swarm-list Mailing List: Re: Do you live near 1074 E 33rd in Oakland?

[Penelope Bernhisel (penny_bernhisel]

I am eight minutes away and can go check it out. I don’t know how to do trap 
outs, but happy to take some pictures and forward them to you Jerry.
Penny 415-378-1324 cell
Penny_bernhisel [at] hotmail.com

> On Feb 4, 2026, at 11:18 AM, Gerald Przybylski via swarm-list <swarm-list 
> [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Someone from the office at PG&E called about a utility pole that may or may 
> not have honey bees in it.
> 
> If you live in the neighborhood of 1074 East 33rd, could you take a look at 
> the poles and see if you see bees?
> It's a pole with a tree pretty close by it.
> 
> If you do, let us know what the situation is.
> 
> fwiw, trap-outs from utility poles are notoriously difficult because the bees 
> can
> always find another exit.
> 
> Since I started keeping bees, I've never heard of a case where a utility 
> company
> worked with a local beekeeper.  They may have a crew that specializes in 
> poles with bees anyway.
> 
> In the grand scheme, we can't rescue them all, and this case doesn't look 
> encouraging.
> On the other hand, the wild/feral bee population is solid.
> 
> jerry
> 
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