Swarm Catchers
| Scroll down for information about honeybee swarms and how to deal with them. Then contact one of our members from the list below. | ||
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Name
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Phone #
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Coverage Area
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Cathy Brooking and
Pete Sallee
Russell Deptuch
Bees Choice Honey
Mindy Collins
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Home: (360) 733 2978
Cell: (360) 739 0872 Home: 380-5426
Cell 815-3989
592-5317 Home
778-7962 Work
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Whatcom County,
North Skagit County
B’ham, Ferndale, Blaine,
Birch Bay, N.Whatcom Co.
Bellingham. Everson,
Deming
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Cathy Duren
John & Janille Dutton
Jody Gerdts
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Home:671-0351
Cell:303-1642
733-5415 Home
303-0104 Cell
920 202 1356 Cell
756 0549 ome
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Bellingham, Everson,
Ferndale, Whatcom Co.
Bellingham, Marietta
North Bellingham,
Whatcom County
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Michael Jaross
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Home:676-9214
Cell:483-9754
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Fairhaven, Chuckanut,
Lake Padden, WWU
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Jim LaHatt
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676-8332
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Downtown Bellingham |
| Jim Lyons | (360) 733-2480 |
Geneva
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Bob Mosher
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(805) 689-9315
(360) 592-2310
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Deming, Acme,
Kendell, Glacier
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Rod Parks
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Home: (360) 384-6444
Cell: (360) 296-0229
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Ferndale, Custer,
Birch Bay, Lynden
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Jon Raney
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(360)393-2965 | N. Bellingham, Ferndale |
| Sean Slocum
Anne Smith |
Home:(360) 371-2390
Cell:(360) 393-0211
(206) 226-8732
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Ferndale, Custer,
Birch Bay, Blaine
Everson
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Paul Spinelli
Kirk Spoelstra
Allan Waller
Peter Willing
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(360) 734-1116
Home: 384-0770
Cell: 820-8083
Work: 733-5184
739-3047
360-592-0939
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Bellingham
Ferndale, Custer,
Birch Bay, Whatcom Co.
Ferndale
Mt Bkr Hwy, Rome,
Cedarville, Deming.
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| Roger Woods |
Home: (360)734-8355
Cell: (360)201-9089
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Bellingham, N. B’ham |
Important information to consider before calling a beekeeper on our list:
● Mt. Baker Beekeepers Association publishes an annual list of members who are available to retrieve honeybee swarms from many Whatcom County areas. This is generally a free service, benefitting both citizens and beekeepers.
●Honeybee Swarms are docile and harmless. Swarms occur in late spring and summer. A swarm is a dense cloud of flying bees which eventually settles in a tree or bush, then forms a tight cluster to stay warm and protect their queen. They are intent on finding a new home after having left their old, overcrowded home. Remember, swarms are not aggressive, though there are always “guard bees” on duty. The guard bees will sting if the swarm is threatened. Leave the swarm for a beekeeper to deal with, or just leave it undisturbed and it will usually leave in a day or two. A clustered swarm is just stopping temporarily as honeybees do not fly at night.
●Our beekeepers service most areas of the Whatcom County. Please check to see that they service your area before calling. The sooner you call after sighting a swarm, the better the odds of successfully capturing it.
●Beekeepers will first ask a few questions on the phone to determine if the swarm consists of Honeybees. They are not prepared to deal with other types of bees, wasps or hornets.
●Beekeepers capture swarming colonies of honeybees in order to replace hives lost over the winter or to increase the number of hives in their apiaries.
●Beekeepers may decline to capture a swarm if it’s in a dangerous location or inside the wall or roof of a building. Beekeepers are not responsible for property damage once you have asked them to remove a swarm. You may be asked to sign a permission form.
Questions?
Contact: Michael Jaross 676-9214 home 483-9754 cell
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