SWARM REPORTING FOR NEVADA COUNTY & YUBA COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

If you discover a Honey-Bee swarm resting in your yard or neighborhood, do not be immediately alarmed!! Swarming Bees are usually very docile while outside of their usual nesting cavity! We recommend leaving them Undisturbed and contacting us quickly so that a volunteer can come to your location, capture the bees and relocate them to a new nesting area before they move away.

A Swarm is a large group of bees hanging out in a big lump from a tree, the side of your home, or other structure while designated bees fly around researching the best place to call home. At this point, the bees are very gentle. Swarming is the natural process of honey bees attempting to reduce the population in an overcrowded hive and establish a new colony in a different location. Swarming typically occurs in spring or early summer months and begins when the queen bee leaves the existing crowded hive with approximately half (30,000) of the mature bees of the colony.

Do you want to report a swarm?

Nevada County Beekeepers is partnering with a 3rd party service to report swarms. This service will connect directly with beekeepers who have registered on Swarmed.

If you see a swarm, please fill out the form on this page and a registered beekeeper in Nevada County Beekeepers Association will follow up with you.

Are You A Beekeeper Interested In Getting Swarm Reports

Are you a member of Nevada County Beekeepers Association and interested in getting swarm reports?

Click here to register.

Once approved, you can choose to be contacted via text or email and you will select a distance from your home you are willing to travel to pick up a swarm. Once reported, swarm reports will be routed to all registered beekeepers within the selected radius.  The first beekeeper to respond will get the information concerning the swarm.