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St. Johns County Beekeepers Association

For the past fourteen years The St. Johns County Beekeepers Association has been providing education and teaching best management practices for local backyard beekeepers. Our mission is to educate and inform local residents of St. Johns County of the many benefits of honey bees, and their importance to our diverse eco-system. 

2025 Officers

Bo Sterk
President Emeritus
Dave Hall
President
Joey Versaggi
Vice President
Wayne Evans
Secretary
Walter Wieser
Treasurer
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Swarm Behavior and Removal

  1. WHAT IS A SWARM OF HONEY BEES?

    Honey bees have two main goals; to survive the winter uncompromised, and to reproduce at a colony level. Swarming is how they accomplish reproducing. Normally when  the honey bee colony has decided that the hive has become too congested they start constructing swarm cells for new queens. Once the queen has laid eggs in these swarm cells, she and half of the adult bees exit the hive ... or swarm.

  2. ARE SWARMS DANGEROUS?
  3. WHEN DO SWARMS OCCUR?
  4. SHOULD I SPRAY THE HONEY BEES?
  5. WHAT IF THEY HAVE MOVED IN TO A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE?
  6. CAN I SEAL UP THEIR ENTRANCE?

Swarm Removal Experts

Bo Sterk (904) 377-5167
Susan Roark (772) 418-1923
Molly LaRocca (352) 281-5461
Keith Cordaro (904) 810-3233
Walt Wieser (904) 501-2824