Report a swarm
The Wellington Beekeepers Club offers a service to the public to collect honey-bee swarms. For the quickest response we recommend you contact the WBA swarm liaison person Jim Hepburn on 021 926 823 to be put in contact with a beekeeper in your local area.
Alternatively please complete the adjacent form and click the "submit" button. You will be contact by a member of the Association, and arrangements made for the swarm to be collected.
Please provide details of location of swarm at the property. Useful details are its location (eg in a tree at front), how high above ground, and approx size (tennis ball, soccer ball size).
Offer to collect
Members can offer to collect swarms as a service to the public. To get on the swarm collection list, please go to your account (easiest to follow the link on the User Menu on the right), and click on the "Edit" tab. Tick the checkbox labeled "Collect swarms" and enter details of the area and time you are available to respond to a swarm requiring collection. These details will be shown along with your name and phone number on the map available to people wanting to find a swarm collector.
Offer to receive
Members can flag their willingness to receive swarms that have been collected by a member but are surplus to his/her requirements. To get on the swarm recipient list, please go to your account (easiest to follow the link on the User Menu on the right), and click on the "Edit" tab. Tick the checkbox labeled "Receive swarms" and enter details of your availability to receive a swarm. These details will be shown along with your name and phone number on the map available to members wanting to find a home for a surplus swarm.
