GBK - Swarm

Swarm information

Please note that a swarm of honey bees consists of a mass of bees in a cluster the size of a rugby ball.
A honey bee is small and can vary in colour from golden brown to almost black.

If you see only a few insects, they are probably not honey bees - and certainly not a swarm. They may be wasps, bumbles bees, solitary bees or hornets rather than honey bees, which Gwent Beekeepers CIO are unable to collect or remove. However, if you think you have found a swarm of honey bees, please contact one of the Swarm Liaison Officers listed below, who will arrange for the swarm to be collected. Or if you know of a local beekeeper to whom they might belong, contact the beekeeper.


NORTH GWENT	Crickhowell Abergavenny Grosmont
Ken Key	01873 852512	kenkey@btinternet.com

SOUTH GWENT	Monmouth, Raglan, Usk, Newport
Position vacant

WEST GWENT	Blaenavon, Cwmbran, Pontypool
Chris Taylor	07447096864	cntaylor1981@gmail.com

PLEASE NOTE that if you are unable to contact the Swarm Liaison Officer for your area, contact one of the other officers for help and advice about collecting a swarm.

All the members of Gwent Beekeepers CIO are volunteers; whilst we do not charge for removal of swarms, the charity welcomes donations for the time and expense freely given by the members.

If there is a need to remove bees from roofs, soffits, chimneys or any other inaccessible part of a building, it is a job for a builder with appropriate insurance cover. Gwent Beekeepers CIO has members who are builders, who are able to give a quote for such work ensuring the appropriate work insurance is in place and the bees' welfare is addressed.

Bumblebees

We often get asked about Bumble Bees nests. Please take a look at this link for further information:

Bumblebees

Wasps, Hornets and other pests

GBKCIO do not offer a service for the removal of wasps, hornets or other pests.

Monmouthshire County Council stopped their pest control services back in 2014.

Monmouthshire CC Environmental Health

Yellow Pages has the details and numbers of a number of Pest and Vermin control compaines.
Unfortunatly GBKCIO can not endorse any of the services or Companies listed.

yell.com Pest Control