Swarm Removal List

If you live on the Peninsula, in San Francisco, or in Northern Santa Clara County, call one of the beekeepers on the swarm list below, and they will come out and retrieve the swarm. Before you call, please gather the answers to these questions:

Where is the swarm located? On the ground, in a bush, in a tree, somewhere else?
How long has the swarm been there?
How large is it? Golf ball, baseball, basketball, etc.
Does the beekeeper have permission to collect the swarm (for example, a landlord’s permission might be needed, or the swarm might be on school/city property).
If possible, please take photos from several distances and angles, to show the size and location of the swarm.

Please note: our beekeepers are not pest control professionals. They are experienced with honey bees and can rescue them unless the bees are too high, in a wall, etc. We remove honeybees only. We are not able to work with wasps, hornets, yellow jackets, carpenter bees or bumblebees. See below for a comparison of honeybees, wasps, and yellow jackets. Also, if the “bees” nest is in the ground, those are not honeybees — they are probably wasps. San Mateo County Mosquito Abatement will remove wasps, contact them at (650) 344-8592).

Bay Side: San Bruno to Palo Alto

City	Travel (Miles)	Name	Phone	Email	Weekdays	Evenings	Weekends
Atherton	10	Ting Louie	650-714-3456		X	X	X
Atherton	10	Rick OConnor	650-313-2911		X	X	X
Belmont	15	Colleen Carter	707-310-4239	ccgardendesigns@gmail.com	X	X	X
Belmont	20	Bob Carrillo	650-766-6050		X	X	X
Belmont	30	Seán McLoughlin	415-740-0165		X	X	X
Belmont	30	Michael Nelson	650-867-2489		X	X	X
Burlingame	10	Robert Silverstein	650-255-1026‬		X	X	X
Emerald Hills	20	Chris Talbot	408-816-0588		X	X	X
Foster City	10	Elodie Lorenz	310-741-1980				X
Los Altos	10	Terri Buchner	650-906-0341		X	X	X
Menlo Park	6	John Burkholder	650-417-1231		X	X	X
Menlo Park	10	Ashley Eikenberry	650-892-1672		X	X	X
Menlo Park	10	Marc Franklin	650-384-9953			X	X
Menlo Park	30	Elizabeth Newell	650-269-9208 (text)		X	X	X
Menlo Park	10	Gwen Solomon	650-207-8909		X	X	X
Mountain View	10	John Davidson “JD”	650-888-4725		X	X	X
Palo Alto	15	Art Hall	408-712-0663		X	X	X
Palo Alto	20	David Rickling	650-799-5435		X		X
Redwood City	15	Jason Banich	650-380-9413		X	X	X
Redwood City	15	Tara DalMaso	650-208-8090		X		X
Redwood City	15	Konstantin Milionis	415-699-1844		X		X
Redwood City	15	Vicky Tuite	650-208-8510		X	X	X
Redwood City	10	Karl Weidel	650-888-7981		X		X
San Bruno	10	Will Riley	650-242-5969			X	X
San Carlos	20	Cindy Cross	650-743-3090		X	X	X
San Carlos	10	Tom Nachbaur	650.743.6951		X	X	X
San Mateo	10	Oliver Frank	650-333-3390		X		X
San Mateo	30	Dan Somers	650-773-9870		X	X	X
South San Francisco	20	Diane Zingale	650-670-2064		X	X	X

City – Atherton
Travel (Miles) – 10
Name – Ting Louie
Phone – 650-714-3456
Email –
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Evenings – X
Weekends – X

City – Atherton
Travel (Miles) – 10
Name – Rick OConnor
Phone – 650-313-2911
Email –
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Evenings – X
Weekends – X

City – Belmont
Travel (Miles) – 15
Name – Colleen Carter
Phone – 707-310-4239
Email –
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Evenings – X
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City – Belmont
Travel (Miles) – 20
Name – Bob Carrillo
Phone – 650-766-6050
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City – Belmont
Travel (Miles) – 30
Name – Seán McLoughlin
Phone – 415-740-0165
Email –
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City – Belmont
Travel (Miles) – 30
Name – Michael Nelson
Phone – 650-867-2489
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City – Burlingame
Travel (Miles) – 10
Name – Robert Silverstein
Phone – 650-255-1026‬
Email –
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City – East Palo Alto
Travel (Miles) – 20
Name – Ali Byrd
Phone – 415-990-1846
Email –
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Weekends – X

City – Emerald Hills
Travel (Miles) – 20
Name – Chris Talbot
Phone – 408-816-0588
Email – talbotcgt@yahoo.com
Weekdays – X
Evenings – X
Weekends – X

City – Foster City
Travel (Miles) – 10
Name – Elodie Lorenz
Phone – 310-741-1980
Email –
Weekends – X

City – Los Altos
Travel (Miles) – 10
Name – Terri Buchner
Phone – 650-906-0341
Email –
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City – Menlo Park
Travel (Miles) – 6
Name – John Burkholder
Phone – 650-417-1231
Email –
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City – Menlo Park
Travel (Miles) – 10
Name – Ashley Eikenberry
Phone – 650-892-1672
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City – Menlo Park
Travel (Miles) – 10
Name – Marc Franklin
Phone – 650-384-9953
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City – Menlo Park
Travel (Miles) – 30
Name – Elizabeth Newell
Phone – 650-269-9208 (text)
Email –
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City – Menlo Park
Travel (Miles) – 10
Name – Gwen Solomon
Phone – 650-207-8909
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City – Mountain View
Travel (Miles) – 10
Name – John Davidson “JD”
Phone – 650-888-4725
Weekdays – X
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Weekends – X

City – Palo Alto
Travel (Miles) – 30
Name – Art Hall
Phone – 408-712-0663
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City – Palo Alto
Travel (Miles) – 20
Name – David Rickling
Phone – 650-799-5435
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City – Redwood City
Travel (Miles) – 15
Name – Jason Banich
Phone – 650-380-9413
Email –
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City – Redwood City
Travel (Miles) – 15
Name – Tara DalMaso
Phone – 650-208-8090
Email –
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City – Redwood City
Travel (Miles) – 15
Name – Konstantin Milionis
Phone – 415-699-1844
Email –
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City – Redwood City
Travel (Miles) – 15
Name – Vicky Tuite
Phone – 650-208-8510
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City – Redwood City
Travel (Miles) – 10
Name – Karl Weidel
Phone – 6650-888-7981
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City – San Carlos
Travel (Miles) – 20
Name – Cindy Cross
Phone – 650-743-3090
Email –
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City – San Carlos
Travel (Miles) – 10
Name – Tom Nachbaur
Phone – 650.743.6951
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City – San Mateo
Travel (Miles) – 10
Name – Oliver Frank
Phone – 650-333-3390
Email –
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City – San Mateo
Travel (Miles) – 10
Name – Kevin Kelly
Phone – 415-794-5327
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City – San Mateo
Travel (Miles) – 30
Name – Dan Somers
Phone – 650-773-9870
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City – South San Francisco
Travel (Miles) – 20
Name – Diane Zingale
Phone – 650-670-2064
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Hills: Woodside, Portola Valley

City	Travel (Miles)	Name	Phone	Weekdays	Evenings	Weekends
La Honda	20	Gretchen Marundee	530-262-1200	X	X
Los Altos Hills	25	Tyler Morris	650-499-9616	X	X	X
Woodside	15	Julia McDonald	650-464-2840	X
Woodside	10	Fiona Ryan	415-710-2177	X	X	X
Woodside	15	Ismael Rivera	650-704-9780	X	X	X

City – La Honda
Travel (Miles) 20 25
Name – Gretchen Marundee
Phone – 530-262-1200
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City – Los Altos Hills
Travel (Miles) 25 25
Name – Tyler Morris
Phone – 650-499-9616
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City – Woodside
Travel (Miles) – 15
Name – Julia McDonald
Phone – 650-464-2840
Email –
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City – Woodside
Travel (Miles) – 15
Name – Ismael Rivera
Phone – 650-704-9780
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City – Woodside
Travel (Miles) – 10
Name – Fiona Ryan
Phone – 415-710-2177
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Coast Side: Daly City to Pescadero

City	Travel (Miles)	Name	Phone	Weekdays	Evenings	Weekends
Half Moon Bay	12	Gary Butler	650-619-4336	X	X	X
Half Moon Bay	30	Raymond Wolfgramm	650-255-9106	X	X	X
Pescadero	30	Irma Mitton	650-455-6690 (text)	X	X	X
Pacifica	20	Philip Gerrie	650-766-3513	X	X	X
Pacifica	10	Christina Rimmer	510-290-9460	X	X	X

City – Half Moon Bay
Travel (Miles) – 12
Name – Gary Butler
Phone – 650-619-4336
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City – Half Moon Bay
Travel (Miles) – 30
Name – Raymond Wolfgramm
Phone – 650-255-9106
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City – Pacifica
Travel (Miles) – 20
Name – Philip Gerrie
Phone – 650-766-3513
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City – Pacifica
Travel (Miles) – 10
Name – Christina Rimmer
Phone – 510-290-9460
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City – Pescadero
Travel (Miles) – 30
Name – Irma Mitton
Phone – 650-455-6690 (text)
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Evenings – X
Weekends – X

Swarm Reporting for Neighboring Counties

To report a swarm outside of San Mateo County, please contact:

- - Santa Clara County (San Jose) — Santa Clara Valley Beekeepers Guild
  - San Francisco County — San Francisco Beekeepers Association
  - Alameda County — Alameda County Beekeepers Association
  - Contra Costa County (Mount Diablo) — Mount Diablo Beekeepers Association
  - Marin County — Marin County Beekeepers Club
  - Napa County — Beekeepers of Napa Valley
  - Santa Cruz County — Santa Cruz Beekeepers Guild
  - Sonoma County — Sonoma County Beekeepers Club

The Beekeepers’ Guild of San Mateo County provides this swarm and honeybee removal contact list as a service to the public. We are neither an oversight or certification organization for beekeepers. If you engage the services of anyone on the list, please be aware that you are engaging the services of that beekeeper as an individual —not hiring them as an agent of the Guild. Problems are rare, but if one occurs, it is a matter between you and the individual that you engaged to handle your bee situation. We welcome feedback but can’t mediate your situation.

Note: if you are on the swarm list and need to update your contact info, please email