Have a Honey Bee Swarm?
If you see a honey bee swarm or have found a colony on your property, first you need to make sure they are actually honey bees. You may have yellow jacket wasps instead.
Yellow Jacket wasp
Honey Bee
Honey bee swarms are not aggressive. They are actually custered together until they find a new home. You can read more about swarms in our blog At The Bee Farm
Below are beekeepers in Chicago who will remove honey bee swarms.
Ben Walker will remove swarms and colonies in Chicago and nearby suburbs. 815-257-6007
Jeff Leider will remove swarms from Chicago/North Shore, Cook County, Lake County, Dupage County. 773-481-5881 cullom99@comcast.net
Dale Cooney will remove swarms in Chicago and near North/Northwest suburbs. 773-235-2732
Beekeepers from North Park Village Nature Center will take swarms on the North Side of Chicago. sean.shaffer@chicagoparkdistrict.com 312-744-5472
Dan Parizek specializes in bee removal from structures in Northern Illinois especially Cook, DuPage, Will, Grundy, Kane and Lake counties. danparizek@gmail.com 773-428-1776