Charlotte Ekker Wiggins, left, and David Draker, right, invited to capture a swarm 2014 on private property. The swarm was successfully moved to Charlotte Ekker Wiggins' Bluebird Gardens Apiary. (Photo by Emily Brown)
Swarm Catching List 2022
Swarming season usually begins mid-April and can continue through summer. This list is provided for information only; contact listed individuals for additional information including fees.
Unless specified, beekeepers do not do construction including removing walls to access bees, or repairing walls after bees have been removed. Those services need to be coordinated separately with a contractor.
- Standard mileage rates to reimburse beekeepers are 50 cents a mile one way or $1/mile round trip.
- No one beekeeper has an exclusive territory so if one person doesn't respond, try another one. One city posting per person.
These are beekeepers who have attended at least one Rolla Bee Club meeting this past year and requested to have their names and contact information posted:
1. Rolla
David Draker (573) 578-0561
Jessie Scrivner-Gunn (573) 465-5001
Charlotte Wiggins (573) 466-3750
2. Cuba
Sonny Bright (573) 241-5603
3. Edgar Springs
John Patterson (573) 578-9062
4. Licking
Mitch Edgerton (573) 612-5949 (weekends only)
5. Richland
Butch Ferguson (573) 433-1904
6. St. James
Jim Fullerton (573) 263-5184
Trevor Johannsen (660) 890-4305
7. Steeleville
Tom Smailys (816) 225-4703