be on the swarm list!

 

Randy Katz
Copley/Fairlawn/Norton
330-838-2906

Uwe Eickert
Richfield
419.307.2115

Tayler Burger
Hudson
330-221-3197

Ken Rutting
Norton
330-858-3393

Mindy Marsden
Akron
330-671-4499

Don Dixon
Green/Canton
330-524-2666

Ron Budzowski
Munroe Falls
330-760-6780

Tim Merkel
Tallmadge
330-630-0821

Koye Oyerindle
Tallmadge
646-897-1341

Charly Mutphy
Akron
330-524-1419

Brad Mularcik
Copley
330-807-6200

Robert Najjar
Richfield/Bath
216-374-8061

Skyler Sutton
Hudson
330-554-8093

Lynn Flory
Springfield Township
330-696-7456

Emily Mueller
New Franklyn
330-357-9185

Wendy Haverlack 
Garretsville
330-221-0194

Ismael Gad 
Stow
419-329-8735

Paul and Andrea Haberny
New Franklin
330-462-1656

Shari Baker
Seville
330-807-6563

Roger Vaughan
New Franklyn
330-697-5589

Bob Kish
Copley
bobk3695@gmail.com

Irena and Mark Lewis
Walton Hills
440-785-8597

Tim Chylik
Northfield
937-751-3615

Kathy Ouma
Twinsberg
302-545-3744

Steve Hendrix
Sagamore Hills
330-467-6301

Jeff Jones
Stow
216-789-8569

Edward Cunningham
Stow
330-634-4728

Scott Swinehart
Cuyahoga Falls
330-701-7868

Cheryl Hughson
Doyelstown
440-799-2009