swarm-list Mailing List: Re: Repost: Swarm, kinda In Pleasanton - bees moved into as COMPOST BIN - more than just scouts

[Jesse Hix (dodecaphonix]

It's a bit far from me, but I could make time tomorrow to get them if that would be helpful

On Tue, May 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM Gerald Przybylski via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:

The bin has a sliding cover. Sliding it over revealed a LOT of bees inside.
This will be relatively simple.  Scoop out some bees.
Find the queen, cage her and move her to the catch box
Then wait for the bees to find her or smoke the compost bin a bit to
speed up the evacuation.

Who is game for this adventure?



On 5/20/25 3:47 PM, Gerald Przybylski wrote:
>
> Schedule the recovery with the owner.
> They're not going anywhere.
> This can be a fun adventure for someone who hasn't done it before or
> is bored with regular swarms.
>
> They moved in within the last two days.
>
> Treating it like a swarm because there's no structural disassembly
> required.


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