Honey bees are normally gentle: stinging kills them, so if you move slowly & quietly, they are not likely to sting you. (Image from Extension.org)
Helpful websites for telling whether you have honey bees, yellow jackets, wasps, or something else: click here for the University of California-Riverside's page, or visit Washington State Beekeepers' Association bee/wasp identification page.
Want to Get Rid of Yellow Jackets, Wasps, or Hornets?
Between Longview & Centralia, WA:
Carl Roush, 360 578 2018 (May through September). Retired Lower Columbia College Biology Instructor Carl Roush seeks yellow jackets, wasps, & hornets - he works with a laboratory to process their venom to help those with allergies. Click here for his card.
Between Centralia & Olympia, WA:
Cascadia Venom Collection serves all of Thurston, and some of Lewis, Mason, Pierce and Grays Harbor Counties: http://cascadiavenomcollection.com/
Email: freeremoval@cascadiavenomcollection.com
Phone: (360) 866-1834
Need Bumblebees Removed?
Contact Honey Bee Allies: http://www.beeallies.com/contact/
Swarm Captures:
In spring & summer, LCBA volunteers capture honey bee swarms in Lewis County, Washington, free of charge. FYI, LCBA is a WA nonprofit corporation & 501(c)3 organization, not a county agency.
Colony Removals:
Some of our members will remove established bee colonies. Some of these individuals may charge for their removal services.
Scroll below for the most recent lists of our membership who will do swarm captures or colony removals!
Not in Lewis or the southern part of Thurston County? Click here to visit Beesource.com's nationwide bee swarm & colony removal list.
Before contacting anyone on the lists, please have the following information ready:
(1) Your physical address & telephone #.
(2) Where are the bees? Please give us details:
Lewis County Beekeepers' Association does not guarantee outcomes of swarm captures: names listed below are volunteers who are willing to remove bees for free. Our volunteers will gladly accept donations for gas, supplies, or to support LCBA's educational programs. We will hive bees for homeowners who are members of LCBA; otherwise, our volunteers take the bees.
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