swarm-list Mailing List: Re: Fremont Bridge colony dripping honey!

[Robert L Mathews (rob]

Hi Pam (and all) -- I agree with Gina that I don't think this is safe. Our swarm catching guideline pages recommend:

Safety FIRST. Avoid ladders. Avoid power lines. Avoid dangerous traffic.

This one seems far outside the bounds of what we would ever want anyone to do (and I know it's far outside the bounds of our club insurance!).

So let's everyone give this one a miss, count it as an arboreal nest, and leave those bees where they are. (If they absolutely need moving for some reason, the property owner should work with traffic authorities to remove it.)

Thanks!

On Jul 25, 2024, at 4:56 PM, Pamela Weimer via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:

A caller today alerted us that there is an external hive on the side of a bridge over Paseo Padre between Thornton and Peralta.  They saw it while walking today and do not have any idea about how long it has been there, etc.  The photos sent show that the bees have created plates of wax comb and they told me the honey was dripping down.

The bridge is about 12 ft tall and while it runs over Paseo Padre they say there is a way to access the colony for removal if deemed necessary but this will require a tall ladder and perhaps some diversion of traffic.  They really could not tell me and they live tooo far away to go back to the site and answer detailed questions!   They could not tell me if the bridge serves the public, a train of cars for example!

Who is available to check it out?  Anyone can go as this is not a swarm!

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Robert L Mathews