swarm-list Mailing List: Re: Who is still beeless? and why?

[Cheick Keita (cheick.keita]

Hi!

I am new to ACBA and the swarm list - I just joined late last week. I'm a first time beekeeper and don't have any active hives yet. My calendar is going to be much more flexible starting tomorrow/Tuesday - so I'm hoping to get a swarm or two for my two new hives. A friend beekeeper who is already a member of ACBA has offered to assist me catch a swarm if I get one from the mailing list.  As a newbie - any help from the list would also be highly appreciated!

Cheick

415-640-1209

On Mon, Jun 10, 2024 at 6:59 PM Jill Lambie-ponce via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:

I'm on the lookout for a swarm to put in a top bar hive that swarmed and then failed to replace their queen.

I put in one very small swarm already that Becky passed along to me, but I never saw the queen in it, and they've gone laying worker. I'll be shaking those bees out before I put the swarm in. (Leaving them in for now to try to fend off the wax moths).

I'm in North Berkeley. I'm often busy with bees, and always seem to see the postings for swarms out this way just a little too late!

Appreciate any kind soul who can grab one for me or give me a heads up so I can get it! Oakland and parts north preferred!

Thanks!
Jill Lambie
510-410-8430



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> On Jun 10, 2024, at 12:52 PM, susan--- via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:
>
> I have on colony from a swarm that's doing well. Two others I retrieved were too little; one died out, the other I combined.
>
> I'd like to get one more swarm if possible.
>
> Two reasons:
>
> --not quick enough when one's posted in my area (North Oakland up to Richmond)
> --interference with work (I sometimes have calls in the afternoon at random times)
>
> Thanks for asking, Jerry!
>
> Susan Kuchinskas
> 1-510-368-0455
> @susankuchinskas
> Kuchinskas.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: swarm-list <swarm-list-bounces+susan=kuchinskas.com [at] alamedabees.org> On Behalf Of Gerald Przybylski via swarm-list
> Sent: Thursday, June 6, 2024 9:57 AM
> To: susan [at] kuchinskas.com
> Cc: Gerald Przybylski <gtp000000 [at] gmail.com>
> Subject: [ACBA Swarmlist] Who is still beeless? and why?
>
>
> In years past,  there were various reasons swarm list members couldn't get a swarm.
>
> Who are you, and What's you reason?
>
>
> • not quick enough to claim after a swarm is posted [ ]
>
> • lack of experience [ ]
>
> • out of reach [ ]
>
> • lack of transportation [ ]
>
> • work schedule [ ] (what days of the week?)
>
> • _______________
>
> Several of our members have been generously passing along swarms they've collected.
> Thank you very much for paying it forward.
>
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> Safety first! No swarm is worth risking injury to self, or host.
> Make sure you're familiar with the swarm catching guidelines at <https://www.alamedabees.org/swarm-catching-guidelines/>.
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