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

[Gerald Przybylski (gtp000000]

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    Penny, who lives near by called me with her observations.
    She didn't see bees using an entrance on the pole, but saw a few
    bees on the tree.
    She said it looks like the tree is blooming, so the bees reported by
    the PG&E crew may just be foragers. 
    
    I'll pass the forager theory on to the caller.
    Cheers
    
    
    jerry

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On Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 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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