Swarm Collection

The swarming of honey bees is a natural process.

This is a just colony reproducing.

An old Queen leaves her Hive with some of the bees. The remaining bees are left to create a new Queen to head up and further develop the remaining Colony.

The bees that have left with the Queen will find somewhere to hang in a cluster until the scout bees decide on their new home.

Most swarms occur on warm sunny days from May to the end of July usually between 11am – 4pm. Often there is a peak on a fine day after poor weather when temperatures approach the high teens.

A real honey bee swarm can be extremely dramatic involving many thousands of bees in a large noisy cloud, they normally settle into a cluster within 15 minutes, and will generally move on to their new found home within 24 hours.

If you think you've got a swarm please contact us on 07980 283144 and we will try to assist.