Honeybee Swarm Collection - We DO NOT remove or relocate bumble bees, wasps or hornets.

 

If the honeybees are clustered such as illustrated below, and in an easily accessible location within Leeds and the surrounding areas of West Yorkshire, then we can arrange for a beekeeper to collect the swarm.

 

Our Association has a number of experienced beekeepers across the Leeds area that will collect and re-home swarms of honeybees.  Every swarm is different, some may be removed quite quickly, some may take several hours and some may also require a return visit late in the evening to ensure all bees are collected.

 

Donations are requested to assist in the funding of this important service, so we ask that you make a minimum donation of £30 to cover the attending beekeeper's expenses and ever increasing fuel costs.

 

Before calling us, please take a few minutes to ensure a positive identification of a honeybee swarm using this identification chart.

 

Please note, Leeds Beekeepers Association does not re-home bumblebees as this is rarely successful, nor do we deal with wasps or hornets.  If the honeybees are located within the structure of a building, and they are causing a problem, then it may be necessary for you to to employ the services of a reputable pest controller to kill the bees, remove the nest, and seal all entrances to the cavity.

 

If you have made a positive identification that it is a honeybee swarm then please call our swarm co-ordinator below.

This number may be busy but keep trying until you get through.  Please do not text or send picture messages or email photos or videos of your observations unless you are specifically asked to by our swarm co-ordinator.