We have members who will remove Honey Bee swarms from outside your home usually for free. If the bees are inside your walls this is called a cutout. A cutout is a specialized form of removal and there is usually a fee involved.
Fill out the form at the bottom of the page to report your swarm/cutout.
Swarming is the natural means of reproduction of Honey Bee colonies. A swarm of bees sometimes frightens people, though the bees are usually not aggressive at this stage of their life cycle. This is principally due to the lack of brood (developing bees) to defend, and their interest in finding a new nesting location for their queen.
Please note that wasps and hornets are often mistaken for Honey Bees.
These photos and descriptions of different types of bees, wasps, and hornets will help you accurately identify your stinging insect problem to see if a beekeeper or exterminator is needed. If in doubt, contact a beekeeper.
Remember, “your bee” may not look exactly like the photo; simply try to find the one that looks the closest.
Picture of a Honeybee swarm on a tree branch.
Yellow Legged Hornet !!INVASIVE SPECIES-CONTACT CLEMSON USING THIS LINK!!: https://www.clemson.edu/public/regulatory/plant-industry/invasive/ylh.html
Bumble Bees: https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/bumble-bees-around-the-home/
Yellow jackets: https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/yellow-jackets
Carpenter Bees: https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/carpenter-bees/
Bald-faced hornets: https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/baldfaced-hornets/
European hornets: https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/european-hornet/
Asian hornets: https://hgic.clemson.edu/asian-giant-hornets/
Paper wasps: https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/paper-wasps/
Cicada killer wasps: https://entomology.ca.uky.edu/ef004
Mud Daubers: https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/mud-daubers/
