swarm-list Mailing List: Re: Swarm near Mills College from beek's own colony, needs help getting them, 14' up, wants to keep the bees

[Pamela Weimer (pamela.weimer]

I can lend her my pole which is in my car.  I am on Park Blvd now so not far 
away but can’t drop what I am doing to go immediately.  ???
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> On Mar 18, 2025, at 4:46 PM, Elinor Levine via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] 
> alamedabees.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Marlene is a member. She has not ever collected a swarm before. It's a large 
> swarm in an orange tree. She got some of the bees in a nuc box but thinks she 
> may not have gotten the queen. Does not have a pole and bucket, has been 
> working with an orchard ladder.
> Anyone want to help her? She wants to keep the bees.
> 
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