swarm-list Mailing List: Re: If you speak Chinese, please contact me about talking to a swarm list caller

[sandy fong (happysandy1970]

It was a very great experience. 

The owner got this colony from his friend who didn’t want to keep the bees. He brought them home and placed this box of bees in between the him and his neighbors house. One night he tried to harvest the honey without any protection and the bees got out all over the place. Then he went across the street to ask his neighbor for help (The Caller). His family didn’t want him to keep the bees.

When I got there I used a bed sheet and wrapped it around the box and transferred them to my yard. 

This is a very gentle colony and a good size. I transferred them to the hive on a warm day and I found the queen. First I put a hive next to the box, then I opened up the top and 3 sides of the box, then started I started to cut off the comb little by little. The  bees start slowly going to the top and going into the hive.

Thank you Jerry for the advice.

Sandy 

On Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM Gerald Przybylski via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:

I got a call from the neighbor who says there's a box next door with a colony of bees in it,
and the adults who live next door speak Cantonese, or perhaps Mandarin, or perhaps
even some other asian language. 

I asked the neighbor to give my number to the neighbor's son, who may be able to
explain the situation.  There may still be a communications gulf.

So, if you can perhaps help with this rescue, please send my your phone number.

The caller described the box as about one foot x one foot x sixteen inches, and Full of bees.
They seem to be laid-back.


- Jerry


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