Swarm Control Information

We can only try to recover honeybee swarms/colonies, so if it's wasps or bumble bees, they will not be moved by the Volunteer Swarm Collectors.

To help identify what type of bees are involved, its best to take a picture with your phone, and pass this on to a Volunteer Swarm Collector. This will help decide on the best actions to be taken.

While every effort will be made to save honeybees, swarms down chimneys and in other dangerous places may not be able to be recovered safely, and may have to be destroyed.

Please contact your nearest swarm control volunteer below:

Lisburn

Chris Broddle: 07841974633

Steven Wise: 07905844870

Dromore & Down Area

Joe & Michael McClenaghan: 07753144815 or 07544338066

Armagh, Down & Antrim

Gary Gregg: 07779600256 

Nigel Erskine: 07779265888

Newry & Banbridge Area

Liam Murtagh: 07796912118

Portadown (20 mile radius)

David Johnston: 07717732489

John Hill: 07441222662

Lurgan

David Gamble: 07752247279

Downpatick (15 mile radius)

Dawn Stocking: 07738116580