swarm-list Mailing List: Re: Bees in Wine Barrel in Livermore. Caller thinks a swarm moved in (recently). (a colony absconding?)

[Sung Lee (sungleethebeecharmer]

I can pick it up tomorrow

Sung

On Fri, Oct 25, 2024, 2:41 PM Gerald Przybylski via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:

Who would like to check it out, and perhaps see if it's an actual colony
in there,
or just scouts.

Lindy is OK with giving away the barrel.

If you DO take the barrel, make sure it doesn't have water in it.
If you have an "inspection scope" look inside to see if there's comb.

Lindy said "NO, there weren't bees in it before"


Email me if you're interested and I'll pass along the phone number
North of Chardonnay Shopping Center.

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