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So
you found a swarm of honeybees hanging from a tree limb! Now
What?
First
Relax !!!
Swarming
is a natural part of honeybee biology. Bees swarm from their hives
as a natural means of reproduction. They typically are very docile while
swarming, but just to be safe, you should stay back at least 75
ft.
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It
is very important that you call a beekeeper as soon as possible!
Scout bees from a newly issued swarm are searching for a permanent
place to create a new hive. They may just decide the inside of
your garage wall, or inside the eave of your home is a perfectly
satisfactory place for a new hive. Once they move from the swarm
you see clinging to a tree limb into a home or other structure, they
can be very difficult and costly to remove!
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Honeybee
swarms should not be confused with established
beehives located inside trees or inside the walls of a home or
other structures. Removal of established
beehives or the nests of other stinging
insects may be time consuming, and result in significant
charges by the beekeeper, or in some cases, exterminators.
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Note:
This list of St. Clair Beekeepers is updated annually each spring to
keep it current. Each beekeeper's name may be listed for up to 3
Illinois counties where they are willing to pick up swarms. Some
beekeepers may be willing to travel further, but you should
generally try to select one close to where the swarm is located,
so they may respond quickly.
Bond County
- Eleanor
Balson - St. Louis MO
- Ph. H None
listed / C(510) 285-7879
- Terry
Combs -
Keyesport - Ph. H(618) 749-5268
/ C(618) 520-8838
- Tim
Lindley -
Greenville - Ph. H(618) 664-1867
/ C(618) 780-3772
Clay
County
- None
Listed- Please contact a beekeeper from a surrounding county!
Coles
County
- None
Listed- Please contact a beekeeper from a surrounding county!
Clinton
County
- Eleanor
Balson - St. Louis MO
- Ph. H None
listed / C(510) 285-7879
- Terry
Combs -
Keyesport - Ph. H(618) 749-5268
/ C(618) 520-8838
- Philip
N. Hall
- Fairview Hts. - Ph. H(618) 397-4448 / C(618) 972-9515
- Dave
Koenegstein
- Walnut Hill -
Ph. H(618) 532-7101 / C(618) 267-7102
- Tim
Lindley -
Greenville - Ph.
H(618) 664-1867
/ C(618) 780-3772
- Cheryl
Medlin -
Lebanon
- Ph. H(618) 623-2628
Crawford
County
- John
Michl -
St. Marie
- Ph. H(618) 455-3583 / C(618) 783-1010
Cumberland
County
Effingham County
- None
Listed- Please contact a beekeeper from a surrounding county!
Fayette County
- Eleanor
Balson - St. Louis MO
- Ph. H None
listed / C(510) 285-7879
- Lonnie Langley
- Vandalia
- Ph. H(618) 283-4493 / C(618) 292-1725
Jasper
County
- John
Michl
- St.
Marie - Ph. H(618) 455-3583
/ C(618) 783-1010
Jefferson
County
- Dave
Koenegstein
- Walnut Hill - Ph. H(618)
532-7101) / C(618) 267-7102
Macoupin
County
- Ray
Chapman - Bunker
Hill - Ph. H(618) 585-4506
/ C(618) 520-2568
- Ken
Henfling
- Bunker Hill
- Ph. H(618) 278-4641 / C(618) 210-3938
- Larry
Loveless -
Gillespie
- Ph. H(217) 839-4010
- Robert
Mallory -
Collinsville - Ph. H(618)
344-7861 / C(618) 444-4945
Madison County
- Tom
Bauer
- Troy
- Ph. H None
listed / C(618)
531-2211
- Philip
N. Hall
- Fairview Hts. - Ph. H(618) 397-4448 / C(618) 972-9515
- Ken
Henfling
- Bunker Hill
- Ph. H(618) 278-4641 / C(618) 210-3938
- William
Klopfenstein Edwardsville - Ph. H(618)
659-3582
- Bruce
Kuethe
- Dorsey
- Ph. H None
listed / C(618) 980-6940
- Tim
Lindley -
Greenville - Ph.
H(618) 664-1867
/ C(618) 780-3772
- Robert
Mallory -
Collinsville - Ph. H(618)
344-7861 / C(618) 444-4945
- Cheryl
Medlin -
Lebanon -
Ph. H(618) 623-2628
- Valerie
& Ben Mollet
- Ph. H(618) 979-2520 / C(618) 975-3401
Marion County
- Dave
Koenegstein - Walnut Hill
- Ph. H(618) 532-7101 / C(618) 267-7102
Monroe
County
- Bucky
Adams
- Red
Bud - Ph.
H None listed / C(618)
444-0618
- Walter
Byerley -
Columbia
- Ph.
H None listed / C(618) 741-0778
- Ken Kloepper
- Waterloo
- Ph. H(618) 458-6559 / C(618)792-1700
- Diane
Morrow - Red
Bud
- Ph. H None
listed / C(618)
980-4850
Montgomery County
- Tim
Lindley -
Greenville - Ph.
H(618) 664-1867
/ C(618) 780-3772
Randolph County
- Bucky
Adams
- Red
Bud -
Ph. H None listed /
C(618) 444-0618
- Ken Kloepper
- Waterloo
- Ph. H(618) 458-6559 / C(618) 792-1700
- Diane
Morrow - Red
Bud
- Ph. H None
listed / C(618)
980-4850
Richland
County
- None
Listed- Please contact a beekeeper from a surrounding county!
St. Clair County
- Bucky
Adams
- Red
Bud -
Ph. H None listed /
C(618) 444-0618
- Walter
Byerley -
Columbia
- Ph.
H None listed / C(618) 741-0778
- Philip
N. Hall
- Fairview Hts. -
Ph. H(618) 397-4448 / C(618) 972-9515
- Ken Kloepper
- Waterloo
- Ph. H(618) 458-6559
/ C(618) 792-1700
- Robert
Mallory - Collinsville
- Ph. H (618) 344-7861 / C(618) 444-4945
- Bill
Mattatall
-
Caseyville
- Ph. H (618) 910-3149
- Cheryl
Medlin -
Lebanon
- Ph. H(618) 623-2628
- Frank
Moore -
Lebanon
- Ph. H(618) 210-1863
- Diane
Morrow - Red
Bud
- Ph. H None
listed / C(618)
980-4850
- Mike
Osborn
-
Belleville
- Ph. H(618) 616-8195
- Ken
Schaefer -
Belleville
- Ph. H(618) 398-6275 / C(618)
606-5487
- Brenda
Tracey -
Belleville
- Ph. H(618) 235-9225
Washington County
- Ted
Bird
- Lively Grove -
Ph. H(618) 824-6449
- Dave
Koenegstein - Walnut Hill
- Ph. H(618) 532-7101 / C(618) 267-7102
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