swarm-list Mailing List: Re: It's a New Year, Now what?

[Robert L Mathews (rob]

Ugh, I guess I should've mentioned this to you too, but I asked Andre not to send out reminders to renew the membership yet while I work on the form today and tomorrow. Oh well; it's OK but the format of the messages you get might change over the next couple of days...

On Jan 3, 2026, at 3:53 PM, Gerald Przybylski via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:

Hi all,

To remain on the Swarm-List, 
if you haven't already,  DO Renew your ACBA Membership.  - Still only $10 (Cheap) 
Visit https://alamedabees.org/membership
where you can do it on-line.   
Definitely do it before April 1 to save the admin the chore of weeding you out of the subscriber list. 

We're Looking for another Volunteer to answer swarm calls:

Hey, if you love saving the bees, and have free time this spring, handling swarm calls is a good way to do it. 
It's actually kinda fun! 
It's fulfilling to hook up callers with swarm collectors.  i.e. it's a great example of community-service. 
It may seem daunting, but the rest of the volunteers came up to speed pretty quickly. 
This job suits members who have more freedom during the day than full-time workers have. 
part-time, flex schedule, student, retired, etc. 
If you're interested in finding out what's involved, contact me off line.  five ten - for oh seven - ll46 
From mid March, through April, most of the calls are vanilla. If you've collected a couple of swarms 
you'll pretty much know how to handle a call. 
There's plenty of back-up from the experienced volunteers too. 

jerry

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