Think you may have a bee swarm?

1. Bee swarms are not aggressive. If you find a swarm of honeybees on or near your property, don't worry!
2. Bees are valuable! Please don't use insecticide or call an exterminator.
3. Check out our resources below. Local beekeepers are usually happy to help you remove the swarm.

Not sure that it's a honeybee swarm?

Here's information from the Inland Empire Beekeeping Association site:

Honeybee swarms are easy to identify. For one, there won't be a hive of any type, just a large mass of bees clinging to an object. Also, a honeybee is different from a wasp and yellowjacket as identified by the pictures here:

Check out these resources in your area:

Area 1a

Mount Baker Beekeepers: http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/homehort/Bees/bees.htm

Stanwood-Camano Beekeepers

www.stanwood-camanobeekeepers.com

Northwest District Beekeeper:

www.nwdba.org

Area 1b

Puget Sound Beekeepers:

http://www.psbees.org/swarmlst.htm

West Sound Beekeepers: http://www.westsoundbees.org/mentor_list.htm

Area 2

Pierce County Beekeepers:

http://www.pcbeekeepers.org/officers.php

Area 6

Inland Empire Beekeepers: http://www.inlandbeemail.com/index.php?name=swarm

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