A bee swarm is a migratory group of bees that are looking for a new home. A bee swarm is different from a bee hive in that a swarm is looking for a new home and a hive is that home once they have moved in and established themselves.

Generally speaking, swarms are docile and non-aggressive. Without a home to protect, their territorial instincts are dampened. For this reason, if you keep a distance of at least 20 feet from a bee swarm, it is unlikely to cause you or your loved ones any harm.

To be clear, however, this docile state is not an invitation to do whatever you like to the bees. Do not touch them, attempt to move or kill them yourself, or disrupt them in any way.

They are still bees, after all.

95% of the time we are able to capture a bee swarm alive. This is specially true when they land in a low lying bush, tree, or other location that is easily accessible on foot or with a short ladder.

Though we will make every effort to save the bees, 5% of the time they bees are unrecoverable. This might be because they are unhealthy/ damaged, are in an unaccessible location, or are already moving into an inclosed space where we can’t get to them.

Captured swarms are driven to one of the many bee yards we own across the Tucson area. The bees are put into a hive box and are given resources to thrive.

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Every swarm starts its quest with a queen bee whom all the other worker bees care for. When she is tired from travel, she will land, triggering the rest of the swarm to land on her. This gathering of the bees creates the distinct “swarm ball” that often hangs from trees and structures.