swarm-list Mailing List: Re: Swarm in San Ramon trash can. repost. A development east of the freeway

[Robin Chatham (angel2020connect]

Robin 925-858-9760 

On Wed, Apr 1, 2026, 8:02 AM Gerald Przybylski <gtp000000 [at] gmail.com> wrote:

The caller says there's one trash bag in the bin, so I suspect the swarm is just hanging from the lid. 

The caller said he would keep the can back from the 5:30 am pickup this morning, 
so it's now an ordinary swarm call.  

Scoop cup-fuls of bees into your catch box,  
or use a shallow tub to even a baking pan to get under them before separating them from the lid
or use a bee-vac. 

Who is game?  
I don't feel this qualifies as an extraction.  Not technical enough.  No deconstruction involved. 

jerry

On 3/31/26 8:26 PM, Gerald Przybylski wrote:

On 3/31/26 8:21 PM, Robin Chatham wrote:

Bees crawl alot at night especially toward a light which will be required.  Definitely suit up tight, they crawl up pantlegs. 

If they are in the can then they are mingled with the trash.What kinda trash? How much trash really? Is it a full swarm or stragglers? In the rain?

I'll go tomorrow ETA 9am if they wanna hold back the can.

Robin 925-858-9760 

On Tue, Mar 31, 2026, 8:13 PM Jerry Przybylski via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:

Sorry. No pix

The trash truck empties out at 5:30am

If not tonight, the caller can hold back the can because there isn’t much trash in it

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