swarm-list Mailing List: Re: Can anyone call Simon in Pleasanton who says he has a few dozen bees in his chimney

[Jeff Horwitz (jeff.horwitz]

Update: He's going up on his roof to check activity and temporarily seal off chimney assuming there's no coming/going traffic. Does sound like scouts again.

Jeff

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Jeff Horwitz

(202) 480 4453

On Tue, Apr 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM Jeff Horwitz <jeff.horwitz [at] gmail.com> wrote:

Will work just fine if it’s scouts. Very bad idea if they have built comb! I’ll call and report back. 

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Jeff Horwitz

(202) 480 4453

On Tue, Apr 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM Liz Griffiths via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:

He's not sure what's going on or what to do and he's thinking of lighting a fire.


Simon Pickard

408 206 0329

Thanks,
Liz

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