Swarms · Cut-outs
When the bees need a keeper.
These keepers answer swarm calls and cut colonies out of walls and soffits, drawn from the Delaware Department of Agriculture's 2026 registered lists.
Found a swarm? Don't spray it.
A clustered swarm is gentle and looking for a home — a keeper will usually collect it free. A colony already living inside a structure needs a cut-out, which is skilled work and cut-out services may require a fee. Note the location and height, keep people back, and reach a keeper below. For guidance, the Delaware Department of Agriculture's Plant Industries line is 302-698-4585.
Structural cut-outs
11 keepers · may charge a feeDouglas Bee Apiary Co.
Duane Douglas
Big Joe's Honey
Joseph & Theresa Nicolai
The Carey Apiary and Farm, LLC
Patrick Carey
Abbott's & Oak Farms, LLC
Jeffery Peck
S&S Apiaries
David & Heather Cook
Okurrrbee
Mehmet Okur
Mark Cullen
Registered keeper
Matthew Johns
Registered keeper
Rick Francolino
Registered keeper
Rachel Tesoro
Registered keeper
Thomas Babcock
Registered keeper
Swarm collection
47 keepers on callNew Castle · 23
- Douglas Bee Apiary Co.+ cut-out
- The Carey Apiary and Farm, LLC+ cut-out
- Gravesyard Apiary
- Sweet Bee Apiary
- S&S Apiaries+ cut-out
- Okurrrbee+ cut-out
- Heritage Honey
- JD's Bees
- Thorne's Bee's and Thing's
- Custom Aircraft, LLC
- Lawn Solutions
- Brian Trumbull
- Jamin Smith
- Mark Cullen+ cut-out
- Matthew Johns+ cut-out
- Meryem Dede
- Michael Krzyzanowski
- Michael Rodgers
- Monika Zelaya
- Philip Czerniak
- Rick Francolino+ cut-out
- Roseann Harkins
- Timothy Conner
Kent · 23
- Douglas Bee Apiary Co.+ cut-out
- Big Joe's Honey+ cut-out
- The Carey Apiary and Farm, LLC+ cut-out
- Against the Grain Farm
- Magnolia Honey Co.
- Abbott's & Oak Farms, LLC+ cut-out
- S&S Apiaries+ cut-out
- Okurrrbee+ cut-out
- Patriot Acres Apiary, LLC
- Coon Den Apiary
- Clay's Bees
- JD's Bees
- Matthew Johns+ cut-out
- Rick Francolino+ cut-out
- Timothy Conner
- Daniel Macklin
- Harry Downes
- James Pippin
- John Hunter
- Melvyn Miller
- Rachel Tesoro+ cut-out
- Steven Lemarble
- William Hermstedt
Sussex · 20
- The Carey Apiary and Farm, LLC+ cut-out
- Hopkins Bee Farms
- Abbott's & Oak Farms, LLC+ cut-out
- S&S Apiaries+ cut-out
- Okurrrbee+ cut-out
- Coon Den Apiary
- Clay's Bees
- Stewards of Nature
- John Hunter
- Melvyn Miller
- Rachel Tesoro+ cut-out
- Steven Lemarble
- William Hermstedt
- Christopher Dominic
- Dean Clark
- Greg Menoche
- Kerry Stewart
- Pam Hepp
- Thomas Babcock+ cut-out
- William Hancock
Source: Delaware Department of Agriculture, February 2026 registered beekeeper lists · Swarm list (with contacts) ↗ · Cut-out list ↗