swarm-list Mailing List: Re: Colony with comb on branches at a home in the Hayward hills. Some comb fell down and the exterminator suggested the bee club

[Gerald Przybylski (gtp000000]

Great.
Your judgement to take it on yourself, to leave it be as is, or hand off 
to someone else if you think it too difficult.
If it were a bee-tree, I'd certainly advise to let the bees continue in 
their natural habitat.
Some colonies succeed out-doors, usually because they couldn't reach 
consensus on an enclosed volume.
Probably 60 to 80% of swarms on their own fail to last through the first 
winter.
That these did is luck or toughness.

Info shortly

On 3/31/25 8:47 PM, AL COLBY wrote:
> I’d be happy to take a look at the situation and see what it entails
>
> Al
> 4152981136
>
> > On Mar 31, 2025, at 8:01 PM, Gerald Przybylski via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] 
> > alamedabees.org> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > The question is, can these bees be rescued?
> > I don't know how high, or how much ladder work might be involved, or if it can 
> > be done safely.
> >
> > If it's unsafe to take the colony down, then they'll just have to tough it out 
> > on their own.
> >
> > Who's up for this more challenging adventure?
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