Swarms

Swarm Collection in Bergen and Surrounding Areas

Did you spot a swarm — a cluster of bees in a tree, under a roof edge, or anywhere on your property? Contact me right away.

I collect bee swarms free of charge in Bergen and the surrounding area. A swarm is not dangerous, but the sooner we act, the better for the bees.

📧 info@wenzl.no · 📞 +47 926 20569

Bergen, May 16, 2025: swarm at a children’s playground

On May 16, 2025 I was called to a neighborhood in Bergen because a swarm had settled in a bush at a children’s playground. I collected the swarm and took it away, so the children could play there again without disturbance.

Swarm traps

Swarming bees can settle where you least want them — in a chimney, a cavity, or behind a wooden facade. Removing an established colony from a building in Norway is expensive and difficult.

This is not a theoretical risk. On 15 June 2025 I was called to an apartment building in Bergen because a swarm that had already been living in the building for several days kept flying back out and troubling the residents. When I arrived, I found that the bees had already settled inside the wooden facade. When the facade was later opened, the queen was not found.

At that stage, an ordinary swarm pickup was no longer enough. We had to call a professional beekeeping company that works together with a specialist construction company authorized to dismantle parts of a bee-occupied building and work at height. We also had to order a truck-mounted work platform so people could work safely at the facade.

Bergen, 15 June 2025: swarm in a wooden facade

I offer a simpler solution: swarm traps. These are small bait boxes that attract swarms, so the bees choose the trap instead of your building. The service is free — all I need is the owner’s permission to place a trap on the property.

For the property owner, that is a much cheaper way to protect the building before bees settle into the structure. For me, it is also a practical way to gain new colonies, which is why the arrangement makes sense for both sides.

If a trap catches a swarm, I collect it, treat the bees professionally in my “bee hospital”, and make sure they survive the winter.

This offer applies across all of Norway. Where I can’t drive, I’ll gladly send a trap by post — on the condition that the swarm caught in it becomes mine.