Sonoma County Beekeepers Association

Thanks to SCBA member and swarm rescuer, Roger, for all you do for SCBA, our community, and the bees. And thank you to Community Market for sharing this story.

Swarms are natural and happen every spring. As the colony grows too large for the space within the hive, approximately half the colony will leave to find a new place to call home.

Approx 20% of swarms survive.

Our amazing team of swarm rescuers are on call to help and relocate the swarm to a hive ready and waiting. This program we offer our community helps INCREASE the chances of the swarms survival and DECREASES the chances of the swarm finding an inappropriate location to call home.

Go to our website - www.sonomabees.org and click “report a swarm” for a list of SCBA Swarm Rescuers near you.