PLEASE NOTE:
ASSOCIATION BEEKEEPERS DO NOT REMOVE BEES OTHER THAN HONEY BEES.
PLEASE CONTACT AN EXTERMINATOR IF YOU HAVE BEES OTHER THAN HONEYBEES. Thank you!
If you have a swarm, the first piece of information to find is what kind of bees you have. These are some pictures of honeybee swarms:
ASSOCIATION BEEKEEPERS DO NOT REMOVE BEES OTHER THAN HONEY BEES.
PLEASE CONTACT AN EXTERMINATOR IF YOU HAVE BEES OTHER THAN HONEYBEES. Thank you!
If you have a swarm, the first piece of information to find is what kind of bees you have. These are some pictures of honeybee swarms:
Below we have a small variety of bees that tend to be common in Wisconsin. (Photos below are from Swarmremoval.com. )
Honeybee (we can help re-home these!)
Yellow jacket (contact exterminator if a problem. We don't remove them)
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Bumblebee (helpful pollinators, but we don't remove them)
Paper wasp (contact exterminator if a problem. We don't remove them)
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Carpenter bee (helpful pollinators, but we don't remove them)
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If you have determined that the bees are, in fact, honeybees, here are some local beekeepers that may be able to help. Please contact the beekeeper who is closest to your location in the county
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Dave Venske
715-845-4931 (please leave message) Area: Wausau Area Kelly Barnes
715-551-1245 Area: Wausau Area |
Lee Sillars
715-218-5041 Area: Western Wausau / Marathon County Nicholas Schilling
920-574-6218 Area: Marathon County |
There may be a charge for the removal of honey bees due to gas prices and equipment costs.
Please talk with the beekeeper to gather the correct information. Beekeepers may ask for a fee if they arrive and the bees are other than honeybees.