Honeybee swarm removal

Honeybees are small and vary in colour from golden brown to almost black. If you don’t think they are honey bees, click here for advice.

To find the swarm collector nearest to your postcode, click here: www.bbka.org.uk/swarm

Note that our beekeepers cannot collect swarms inside chimneys and buildings, nor deal with wasps or bumblebees. For wasps and bumblebees, click here for advice. For bees in buildings, click here: www.bbka.org.uk/bees-in-buildings

Please try and have the following information to hand when you call, it will make the situation much easier to assess.

Location of the swarm (i.e. in a tree, on a fence, side of house, etc…).
Approximate distance from the swarm to the ground.
Size of the swarm (i.e. a tennis ball, football, bulging shopping bag, etc…).
The time and day when you first noticed the swarm and an estimate of the time it has been there.
The address of the swarm. If it is not on your property, please provide the contact information of the owner, if possible.
A telephone number for a contact person, if subsequent calls are appropriate.

If you can’t make the BBKA link above work, try your local swarm coordinator, using the map [right] to identify the correct person below.

Kennet area including Calne, Marlborough and Devizes
Paul Bollen T: 07966 150 603
Melksham area
Chris T: 07841 291 449
Swindon area
Steve Greenaway T: 07932 172 760
West Wiltshire area
David Raines T: 07711 018440
Salisbury (this branch is not a member of Wiltshire BKA but is signposted here for convenience of the public)
Rob Whittick T: 07810 684 626 E:

I don’t think they are honeybees, what should I do?