Each spring, MABA members who which to volunteer to chase/catch swarms can request to be added to the club’s swarm call list. 

• You will indicate how high you are willing to climb to retrieve a swarm and where you live. 
• The swarm list manager will make the call based on queue order, location, and preferences.
• Swarm calls come in at all hours. If you are on the swarm list, you may be called at any time.
• Being on the swarm list does not guarantee that you will receive a call – swarm seasons can vary greatly.
• Those on the MABA swarm list must be current members, have the equipment necessary to retrieve a swarm and give us their limitations so we can choose who to call.

We will do our best to pre-qualify these calls to assure that it is indeed a retrievable swarm of honeybees, and a not bee removal job. We do our best to give everyone a chance to get a swarm who wants one. Please fill out the form linked here each spring, even if your information is unchanged from the previous year.