swarm-list Mailing List: Re: swarm in Albany - on the ground around drier vent, I think. There's probably a story

[William Wiskes (williamwiskes]

About 500 bees were left. I was able to pick them up and look through them - miraculously the queen was among the survivors. She seemed feisty and in good spirits. I placed her in my swarm catcher on some old black comb and she worked her way down fast. Brushed a palm full off the wall into the box and closed it up. The rest on the wall walked their way in. If I feed them they might make it. Several thousand dead and stomped on bees in the mud. I did what I could and he knows now to call the hot line in the future. He did mention he tried to kill them because he was worried there would be a cost associated with it

-William

On May 4, 2025, at 4:48 PM, William Wiskes <williamwiskes [at] gmail.com> wrote:

Just talked to the home owner. He had washed them down into the ground with a hose. On my way now, they could still make it

-William

On May 4, 2025, at 4:47 PM, Christine Hyung-Oak Lee via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:



…am I the only one who wants to know what happened? I agree there is a story to this swarm scattered on the ground outside a vent. 

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On Sun, May 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM Gerald Przybylski via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:

ok  info shortly

On 5/4/25 4:10 PM, William Wiskes wrote:
> I can check it out on my way back to town. The el cierrito swarm has moved on. 415-408-8094
> -William
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