Bees

If the swarm is not causing a nuisance then leave it. Gradually the bees will cluster in a bush or a tree and usually remain there for only a few hours. Depending on the weather they may stay several days. Bees will not generally sting unless provoked or frightened.

If the swarm is a nuisance and is easily accessible then we recommend you contact a Bee Keeper in your area. See the list below.

If a swarm is not easily accessible, ie. in the ground, in a cavity or in a chimney breast, and they are a nuisance, we recommend you get a qualified pest control officer to deal with the problem.

Bee Keepers

The following bee keepers are willing to be asked to collect swarms. However, they are not obliged to collect swarms, and they do so voluntarily.

Bee Keepers in the Bradford on Avon Area:

Mr Almadi, Bradford on Avon, 01225 862166.

Mr Browne, 01225 862272 (mobile 07725 464631).

Mr Pownall, Monkton Farleigh, 01225 859438.

Mr Svensson, Lower South Wraxall, 01225 863270.

Mr Swift, (mobile) 07974 108 625.

Bee Keepers in the Trowbridge Area:

Mr W Arney, Rode, 01373 830352.

Mr Rawlings, Southwick, 01225 344258 / mobile 07986 487808

Mr & Mrs Ridout, Southwick, 01225 768784.

Mr Swift, (mobile) 07974 108 625.

Bee Keepers in the Melksham Area

Mr Swift, (mobile) 07974 108 625.

R Tilley, Bowerhill, 01225 709414

J Whitford, Box, 01225 742357

Bee Keepers in the Warminster Area:

Mr P Abigail, Warminster, 01985 217013.

Mr Aylesbury, Corsley, 01373 832603.

Mr Chapman, Corsley, 01373 832378.

Mr Chappell, Warminster, 01985 212153.

Mr R Dean, Corsley, 01373 832594

Dr Ferguson, Warminster, 01373 832442.

Mr Feltham, Chitterne, 01985 850631.

Mrs C Hill, Horningsham, 01985 844365

Mr Howlett, Warminster, 01985 212580.

Mrs M Liquorice, Corsley, 01373 832314

Mr & Mrs Smith, Monkton Deverill, 01985 844842.

Mr Thomson, Codford* (* within a five mile radius of Codford) 01985 850339.

Mr & Mrs Thornton, Warminster, 01985 850560.

Bee Keepers in the Westbury Area:

Mr & Mrs Clarke, Westbury, 01373 822892.

Mr & Mrs Goodhead, Dilton Marsh, 01373 864601.

Mr R Hoskins, Chapmanslade, 01373 832713

Mr D Newell, Dilton Marsh, 01373 825560