What to Do When You Find a Honey Bee Swarm | Swarmed

[color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][font="Open Sans"]Have you spotted a honey bee swarm? You are in the right place. Use our [/font][font="Open Sans"][url=https://beeswarmed.org/report-bee-swarm]simple form[/url][/font][font="Open Sans"] to report the bee swarm. Swarmed will connect you for free with a local beekeeper who can remove it safely and easily.[/font][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][font="Open Sans"]Swarmed is a mission-driven service that helps protect pollinators by linking public swarm sightings to trained beekeepers. After one of the worst winters for colony losses in the United States, and with only about 25 percent of wild swarms surviving without beekeeper help, your action makes a real difference.[/font][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][b][font="Open Sans"]Step 1: Confirm It Is a Bee Swarm[/font][/b][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][font="Open Sans"]A swarm is different from a hive or a wasp nest. Swarms:[/font][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][font="Open Sans"] • Cluster in a ball shape, often hanging from a tree, fence, or structure[/font][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][font="Open Sans"] • May stay put for a few hours or up to a day[/font][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][font="Open Sans"] • Move calmly and are not aggressive[/font][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][font="Open Sans"]You will not see combs or permanent structures in a swarm. They are just resting bees looking for a new home.[/font][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][b][font="Open Sans"]Step 2: Keep Your Distance[/font][/b][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][font="Open Sans"] • Stay calm. Swarming bees are not defensive.[/font][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][font="Open Sans"] • Stay at least 15 feet away.[/font][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][font="Open Sans"] • Keep pets and children inside.[/font][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][font="Open Sans"]There is no need to panic. Most swarms will stay still until a beekeeper comes.[/font][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][b][font="Open Sans"]Step 3: Do Not Spray[/font][/b][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][font="Open Sans"]Spraying a bee swarm with chemicals will kill the bees and attract pests. It also creates a hazardous situation for you and others.[/font][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][b][font="Open Sans"]Step 4: [/font][/b][url=https://beeswarmed.org/report-bee-swarm][b][font="Open Sans"]Report the Swarm[/font][/b][/url][b][font="Open Sans"] Quickly[/font][/b][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][font="Open Sans"]Use [/font][url=https://beeswarmed.org/report-bee-swarm]our form[/url] to report your bee swarm. Include:[/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][font="Open Sans"] • The exact location[/font][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][font="Open Sans"] • A description of where the swarm is located[/font][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][font="Open Sans"] • A photo, if it is safe to take one[/font][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][font="Open Sans"]Swarmed will alert local beekeepers immediately.[/font][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][b][font="Open Sans"]Step 5: Let the Professionals Handle It[/font][/b][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][font="Open Sans"]A beekeeper will usually arrive within an hour. They will safely collect and relocate the swarm to a managed hive where the bees can survive and thrive.[/font][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][b][font="Open Sans"]Why This Matters[/font][/b][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][font="Open Sans"]With pollinator populations declining and winter colony losses reaching record highs, every bee swarm saved helps support local ecosystems and agriculture. Only about 25 percent of wild swarms survive without human help. Your report helps close that survival gap.[/font][/color] [color=rgb(14, 14, 14)][/color] [font="Open Sans"]Swarmed makes it easy to protect bees and help your community at the same time.[/font]