A list of local beekeepers who may offer the service of removing honeybees, organized by county and city.
Honey bees swarm as a natural part of their life cycle, it is how the colony reproduces. Swarming usually occurs in late spring and early summer and begins in the warmer hours of the day. A swarm may contain several hundred to several thousand worker bees, a few drones and one queen. Swarming bees fly around briefly and then cluster on a tree limb, shrub or other object. Clusters usually remain stationary for an hour to a few days, depending on weather and the time needed to find a new nest site by scouting bees. When a suitable location for the new colony, such as a hollow tree, is found the cluster breaks up and flies to it. Below is a list of beekeepers in Delaware that can be called to remove swarms. Call immediately if you see a swarm, they will not remain very long.
If swarms are not collected the honeybees will find a new home on their own, in a place that may not be convenient. Hollow trees, attics, chimneys and underneath the siding of a home have all been used by bees in the past.These honey bees can also be removed, but it may not be easy, and there may be a fee requested by the member doing the service. Depending on the size of the colony a contractor may also be necessary to repair damage. Members who are willing to remove
bees from inside buildings or trees are marked with an asterisk (*) on the list below.
Before making a call make sure you are dealing with honeybees! If in doubt send picture to beekeeper. Consider a donation to the Delaware Beekeepers Association for this service. Link: Swarm Removal Donation
Town
Last name
First name
Cell Phone
Sussex
Bridgeville
Handy
Joshua
302-470-4594
Frankford
Carey
Patrick
302-245-9537
Frankford
Shuck
Michael
3025690893
Greenwood
Murray
Roy
302-236-5187
Greenwood
Parsons
Hunter and Amber
302 265 7117
Laurel
Dykes
Wayne
302-841-4328
Laurel
Hopkins
William
4107263763
Lewes
Greenwood
Thomas
203-570-2552
Lewes
Martiner
Tom
302-667-2477
Lewes
Uhlhorn
Donn
302-752-6346
Lincoln
Hermstedt
Bill & Brielle (daughter)
302-422-3649
Lincoln
Lewis
Carla & Ralph Lowe
302-236-4115
Milford
Feindt
Walter
302-745-9233
Milford
Peck
Jeffery
302-259-1941
Milton
Baird
Charles & son
302-448-0713
Milton
Hepp
Pamela and Lou
202 494-7934
Millsboro
Stewart
Kerry
302-3812826
Newark
Hopson
Robert
302-521-5854
Ocean View
Clark
Dean
443-878-3315
Ocean View
Dominic
Chris
301-980-4539
Ocean View
Gatling
Murry
201-232-2099
Salisbury
Dalfonso
Wanda
443-880-6538
Salisbury
Deckard
Nathan
(302) 536-8388
Seaford
Cordero
Johvonny
3025928777
Seaford
* Glickman
Monica
860-961-8238
Selbyville
Bunting
Wendell
302-245-7735
Whaleyville
Babcock
Thomas
443-754-0151
New Castle
Bear
Clay & Long
Sandra & Robert
352-459-8010
Claymont
Sowa
Jean
610-306-5000
Elkton
Facchine
Valerie
443-907-5822
Elkton
Wallace
Morgan and Drue
3025880197
Greenwood
Murray
Roy
302-236-5187
Hockessin
Cooley
Brooks
302-547-4525
Hockessin
Fauerbach
John
302-584-8054
Middletown
Hayes
Gary
302-379-6606
New Castle
* Cullen
Mark
302-897-0214
Newark
Greene
Laura
3023738642
Newark
Hopson
Robert
302-521-5854
Newark
Krzyzanowski
Michael
6094028702
Newark
Mansfield
Erin
3025932127
Newark
Reed
Edward
302-373-8642
NEWARK
Williams
Charles
302 584 7012
Nottingham
Huff
Bryan
484-886-5877
Odessa
Harkins
Roseann H.
302-378-7757
Seaford
Cordero
Johvonny
3025928777
Townsend
Hall
Michael
302-213-2486
Townsend
Hughes
Barbara & David
302-420-7541
Warwick
* Crook
Jason
302-218-5503
Warwick
Leeper
Emily
302-559-3901
Wilmington
Douglas
Duane
302-358-7218
Wilmington
Duffy
Sean
302-415-5699
Wilmington
King
Bob
302-218-9622
Wilmington
Sacher
Ted & Irene
302-690-7566
Worton
Wham
Michael
302-354-3150
Kent
Camden
Macklin
Danny
302-249-8975
Clayton
Greenwell
Alan
302-242-7846
Clayton
poffenberger
Brandon
3025351548
Dover
Cook
David
301-748-6867
Dover
Cook
Heather
301-748-5380
Dover
Seaver
Warren and Joan
302-632-0146
Greenwood
Murray
Roy
302-236-5187
Greenwood
Parsons
Hunter and Amber
302 265 7117
Lincoln
Lewis
Carla & Ralph Lowe
302-236-4115
Marydel
Downes
Harry
302- 242-5108
Milford
Feindt
Walter
302-745-9233
Milford
Peck
Jeffery
302-259-1941
Newark
Hopson
Robert
302-521-5854
Seaford
Cordero
Johvonny
3025928777
Warwick
Crook
Jason
302-218-5503
Warwick
Leeper
Emily
302-559-3901
Worton
Wham
Michael
302-354-3150
Wilmington
King
Bob
302-218-9622
Wyoming
Nicolai
Joseph & Theresa
302-233-2546
"Delaware Beekeepers Association" is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. PO Box 700, 603 Main St, Odessa, DE 19730
A list of local beekeepers who may offer the service of removing honeybees, organized by county and city. 
If swarms are not collected the honeybees will find a new home on their own, in a place that may not be convenient. Hollow trees, attics, chimneys and underneath the siding of a home have all been used by bees in the past.These honey bees can also be removed, but it may not be easy, and there may be a fee requested by the member doing the service. Depending on the size of the colony a contractor may also be necessary to repair damage. Members who are willing to remove