Swarm catchers 2023 (Update in Progress)

If you see a swarm of honey bees and want a responsible beekeeper to come and catch it…  we have a list!

The Edmonton and Area Swarm Catchers List

For the area you are in, please call one of the wonderful volunteer beekeepers and be prepared to answer a few questions (as best you can):

How high?

How big?

When it arrived?

Do you own the property/house?

NameEmailPhone NumberPreferred Area
Marek Szkudlarekmarek.sz@gmail.com780-907-7240SW Edmonton;
NW Edmonton
Jason 
Miller
 jasonkmiller79@gmail.com 780-686-8626SE Edmonton
Michael 
Wowk
 mwowk84@gmail.com780-952-0878N. Edmonton (97 Street and East)
Tim 
Kihn
drydenboy@gmail.com 780-717-5058Sherwood Park;
Strathcona
County
Alan 
Durston
 alan@durston.ca780-920-1425S and W Edmonton.
Darrell 
Sopel
D_sopel@yahoo.ca780-901-3087N. Edmonton; Gibbons;
Ft. Sask.; Bon Accord
Al 
Koberstein
 akobe@telus.net780-462-8987S and SE Edmonton
Herman 
Dixon
hdixon1@yahoo.ca 780-974-2609
S. Edmonton;  Calmar; Leduc; Beaumont
Clayton
Stuka
claytonstuka@gmail.com780-993-0262Edmonton and surrounding areas
Matthew Schoenhardt
mschoenh@telus.net
587-988-2305Edmonton; Devon; Leduc; Nisku; Beaumont
Malcolm 
Connell
connellmjm@hotmail.com 780-239-9649Edmonton; St Albert
Caroline Prathercaroline55@shaw.ca780-993-5621Sherwood Park;
Strathcona County
Len 
Miller
len_miller43@yahoo.ca 780-691-4010Alberta Beach;
Onoway area
Barbara
Daly
bdaly@telus.net780-918-4422Edmonton, Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, Devon
Bill
Kropinske
grizzco@telusplanet.net780-888-7433East Edmonton, Tofield
NameEmailPhone NumberPreferred Area

If all goes well then the swarm can sometimes be taken away in less than an hour (no promises).

A copy of this is being sent to Clint at Bee Maid Coop as well.

If you want to catch your own swarms, make sure to get a few pro tips from an experienced beekeeper like this article from Malcom.

Swarm In Tree, Beekeeper on ladder

Remember, beekeepers won’t help you relocate a dozen bumblebees.  If you see 25 large fuzzy bees going in and out of a hole then you most likely have bumble bees.  A real honey bee swarm in a tree… looks like this  (red arrows)————–>

In support of the entire Beekeeping community, here are some other other sources of information about Swarm Catching in Alberta: ABC , CDBA, Dustin, and City of Edmonton.

Friendliest Beekeeping Community in Edmonton and Northern Alberta